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Next year will be the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Founded on April 22 in 1970 as a civilian protest against the environmental impacts from industrial…
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The United Nations estimates that world population will increase to 11 billion by the end of the century. UD professor Bob Brecha is thinking how…
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Today sustainability commentator Bob Brecha tackles a thorny question: how much energy does it take to make wind turbines and solar panels.Here’s a scary…
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All the nations of the world need to make decisions about how to use resources but in developing countries, trade-offs between economic growth and…
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In 2015 floriculture sales made up a $31.3 billion dollar industry according to the Society of American Florists. 78% of those flowers came from Colombia,…
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In late April, Michael Pollan spoke at a public event at the University of Dayton. He is known for his research and writing about food, agriculture and…
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At Antioch College, there are solar array fields with solar panels that soak up the sun and convert it to energy for the college to use. These have been…
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Sustainability has become a buzzword over the past few years, but the Miami Valley has a tradition of at least a century of sustainable thinking. During…
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Reading, writing and root vegetables – that might be the new future for education. Commentator Bob Brecha from the University of Dayton has been noticing…
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On October 25, 2014, Nick Boutis, Executive Director of the Glen Helen Ecology Institute at Antioch College delivered the following keynote address the…
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On Friday the University of Dayton announced a major gift that will allow them to build on the schools sustainability education. The $12.5 million dollar…
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Today we begin a series of stories by WYSO Community Voices producers from the class of 2014. Our first story takes place in Yellow Springs, where Antioch…