Director’s Corner

“There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.” - Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff Envision a world where human civilization, including everything we build and use, has a regenerative and restorative impact on the planet, where what we make and how…

 “… in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.”        - President John F. Kennedy, 1963 Human activity since the dawn of…

"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work…." — Daniel Hudson Burnham “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there” is a paraphrase of…

“he environmental movement can be seen as humanity’s response to contagious policies killing the earth, while the social justice movement addresses economic and legislated pathogens that destroy families, bodies, cultures, and communities.  They are two sides of the same coin, because when you harm one you harm the other.” -Paul…

“Leaders have a significant role in creating the state of mind that is the society.  They can serve as symbols of the moral unity of the society. They can express the values that hold the society together.  Most important, they can conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of…

“Oh, my God!”  Bill Anders December 24, 2018, will be the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest, yet most neglected, gifts humanity has ever received.  It was witnessed directly by three American men, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, and a photograph of that event was shared with…

“Auburn Foods products are locally-grown and sustainably produced – many of these items are grown right on our campus.” ~ Gwen Ward, Auburn University Tiger Dining Food is one of the most important sustainability issues.  What, where, and how food is grown, processed, transported, delivered, consumed, and disposed of, as…