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Urge the Obama administration to help save Coal River Mountain

Tell the Obama administration to protect our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes
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Speak out for a strong network of marine protected areas for sou

Speak out for a strong network of marine protected areas for southern California
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Tell your senators to pass a strong climate and energy bill now

SS: Tell your senators to pass a strong climate and energy bill now
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Tell your representative to help restore the Chesapeake Bay

Tell your representative to help restore the Chesapeake Bay
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SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM - COMING IN SPRING 2010

The new Sustainability Management Certificate Program is designed for people pursuing a career that focuses on sustainability within organizations (businesses, non-profits, local governments, educational institutions, etc.)

Students will gain new skills, fresh perspectives and communication strategies designed to help any organization define and reach their sustainability goals while improving the health of their bottom-line. This interdisciplinary program will offer a variety of courses integrating ‘Triple Bottom Line’ (people, profit, planet) values—the confluence of both economic and ecological health with social equity and justice.

Blog Posts

Phil Carson

Inside Namasté Solar Electric: the "Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaics" class

“Namasté Solar Electric” became a household word in February when founder Blake Jones took President Obama to the roof of Denver’s Museum of Science and Nature to see the solar panels Namaste had installed.

What a coup for the company’s profile and, indeed, for all those who recognize that a national focus on renewables will drive innovation and lower our carbon footprint as it builds energy independence and bolsters national security.

Jones’ brief blog on that watershed event is here:

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Posted by Phil Carson on September 16, 2009 at 2:19pm

Phil Carson

My new direction: renewable energy

Thought I'd share a few reflections on CU's Sustainable Practices program from my personal perspective.

Long story short, my first class -- a two-day "Energy Solutions for Existing Homes," this past Aug. 14-15 -- was a great way to start.

First, I'm a homeowner who wants to use all resources wisely, particularly the costly ones such as energy that I need to run my home. You know the drill: fossil fuels are finite, carbon-emitting and the cause of global conflicts. And as a journalist/writer, I… Continue

Posted by Phil Carson on August 27, 2009 at 5:36pm

CU Boulder Independent Learning

Top 5 Winter Home Energy Savings Measures

By Andy Mazal of Inhabit Consulting in Boulder Colorado.

Solar panels, carbon credits, wind turbines or remodeling the place you live are some of the most common things we are served up when asked what we can do to begin the process of being more environmentally responsible in our day-to-day living. These options are great if you can afford a $10,000 solar installation or $15,000 for new windows, let alone a $100,000 home renovatio

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Posted by CU Boulder Independent Learning on December 5, 2008 at 11:30am

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Terri McCuen and Narsi Santhanam joined Sustainable Practices
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3BL Media added a blog post
McKesson Corporation, the nation’s oldest and largest healthcare services and IT company, today announced the release of its 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report and launched the McKesson Foundation’s new strategic focus on chronic disease manag...
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Phil Carson added a blog post
So, how many people do you know who can lecture for 8 hours and remain cogent? I don’t know many, but local solar evangelist Dan Chiras certainly handled his duties in last Saturday’s Intro to Solar Electricity class at C.U. (He may be “local,” b...
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Starting today, I will be adopting an environmental practice for PHIL3140 (Environmental Ethics taken through Continuing Education’s Independent Learning program). Looking at the past proposals, vegetarianism seems to be a common theme. I want to...
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