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2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Slides

2010-08-17T14:37:26Z

Ajames:

{{GSSS 2010}}

Lecture slides are available on this page.

==Doug Arent==

[[Media:Arent Interactive Session Intro 14 July 2010.pdf|Interactive Session Intro]]

==John Schellnhuber==

Please go to [[Climate Science and Economics of Global Climate Change]]

==Dennis Meadows==

[[Media:Public.PDF‎|Club of Rome Public Lecture]]

==John German==

[[Media:GSSSopedfinal.pptx|Op-Ed Tips & Tricks]]

==Doyne Farmer==
[[Media:ComplexSystems.pdf|Complex Systems Primer]]

==Plan B: Wordles==
[[Media:Wordles.ppt|Wordles for Debates]]

File:Wordles.ppt

2010-08-17T14:36:08Z

Ajames: Wordles created from the debates.

Wordles created from the debates.

File:Vermont Yankee closure op-ed.doc

2010-07-23T22:42:07Z

Ajames: uploaded a new version of "Image:Vermont Yankee closure op-ed.doc"

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Op-Ed

2010-07-23T22:29:51Z

Ajames: /* Drafts */

{{GSSS 2010}}

This page is intended for op-ed topics and discussion.

Jackman's Idea: Every year big box stores are built on acres of formerly fertile farm land to both the detriment and benefit of small communities. Every year many of those box stores fail or relocate, primarily for expansion. With the failure or departure of these store, we are left with rural "big box-store blight" - huge, unusable buildings and acres of paved, impermeable surfaces that mar the landscape. Upon abandoning retail locations, I think that box store retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods, Kmart, Krogers, and many others have an obligation to restore the landscape to its original condition or renovate the buildings and parking lots to accommodate other (non-box store) uses. In an op-ed I would like to motivate the necessity for this policy as well as provide suggestions as to how this might be achieved. I expect that these methods will provide disincentives for some box-stores to locate in areas with this requirement, but this is not the objective. Rather, the objectives are to 1) motivate box-stores to locate carefully, 2) discourage them from moving for the purposes of expansion, and 3) maintain the environmental, social, and community value of the landscape. Perhaps not exactly to the point, but an interesting Ted video about [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ellen_dunham_jones_retrofitting_suburbia.html reclaiming and retrofitting suburbia]. 

Way to go Duke... [http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/duke_community/oped.html some helpful tips for writing and getting your op-ed published ]
 
 
Strumsky's Idea: Education and Irrationality: The solution offered for many major social problems is that we can educate our way out of them. This strikes me about as viable as being able to invent our way out of problems. There are too many examples of people having a clear, well informed understanding of a problem and they do not dispute the facts or data, yet choosing the irrational option (or to use game theory, selecting non-dominant strategies). The examples are everywhere; obesity is well understood, the facts and consequences for people’s health is not in dispute, yet obesity and its health consequences are on the rise - not just in the US, but globally. We can go on and on, alcoholism, drinking and driving, smoking, positions against healthcare reform by the individuals who are ill and uninsured. If we can not educate our way out of problems what do we do? We need another option.
 
 

[[M. K. Dorsey's Op-Ed Ideas, Some Old Ones & Pithy Strategic Banter]]

==Drafts==

[[Op/Ed Draft: "Owning coastal property might put you on the rocks" - Eli Lazarus]]
 
 
[[Media:Op_ed_ANITA_CARRASCO.doc‎| Op/Ed Draft: "A Tale of Violence" - Anita Carrasco]]
 
 
[[Media:OpEd_jackman_v1.doc‎| Op/Ed Draft: "Big Box Store Slight" - Dana Jackman]]
 
 
[[Media:Gallemoreoped.doc| Op/Ed Draft: "Fearing Fear Itself" - Caleb Gallemore]]
 
 
[[Media:Oped-Hongtao_Yi.doc| Op/Ed Draft: "Rare Earth Supply Faces Dramatic Decrease: Disaster or Opportunity?" - Hongtao Yi]]
 
