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October 2006


On First Floor: Hispanic Art Exhibit
In Foyer: Environmental Perspectives
In Foyer: Domestic Violence Awareness
First Floor Glass Cases: Ochre Court Images
Second Floor (JLR-CRC): Halloween

 
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Environmental Perspectives

Al Gore’s book and recent film, An Inconvenient Truth shines a spotlight on the continuing degradation of the global environment. The library has books and films about the environmental problems, such as global warming, overdevelopment, and deforestation; it also has books and films about solutions to environmental degradation, such as sustainable development, population control, and international agreements to improve the environment. The library will display some of these books and films in the library foyer in September. Feel free to come to the library and borrow any of these titles.

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An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth:
the Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and
What We Can Do About It
by Al Gore Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, c2006

Infinite Nature

Infinite Nature
by R. Bruce Hull Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006

Big Coal

Big Coal: the Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
by Jeff Goodell Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006

The Sustainable Company

The Sustainable Company : How to Create Lasting Value through Social and Environmental Performance
by Chris Laszlo Washington, DC : Island Press, c2003
[Read Me Online]


Want to know how you can help?
There are many things that each of us can do to make a difference. Please see the internet links below to learn more and get some ideas on how you can help protect the environment.

  • Environmental Perspectives from the Carnegie Council
    "The Carnegie Council has been focusing on environmental issues for over a decade, as part of its work on human rights and global social justice. We provide a forum to develop environmental solutions that meet the demands of human rights protection, justice, development, and sustainability."

  • Going, Going, Green
    An article from the Washington Post on how you can make small differences to help the environment from Hypermiling to a Sustainable Nightclub.

  • The Environmental Protection Agency's Global Warming Site
    Find information on emissions, impacts and actions being taken.

  • Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
    Information on how Rhode Island deals with the environment.

  • Eartheasy
    A site with information on sustainable living. "Eartheasy strives to: help us reduce our impact on the earth's resources, bring more simplicity to our lives, help us spend less and enjoy more, and bring us closer to nature."

Send comments or questions to Olga Verbeek, verbeeko@salve.edu