List of Contributions

Hello Bruce, I am the Director, for the Academy for the Environment at Acadia University . I am the "highest ranking" person responsible for sustainability in our university, I report sometimes to the VP Academic, and sometimes to the President (this is a bit of an issue that still needs ...

Hello Alex, Here is one more!!! I am Director of the Academy for the Environment at Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. See http://academy.atlanticwebfitters.ca/ for a full description. p.s. you must be overwhelmed by the response to this so far!!! Edith ...

I recommend "Manufactured Landscapes." This is an art film that documents the photography and film making of Ed Burtynsky. Burtynsky is the Ansel Adams of manufacturing, production, and consumption. Once you help the students get over the "artsty" nature of the film – it is a wonderful tool that very ...

I too am very skeptical about carbon offsets. I believe it perpetuates our "we can buy our way out of the problem" mentality. I know there are a variety of offset measures, some slightly better than others. But from what I've seen, they will all give us little too late... Edith ...

Even at $800, renting the film might be worth it. Here in small town Nova Scotia we rented it for one showing (last week). We had to add three extra shows. The first three shows were all sold-out, the last showing was almost full. There is a lot of buzz around this film that is worth leveraging. ...