 
[[Op/Ed Draft: "Bike Lanes or BP?" - John Baker (Note: I could use help with a better title. Suggestions?]]
‎ 
 
[[Media:Live learn and thrive.doc| Op/Ed Draft: "Live, Learn, and Thrive" - Yao Yin]]
‎‎ 
 
[[Media:The_False_Promises_of_Shale_Gas.pdf| Op/Ed Draft: "The False Promises of Shale Gas" - Joe Cresko]]
‎ 
 
[[Let the river in! - Dana Coelho]]
 
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[[Op/Ed Draft: Strong stands against natural gas drilling in PA - Maria Dillard]]
 
 
[[Sweden should aim for zero carbon as quickly as possible - David Bryngelsson]]
 
 
[[OpEd Draft: Further criticism of the airport expansion in the light of the coming taxation of airline tickets - Therese Hertel]]
 
 
[[Media:OpEd_Veronika_AviationLevy.doc‎| OpEd Draft: "Why not only Mr Schäuble should by happy about the aviation levy" - Veronika Huber]]
 
 
[[Op/Ed Draft: "Time is right for reform of national accounts" - Stephen Posner]]
 
 
[[Media:Christian op ed.doc‎|Op/Ed Draft: "Biofuels - size matters" - Christian Casillas]]
 
 
[[Op/Ed Draft: "Wait a minute electric car. We're making real progress here." - Hitesh Soneji]]
 
 
[[Op/Ed Draft: "Massachusetts Leading the Way in the Energy Revolution?" - Gabe Chan]]
 
 
[[Media:SupportingGenerationE.doc‎| Op/Ed Draft: "Supporting Generation "E"" - Shirley Papuga]]
 
 
[[Media:CO2MKtsv4.doc| Op/Ed Draft "Carbon Markets Need Oversight"-version 4.0 - M. K. Dorsey]]
 
 
[[Media:Vermont_Yankee_closure_op-ed.doc| Op/Ed Draft "Call to Action for New England’s Future Energy Direction" - A. M. James]]

File:Vermont Yankee Closure op-ed.doc

2010-07-23T22:28:06Z

Ajames:

File:Vermont Yankee closure op-ed.doc

2010-07-23T22:26:36Z

Ajames:

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-ParticipantSuggestions

2010-07-22T17:29:46Z

Ajames: /* Fun */

{{GSSS 2010}}

A few of us thought it might be helpful to have a section of books or readings that participants thought were valuable to the sustainability discussion, or at least good reads! Feel free to change categories, add books, or contribute your own thoughts to books already listed.

== Environmental Studies ==
* "Classics in Environmental Studies" - Nico Helissen (1997).
: Contains excerpts of books and reports from Malthus and Carson to Harrison and Gore. A good way to ramp up quickly on some of the commonly discussed environmental literature. Note the copyright is quite old, so newer stuff is not found in the book.

== Change / Sustainability ==
*Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed. 2007. Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman, and Michael Patton. 
 
A MUST READ:
The Collapse of Complex Societies, by Joseph Tainter (1988) 
Review from Amazon: "Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all such societies in both the present and future. Dr. Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory that accounts for collapse among diverse kinds of societies, evaluating his model and clarifying the processes of disintegration by detailed studies of the Roman, Mayan and Chacoan collapses." 
A clever approach to a tricky idea - [http://www.grist.org/article/2010-07-15-want-to-join-the-voluntary-human-extinction-movement The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement]

* Global Sustainability - A Nobel Cause. When we were at SFI last week, some of you saw the book on display that [Veronika] was involved in editing. [Veronika] just wanted to mention that the book is an open access publication. You can freely download all chapters at: http://www.nobel-cause.de/ It is a book targeted at a broad audience, but some of the essays are definitely interesting for experts as well. If you want to read again about Geoffrey West's research, [Veronika] strongly recommends chapter 2.

