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David Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Senior Adviser to the President of Oberlin College. His career as a scholar, teacher, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur spans fields as diverse as environment and politics, environmental education, campus greening, green building, ecological design, and climate change. He is the author of six books, including the widely praised Ecological Literacy (1992) and Earth in Mind (1994/2004); his most recent book is Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse.
David Orr's Sept. 4th, 2008 presentation on Some like it Hot - But Lots More Don't: The Changing Climate of US Politics. Part of the Missouri State University 2008-2009 Public Affairs Convocation Series.
Due to our refusal to live within the Earth’s natural limits, we now face a multitude of problems that will have a severe negative impact on human civilization. David Orr, an expert on environmental literacy and ecological design, further argues that political negligence, an economy driven by insatiable consumption and a disregard for future generations are only adding to our plethora of environmental challenges. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California, on November 11th, 2009.
[Except] David Orr is in high demand -- and in typically high gear. He's professor of Environmental Studies and Politics and adviser to the president of Oberlin College, but also teaches at the University of Vermont. He has … >>
"The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives.... It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come who will bear the consequences, for better and for worse, of our … >>
Post Carbon Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg's latest book Blackout: Coal, Climate, and the Last Energy Crisis, made this list of top 2009 books by Jeff Biggers at the Huffington Post. Also on the list is Post Carbon Fellow … >>
Post Carbon Institute Senior Fellow Richard Heinberg talks with Lester Brown, Founder of the Earth Policy Institute.
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