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Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old…

Mike KenslerJuly 31, 2020

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What is the Connection Between Climate Change & Our Food System? Does What We Eat Really Make a Difference?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) set up by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment concluded in its Fifth Assessment Report: “climate change is real and human activities are the main cause.” Dangerous greenhouse gas emissions, average global temperatures increasing, oceans warming, and sea-level rise; represent…

adminMarch 2, 2020

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Food & Climate Change: A Permaculture Perspective

Our current food industry isn’t working. Agriculture accounts for 9.3% of the United States’ carbon footprint. This carbon footprint is furthered when we consider the high percentage of this food that goes to waste. Agriculture is a designed human system which has created wealth and security, fueled industrialization and specialization of…

adminFebruary 26, 2020

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Dr. Katharine Hayhoe: Faith, Climate Change & Our Culture in the U.S.

Learn about the SDGs & AU and our contributions related to this post.

adminFebruary 25, 2020

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Lee County Remembrance Project: Reflecting on the Past to Build a Better Future

In partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative, the Lee County Remembrance Project (LCRP) focuses on confronting the history of racial terror in Lee County and engaging the community through conversations about the narrative of racial injustices and the legacy of racial inequality in our community. In an effort to accomplish…

adminFebruary 3, 2020

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Climate & Water Security: Vulnerable Communities in Peri-urban India

There are many vulnerable communities around the world whose livelihood challenges are exacerbated by climate change. In this blog post, I would like to introduce readers to the problems of peri-urban communities. In India, peri-urban communities live at the fringes of highly concentrated urban centers, in high-rise apartment complexes and…

adminFebruary 3, 2020

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Director’s Corner: Solar Power & Climate Change–Closing the Emissions Gap

“We are like tenant farmers, chopping down the fence around our house for fuel, when we should be using nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy—sun, wind, and tide.” Thomas Edison in 1931, as quoted by James D. Newton On November 26th, 2019, the United Nations Environment Program released its Emissions Gap…

Mike KenslerDecember 4, 2019

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Director’s Corner: Overconsumption, Climate Change, the Doughnut, & Wellbeing

“There is a world of difference between well-being and being well-off.” Stefan Klein, The Science of Happiness Imagine an economy and a future where Wellbeing, the western point on the Sustainability Compass, one of the four system conditions of a sustainable world, is the point and the goal; and a…

Mike KenslerOctober 3, 2019

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How to Recycle and Repurpose University Property Instead of Sending it to Landfills

ALRM Overhead Google Image Ag Land and Resource Management (ALRM) provides construction, earth preparation, irrigation systems, AG building repair, roads, and ponds in support of the College of Agriculture (COAG) and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES). In the fall of 2018, ALRM was directed to begin the process of…

adminSeptember 3, 2019

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Recycling: It’s a Team Effort

Walmart founder, Sam Walton, said, “We’re all working together; that’s the secret.” Let me tell you about our little secret! At Auburn, we are making a difference in waste reduction at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) by working together. The CVM has partnered with AU Waste Reduction…

adminAugust 30, 2019

Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

What is the Connection Between Climate Change & Our Food System? Does What We Eat Really Make a Difference?

Food & Climate Change: A Permaculture Perspective

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe: Faith, Climate Change & Our Culture in the U.S.

Lee County Remembrance Project: Reflecting on the Past to Build a Better Future

Climate & Water Security: Vulnerable Communities in Peri-urban India

Director’s Corner: Solar Power & Climate Change–Closing the Emissions Gap

Director’s Corner: Overconsumption, Climate Change, the Doughnut, & Wellbeing

How to Recycle and Repurpose University Property Instead of Sending it to Landfills

Recycling: It’s a Team Effort

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