*Climate Change and the Integrity of Science -- This is the letter to Science with many authors that John Schellnhuber showed in his 3rd lecture [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/sci;328/5979/689?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=mccarthy&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&resourcetype=HWCIT.pdf link]
 

== Economics ==
 
I think this is the paper driving many of Doyne's comments on CBA, though I should probably ask the man himself :^) 
I assigned it to my CBA class last semester, after a long semester of hard work on CBA, they were not pleased... he he he 
Martin L. Weitzman (2009). Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting. 
Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol. 3, 2009-39. 
http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2009-39 

*[[2010_Global_Sustainability_Summer_School-PES|Payment for Ecosystem Services]]

 
== Policy instruments ==
 
The book ''Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management'' by Thomas Sterner[http://www.hgu.gu.se/item.aspx?id=3368] provides a good overview over available policy instruments for the environment, how they function and what kinds of costs they imply.
 
*http://www.amazon.com/Instruments-Environmental-Natural-Resource-Management/dp/1891853120

== Fun ==
* "Encounters with the Archdruid" - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McPhee John McPhee] (1971).
: A narrative of three journeys with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brower David Brower], first executive director of the Sierra Club and founder of Friends of the Earth. In each journey, David Brower is paired with a mineral engineer, a dam builder, and a real estate developer. A fabulous and quick read with many take aways.

* "Control of Nature" - another great John McPhee book

* Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. Marc Reisner. 1993. - Fantastic (if interestingly verbose) account of western water policy.

* George Carlin - Save the planet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw

* Story of Stuff - http://www.storyofstuff.com/

* Beak of the Finch: A story of evolution in our time. Jonathan Weiner.

* Desert Solitaire. Edward Abbey.

* [http://www.tsspivet.com/ "The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet"] by Reif Larsen. Excellent story of a twelve-year-old cartographer's journey to a fellowship at the Smithsonian. Beautiful illustrations. Geographers should especially appreciate the detail of the drawings and mapping of the world.

== Movies ==
* By Hayao Miyazaki - Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away
* By Makoto Shinkai - [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-place-promised-in-our-early-days/dvd The Place Promised in Our Early Days]
* By Robert Benigni - [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419198/ The Tiger and the Snow]

Amanda James

2010-07-20T04:56:55Z

Ajames:

My return to graduate school was motivated by an interest in energy sustainability, how it impacts our world and the future. As an engineer, I seek not only to find interesting scientific problems, but how to solve them.

As a graduate research assistant at the University of Vermont, I am working design and implement a cooperative, intelligent microgrid demonstration system for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, VT. A microgrid is a collection of small electric energy generators located near the point of electricity consumption and connected to an existing electric utility distribution infrastructure. While some microgrids exist for fairly large facilities, such as university campuses, microgrids are less common at the scale of a smaller facility, such as a small national park. Because Marsh Billings Rockefeller NHP is particularly interested in developing local energy resources, we set out to design a microgrid system for this location that would facilitate the use of local resources and allow for the addition of new resources without major design changes to the existing infrastructure.

When completed, our project will collect data for future analysis of how informing a consumer of real-time environmental and economic costs could affect energy consumption decisions. Labels show where your sweater was knitted, where your apple was grown, where the beer you drink was brewed. When you turn on the lights to your house, there is no label showing where or how your energy was made. Conscientious consumers are becoming increasingly aware of where their fuel was grown, blown, shone or burned. In order to allow for more mindful energy consumption, there must be technology to bring the true cost of energy to the consumer and provide them the ability to make immediate decisions about how to reduce their energy costs.

When I am not at school, I am passionate about volunteering with conservation groups, climbing, running and maple syrup.

[[Image:Amanda_in_Germany.jpg| 872px |center]]

Amanda James

2010-07-20T04:55:58Z

Ajames:

File:Amanda in Germany.jpg

2010-07-20T04:52:03Z

Ajames:

Amanda James

2010-07-19T21:15:41Z

Ajames:

Amanda James

2010-07-19T21:15:25Z

Ajames:

My return to graduate school was motivated by an interest in energy sustainability, how it impacts our world and the future. As an engineer, I seek not only to find interesting scientific problems, but how to solve them.

