Public and Environmental Affairs
The environmental community is voicing concern after President Obama suggested Congress might move an energy bill forward without a carbon-trading system in place. According to Rafael Reuveny, a professor at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington, the entire negotiation in Congress is "politics as usual" and meant to stall or defeat vital climate change legislation.
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The Hoosier Environmental Council announced today that Brian J. Soden, a noted geophysicist and climate change expert, will present "The Reality of Global Warming: Cold Facts on a Hot Topic," on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. As part of his presentation, Soden will discuss the science of global warming and the struggle to educate the general public on an often confusing and polarizing topic.
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A new book by a wide range of Indiana University Bloomington scholars explains how universities and colleges can improve environmental literacy among their graduates. Teaching Environmental Literacy: Across Campus and Across the Curriculum includes chapters by 27 Bloomington scientists, artists, and historians, as well as experts in law, politics, economics, and language, among others.
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Strict standards on ground-level ozone, proposed this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, comply with health-based recommendations from scientists, says Philip S. Stevens, an environmental chemist and professor in the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. But complying with the standards will require Indiana and other states to once again step up their controls on emissions, he said.
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Indiana University Bloomington student groups are coming together to enhance sustainability efforts on campus. To promote communication and collaboration among organizations interested in advancing environmentalism on campus, 14 student organizations have formed a new group, the Student Sustainability Council (SSC).
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The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs is launching a new graduate certificate program in homeland security and emergency management, offering students and professionals an opportunity to improve their job and career prospects. The interdisciplinary certificate is designed for people who will work with government at all levels, government contractors, selected private firms and nongovernmental organizations. It will be available starting Jan. 1, 2010.
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