Sustainability

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Cultivating a Better Food System | Danielle Nierenberg

Teaching & Learning Technologies April 21, 2015

Social entrepreneur Danielle Nierenberg visited Elon University to share insights regarding what it takes to foster a more sustainable food system. Nierenberg presented “Cultivating a Better Food System.” The talk highlighted stories of hope and success in the food system seen by Nierenberg firsthand in both industrialized and developing countries across the world. (270)

Everything is Connected | Peterson Toscano

Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, & Society October 24, 2019

Experience the artful, playful, outrageously funny and deeply moving storytelling craft of Peterson Toscano. Connecting issues and ideas to bizarre personal experiences, climate change, literature, and even the odd Bible story, Peterson transforms right before your eyes into a whole cast of comic characters who explore the serious worlds of environmental justice, gender, sexuality, religion, […]

Offshore Wind: Clean Energy is Just Over the Horizon | Aileen Kenney

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 10, 2014

Aileen Kenney discusses offshore wind energy in conversations related to Elon University’s 2014-15 Common Reading selection “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.” Kenney is vice president of permitting and environmental affairs at Deepwater Wind, LLC. (47)

Reinvent the Toilet | Jeff Piascik

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 14, 2017

Jeffrey Piascik, senior research engineer at RTI in the Research Triangle Park, is an expert in materials and testing technologies, including transformative technologies for water and sanitation health initiatives. He is part of a partnership with other engineers and social scientists at RTI, Duke University and Colorado State University working to develop and test an […]

Tackling Climate Change | Eileen Claussen

Teaching & Learning Technologies April 22, 2016

Eileen Claussen is a climate and energy policy administrator, diplomat, and lobbyist. She held senior posts at the U.S. Department of State, National Security Council, and Environmental Protection Agency. Claussen presents statistics on the evolution of earth’s climate and the effects of greenhouse gasses on the atmosphere and global temperature. Also discussed are the current […]

The Business Case for Implementing Sustainability | Hunter Lovins

Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life April 22, 2013

Author, sociologist and sustainability expert Hunter Lovins discusses how companies and communities are implementing genuine sustainability to create a more prosperous future. Lovins is president and founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions, a consulting company that works with businesses to “restore and enhance natural and human capital while increasing prosperity and quality of life.” In her […]

The Win:Wins of Fostering a Local Food System in NC | Nancy Creamer

Teaching & Learning Technologies March 25, 2019

Creamer is director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), a partnership of N.C. State University, North Carolina A&T State University and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Located in Goldsboro, NC, CEFS projects vary from developing community-based strategies to reduce hunger, promoting good farm financial management, developing more sustainable production […]