As a graduate research assistant at the University of Vermont, I am working to design and implement a cooperative, intelligent microgrid demonstration system for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, VT. A microgrid is a collection of small electric energy generators located near the point of electricity consumption and connected to an existing electric utility distribution infrastructure. While some microgrids exist for fairly large facilities, such as university campuses, microgrids are less common at the scale of a smaller facility, such as a small national park. Because Marsh Billings Rockefeller NHP is particularly interested in developing local energy resources, we set out to design a microgrid system for this location that would facilitate the use of local resources and allow for the addition of new resources without major design changes to the existing infrastructure.

When completed, our project will collect data for future analysis of how informing a consumer of real-time environmental and economic costs could affect energy consumption decisions. Labels show where your sweater was knitted, where your apple was grown, where the beer you drink was brewed. When you turn on the lights to your house, there is no label showing where or how your energy was made. Conscientious consumers are becoming increasingly aware of where their fuel was grown, blown, shone or burned. In order to allow for more mindful energy consumption, there must be technology to bring the true cost of energy to the consumer and provide them the ability to make immediate decisions about how to reduce their energy costs.

When I am not at school, I am passionate about volunteering with conservation groups, climbing, running and maple syrup.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-ParticipantSuggestions

2010-07-19T15:03:10Z

Ajames: /* Movies */

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-ParticipantSuggestions

2010-07-19T15:02:55Z

Ajames: /* Movies */

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-18T04:56:17Z

Ajames: /* Bandelier Field Trip */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Taos Field Trip==
We've arranged a tour of an [http://earthship.com/ Earthship] in Taos on Saturday.

Please sign up here if you are interested in going.

1.Shirley 
2.Anita 
3.Tess 
4.Amanda 
5.Veronika 
6.Mary 
7.Dana 
8.Hitesh 
9.John 
10.Lawrence 
11.Steve 
12. David 
13. Caleb 
14.Dana Jackman 
15.Tao 
16.Eli 
17. Cecilia 
18. Deva 
19.Joe Cresko 
20.Yao 
21.Gabe 
22.M.K. Dorsey 
23.Carolina 
24.Maria Dillard 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (4 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4.Robbie 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.M. K. Dorsey

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
5. Veronika

Debbie's Car 
1.David B 
2.Gabe C. 
3.Caleb G. 

Jim Crutchfield 
1.Jim Crutchfield 
2.Lawrence 
3.Eli Lazarus 
4.Deva 

Gina LaCerva 
1. Maria Dillard 
2. Carolina 
3. Anita 
4. Christian 

Donatella's Car 
1.Tao 
2.Amanda 
3.Mary T. 

Donatella's Second 
1.John B. 
2. 

Unassigned:

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

John Paul's Car (4 seats) 
1.John Paul 
2.Mary Turnipseed 
3.Anita 
4.Hongtao Yi 

Debbie's Car (4 seats) 
1.Debbie 
2.Amanda 
3. 
4. 

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9.
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. [[Hongtao Yi]] 
16. M.K. Dorsey 
17. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
18. Amanda James 
19. [[David Bryngelsson]] 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

(Seats aren't necessarily assignments, just so we can see who needs a ride)

Sign Up
JP's Camry (overloaded w/5 seats) 
1JP 
2Yao 
3Caleb 
4Gabe 
5Hitesh 

Dana's Car 
1.Dana Cohelo 
2.Joe Cresko 
3.Lawrence 
4. 

Unassigned 
6.Lisa Curran 
11. Hongtao Yi 
12. Tess 
14. [[Michael Dorsey]] 
15. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
16. Deva 
17. Anita 
18. Carolina 
19. [[Veronika Huber]]

==Ghost Ranch Field Trip==
Is anyone interested in a trip to Abiquiu to [http://www.ghostranch.org/ Ghost Ranch] for a hike?
You can study system collapse, there are carnivorous dinosaur fossils.
Please sign up here if you are interested in going, and if people want to go we will schedule everyone agrees on.

1Yao 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon. The Market is also open Thursday nights from 3-7 pm.

