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The negative social, health, and environmental impacts of society’s current unsustainable patterns of resource exploitation and waste disposal are now well documented. The magnitude and severity of the implications of this global environmental disruption have led many to believe that humankind faces a “[[sustainability]] crisis” in which we are approaching the “ecological threshold” of the planet. Research into this field is burgeoning from a variety of scientific disciplines. Good science, however, is not enough to solve these problems. Active sustainable policy is necessary to implement the latest science and technological solutions. As an institution with significant access to the latest knowledge of both environmental problems and social-technical solutions, Clarion University has both the opportunity and the responsibility to meet this challenge and lead society towards [[sustainability]]. It is within this context that [http://www.clarion.edu Clarion University of Pennsylvania] created a minor in [http://www.clarion.edu/departments/phys/sustainability/ Sustainable Science and Policy]. | The negative social, health, and environmental impacts of society’s current unsustainable patterns of resource exploitation and waste disposal are now well documented. The magnitude and severity of the implications of this global environmental disruption have led many to believe that humankind faces a “[[sustainability]] crisis” in which we are approaching the “ecological threshold” of the planet. Research into this field is burgeoning from a variety of scientific disciplines. Good science, however, is not enough to solve these problems. Active sustainable policy is necessary to implement the latest science and technological solutions. As an institution with significant access to the latest knowledge of both environmental problems and social-technical solutions, Clarion University has both the opportunity and the responsibility to meet this challenge and lead society towards [[sustainability]]. It is within this context that [http://www.clarion.edu Clarion University of Pennsylvania] created a minor in [http://www.clarion.edu/departments/phys/sustainability/ Sustainable Science and Policy]. | ||
Some of the highlights of the [[green building]] and integrated design of Clarion's Science and Technology Center can be seen in this [http://www.clarion.edu/136893/ video] (20 min.) | Some of the highlights of the [[green building]] and integrated design of Clarion's Science and Technology Center can be seen in this [http://www.clarion.edu/136893/ video] (20 min.) | ||
== Sustainability: Science and Policy Minor == | == Sustainability: Science and Policy Minor == | ||