Tag Archives: global warming

The Sixth Extinction

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Barbara

Elizabeth Kolbert, journalist and author of The sixth extinction: An unnatural history, for which she won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction will deliver the last Contemporary Issues Lecture of the year at 7pm on Wed, Apr 20, in … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday — September 3

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Ronna

The Attacking Ocean: The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels by Brian Fagan GC89 .F35 2013 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I’ll admit that what drew me to this week’s book was simply the picture on the cover. I’d … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 27

Posted on December 27, 2011 by kyle

Fools Rule Inside the Failed Politics of Climate Change by William Marsden QC903 .M37 2011 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I just spent the last five days driving over a thousand miles around the great states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

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Did you miss McKibben’s talk on 350??

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Barbara

Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and writer who founded 350.org, spoke about 350: The Most Important Number in the World on Tues., Apr. 5, at the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It was the last Spring 2011 Contemporary Issues Lecture sponsored by … Continue reading →

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Bird migration & climate change

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Barbara

Every spring I love hearing the birds after the long cold winter, but there may be changes coming in the songs I hear. My iGoogle widgets sent me to a ScienceDaily article “Birds’ movements reveal climate change in action.” Data … Continue reading →

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Library Helps Reduce Global Warming

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Carol

You may have noticed something you took for granted before. Custodians used to clean the Library after hours, but now they’re here during the day and evening, tidying up after us. So how do the custodial shift changes help reduce global warming? The University … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 9

Posted on October 9, 2007 by kyle

Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming By Bjorn Lomborg QC981.8 .G56 L657 2007 New Book Island, 2nd floor The author of our featured book, named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in 2004, isn’t keen on … Continue reading →

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