== Open Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

== Some links ==

I thought we could also use this platform to exchange useful and funny links ...

George Carlin - Save the planet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-16T21:01:11Z

Ajames: /* Soylent Green Showing! */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Taos Field Trip==
We've arranged a tour of an [http://earthship.com/ Earthship] in Taos on Saturday.

Please sign up here if you are interested in going.

1.Shirley 
2.Anita 
3.Tess 
4.Amanda 
5.Veronika 
6.Mary 
7.Dana 
8.Hitesh 
9.John 
10.Lawrence 
11.Steve 
12. David 
13. Caleb 
14.Dana Jackman 
15.Tao 
16.Eli 
17. Cecilia 
18. Deva 
19.Joe Cresko 
20.Yao 
21.Gabe 
22.M.K. Dorsey 
23.Carolina 
24.Maria Dillard 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (4 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4.Robbie 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.M. K. Dorsey

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
5. Veronika

Debbie's Car 
1.David B 
2.Gabe C. 
3.Caleb G. 

Jim Crutchfield 
1.Jim Crutchfield 
2.Lawrence 
3.Eli Lazarus 
4.Deva 

Gina LaCerva 
1. Maria Dillard 
2. Carolina 
3. Anita 
4. Christian 

Donatella's Car 
1.Tao 
2.Amanda 
3.Mary T. 

Donatella's Second 
1.John B. 
2. 

Unassigned:

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

John Paul's Car (4 seats) 
1.John Paul 
2.Mary Turnipseed 
3.Anita 
4.Hongtao Yi 

Debbie's Car (4 seats) 
1.Debbie 
2.Amanda 
3. 
4. 

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9.
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. [[Hongtao Yi]] 
16. M.K. Dorsey 
17. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
18. Amanda James 
19. [[David Bryngelsson]] 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

(Seats aren't necessarily assignments, just so we can see who needs a ride)

Sign Up
JP's Camry (overloaded w/5 seats) 
1JP 
2Yao 
3Caleb 
4Gabe 
5Hitesh 

Dana's Car 
1.Dana Cohelo 
2.Joe Cresko 
3.Lawrence 
4.Amanda. 

Unassigned 
6.Lisa Curran 
11. Hongtao Yi 
12. Tess 
14. [[Michael Dorsey]] 
15. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
16. Deva 
17. Anita 
18. Carolina

==Ghost Ranch Field Trip==
Is anyone interested in a trip to Abiquiu to [http://www.ghostranch.org/ Ghost Ranch] for a hike?
You can study system collapse, there are carnivorous dinosaur fossils.
Please sign up here if you are interested in going, and if people want to go we will schedule everyone agrees on.

1Yao 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon. The Market is also open Thursday nights from 3-7 pm.

== Open Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

== Some links ==

I thought we could also use this platform to exchange useful and funny links ...

George Carlin - Save the planet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Photos

2010-07-16T16:47:29Z

Ajames:

{{GSSS 2010}}

Please feel free to add links to any photos you take during the course of the school here.

[http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=108122461903154613446&target=ALBUM&id=5494531629568805201&authkey=Gv1sRgCJbmnJD1jYWv5QE&feat=email Amanda's Pictures]

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-14T23:45:17Z

Ajames: /* Taos Field Trip */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Taos Field Trip==
We've arranged a tour of an [http://earthship.com/ Earthship] in Taos on Saturday.

Please sign up here if you are interested in going.

1.Shirley 
2.Anita 
3.Tess 
4.Amanda 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (4 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4.Robbie 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.M. K. Dorsey

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
5. Veronika

Debbie's Car 
1.David B 
2.Gabe C. 
3.Caleb G. 

Jim Crutchfield 
1.Jim Crutchfield 
2.Lawrence 
3.Eli Lazarus 
4.Deva 

Gina LaCerva 
1. Maria Dillard 
2. Carolina 
3. Anita 
4. Christian 

Donatella's Car 
1.Tao 
2.Amanda 
3. 

Donatella's Second 
1. 
2. 

Unassigned:

John B. 
Anita 
Mary T. 

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

John Paul's Car (4 seats) 
1.John Paul 
2. 
3. 
4. 

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9. Steve 
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. [[Hongtao Yi]] 
16. M.K. Dorsey 
17. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
18. Amanda James 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

Sign Up
1.John Paul 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
6.Lisa Curran 
7.[[Dana Coelho]] - I would love a ride but can also drive if the need arises! 
8. Joe Cresko 
9. Lawrence Lin 
10. Amanda James 
11. Hongtao Yi 
12. Tess 
14. [[Michael Dorsey]] 
15. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon.

== Open Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-14T23:44:53Z

Ajames: /* Soylent Green Showing! */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Taos Field Trip==
We've arranged a tour of an [http://earthship.com/ Earthship] in Taos on Saturday.

Please sign up here if you are interested in going.

1.Shirley 
2.Anita 
3.Tess 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (4 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4.Robbie 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.M. K. Dorsey

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
5. Veronika

Debbie's Car 
1.David B 
2.Gabe C. 
3.Caleb G. 

Jim Crutchfield 
1.Jim Crutchfield 
2.Lawrence 
3.Eli Lazarus 
4.Deva 

Gina LaCerva 
1. Maria Dillard 
2. Carolina 
3. Anita 
4. Christian 

Donatella's Car 
1.Tao 
2.Amanda 
3. 

Donatella's Second 
1. 
2. 

Unassigned:

John B. 
Anita 
Mary T. 

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

John Paul's Car (4 seats) 
1.John Paul 
2. 
3. 
4. 

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9. Steve 
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. [[Hongtao Yi]] 
16. M.K. Dorsey 
17. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
18. Amanda James 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

Sign Up
1.John Paul 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
6.Lisa Curran 
7.[[Dana Coelho]] - I would love a ride but can also drive if the need arises! 
8. Joe Cresko 
9. Lawrence Lin 
10. Amanda James 
11. Hongtao Yi 
12. Tess 
14. [[Michael Dorsey]] 
15. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon.

== Open Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-14T23:41:57Z

Ajames: /* Soylent Green Showing! */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Taos Field Trip==
We've arranged a tour of an [http://earthship.com/ Earthship] in Taos on Saturday.

Please sign up here if you are interested in going.

1.Shirley 
2.Anita 
3.Tess 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (4 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4.Robbie 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.M. K. Dorsey

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
5. Veronika

Debbie's Car 
1.David B 
2.Gabe C. 
3.Caleb G. 

Jim Crutchfield 
1.Jim Crutchfield 
2.Lawrence 
3.Eli Lazarus 
4.Deva 

Gina LaCerva 
1. Maria Dillard 
2. Carolina 
3. Anita 
4. Christian 

Donatella's Car 
1.Tao 
2.Amanda 
3. 

Donatella's Second 
1. 
2. 

Unassigned:

John B. 
Anita 
Mary T. 

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

John Paul's Car (4 seats) 
1.John Paul 
2. 
3. 
4. 

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9. Steve 
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. [[Hongtao Yi]] 
16. M.K. Dorsey 
17. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

Sign Up
1.John Paul 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
6.Lisa Curran 
7.[[Dana Coelho]] - I would love a ride but can also drive if the need arises! 
8. Joe Cresko 
9. Lawrence Lin 
10. Amanda James 
11. Hongtao Yi 
12. Tess 
14. [[Michael Dorsey]] 
15. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon.

== Open Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

Amanda James

2010-07-14T19:39:45Z

Ajames:

Amanda James

2010-07-14T19:39:28Z

Ajames:

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Debates

2010-07-14T14:25:44Z

Ajames:

{{GSSS 2010}}
Please use this page to organize debate teams and material.

Suggested Topics Included:

– What is most important problem to deal with: emphasis on climate change versus inequality versus ...?

– Cap and trade versus carbon tax?

– Impact * Population of People on Earth *Affluence * Technology (what to lower?)

∗ Lowering consumption/changing lifestyle/cultural values versus technology?

∗ How much emphasis on population control?

– Does religion/religious institutions helpful or hurtful towards achieving sustainability?

∗ Does nation-state system play a positive or negative role on achieving sustainability?

– Is education primary in changing behavior?

– Is UNFCCC most effective way to bring about international climate policy versus focusing on G20 or smaller?

∗ Is world government feasible?

– Should developing countries have binding targets? Should there be cost-mitigation or historical costs imposed?

– Is public sector too stupid or are scientist too dumb?

– Are there intrinsic limits to forecasting?

– Can we overcome global tragedy of the commons?

– Should biofuels play a larger role?

– Should GM play a larger role?

– Is electrification requried for a high standard or living?

– Can United States / developed countries become energy independent without a significant increase in nuclear energy?

– Is sustained growth conceivable?

– Bottom up or top down method for climate change?

– Globalization: good versus bad?

– Is growth the only possible goal for society?

– Is sustainability possible? Under the current democratic system?

– Should individual nations be allowed to support geoengineering projects that might have global implications?

– Is it possible to solve global problems?

– Do we prepare for a Plan B?

– Are market mechanisms essential?

– Decentralized versus centralized energy?

– Mitigation versus adaptation?

– Is it all futile?

– How much should we try to control?

– Is sustainability static?

– Is the world our garden? Is there wilderness?

– Do we need to give up flying?

– Should there be an allocation of ecological footprint?

– Is sustainability an idealology?

- Role of local food in a global economy?

Amanda James

2010-07-14T14:19:31Z

Ajames: New page: My return to graduate school was motivated by an interest in energy sustainability, how it impacts our world and the future. As an engineer, I seek not only to find interesting scientific ...

My return to graduate school was motivated by an interest in energy sustainability, how it impacts our world and the future. As an engineer, I seek not only to find interesting scientific problems, but how to solve them.

As a graduate research assistant at the University of Vermont, I am working design and implement a cooperative, intelligent microgrid demonstration system for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, VT. A microgrid is a collection of small electric energy generators located near the point of electricity consumption and connected to an existing electric utility distribution infrastructure. While some microgrids exist for fairly large facilities, such as university campuses, microgrids are less common at the scale of a smaller facility, such as a small national park. Because Marsh Billings Rockefeller NHP is particularly interested in developing local energy resources, we set out to design a microgrid system for this location that would facilitate the use of local resources and allow for the addition of new resources without major design changes to the existing infrastructure.

When completed, our project will collect data for future analysis of how informing a consumer of real-time environmental and economic costs could affect energy consumption decisions. Labels show where your sweater was knitted, where your apple was grown, where the beer you drink was brewed. When you turn on the lights to your house, there is no label showing where or how your energy was made. Conscientious consumers are becoming increasingly aware of where their fuel was grown, blown, shone or burned. In order to allow for more mindful energy consumption, there must be technology to bring the true cost of energy to the consumer and provide them the ability to make immediate decisions about how to reduce their energy costs.

When I am not at school, I am passionate about volunteering with environmental conservation groups, climbing, hiking, running and maple syrup.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-13T17:08:02Z

Ajames: /* Bandelier Field Trip */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (5 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4 
5 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4 
5 

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9. Steve 
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. Amanda James 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

Sign Up
1.John Paul 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
6.Lisa Curran 
7.[[Dana Coelho]] - I would love a ride but can also drive if the need arises! 
8. Joe Cresko 
9. Lawrence Lin 
10. Amanda James 

John Paul's Camry (5 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.Hitesh Soneji 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon.

== Opening Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-13T17:06:24Z

Ajames: /* Soylent Green Showing! */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (5 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4 
5 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4 
5 

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9. Steve 
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. Amanda James 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

Sign Up
1.John Paul 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
6.Lisa Curran 
7.[[Dana Coelho]] - I would love a ride but can also drive if the need arises! 
8. Joe Cresko 
9. Lawrence Lin 

John Paul's Camry (5 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.Hitesh Soneji 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon.

== Opening Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.