Brookings paper on N. Am. climate change cooperation

2009-12-22 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
JUST RELEASED Continental Climate Governance Challenges for North America Henrik Selin, Assistant Professor, Boston University Stacy D. VanDeveer, Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire LINK TO THE pdf: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/12_climate_selin_vandeveer/12_c

GEOG Position announcement

2009-12-07 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, 03824. University of New Hampshire. The Department of Geography and the Center for International Education seek a broadly-trained geographer with a strong international perspective for a full-time appointment as lecturer to begin in August 2010. Thi

agenda setting

2009-10-22 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
GEP colleagues, I am compiling a bibliog. on agenda setting in international politics. I would love citation recommendations from any of you - environmental or otherwise. --Stacy Stacy D. VanDeveer Associate Professor University of New Hampshire Dept. of Political Science Horton SSC Du

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2009-10-20 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
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FW: Udall fellowship

2009-10-07 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI The Udall Foundation is accepting applications for the 2010 Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship. We invite you to post or distribute the attached application to qualified Ph.D. students. The Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,

consumption rates & comparisons

2009-09-22 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I am wondering if some of you can point me toward any comparisons of Northern & Southern consumption of various resources (agricultural, mineral, whatever...) - current consumption, rates over time, etc. Ideas, citations and naked self-promotion are all most welcome. --Stacy

GEP chronology, post 2002 ?

2009-09-17 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-ed colleagues, I am compiling a chronology of major international environmental institutional developments. To be frank, I have nothing after the 2002 WSSD. I understand that many regimes founded earlier have had developments since 2002, but I find no additional new entries. Are there thin

book announcement

2009-08-06 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, -- Writing you to announce the publication of a new volume on climate change politics in North America: Changing Climates in North American Politics Institutions, Policymaking, and Multilevel Governance Edited by Henrik Selin

FW: [STEP Section] Syllabi on science and human rights

2009-07-29 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-ed colleagues, I think some of you might be interested in this... --SV From: Zak Taylor [mailto:m...@gatech.edu] Dear Colleagues, We write to ask your assistance in identifying university and college syllabi on science and human rights from any and all disci

RE: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

2009-07-04 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
I agree with Wil on this one. Krugman's anger and contempt are not aimed all all citizens who are skeptical, but squarely at Republicans in Congress -- elected in theory to represent people's interests. Yes, some are representing shorter term economic interests of their districts. But most, i

FW: REGISTER NOW for the 2009 AESS Conference!

2009-07-02 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI From: AESS Conference Registration Info [mailto:zimmer...@es.ucsb.edu] REGISTER NOW FOR THE INAUGURAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION FORENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES & SCIENCES (AESS) ENVIRONMENT: The Interdisciplinary Challenge University ofWisconsin, Madison October

FW: Economic and GHG impacts of new CAFE standards in New England

2009-06-18 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Global Environmental Politics Colleagues, I thought you might be interested in a new report from Carbon Solutions New England, titled "Economic & Greenhouse Gas Impacts of the New 2009 Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards in New England," authored by some UNH colleagues. The results show that the Ne

FW: New Edition of Vig and Kraft's Environmental Policy for Fall

2009-05-06 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI in case some of you have used this before From: Christopher O'Brien, CQ Press [mailto:christopher_o_brien_cq_pr...@mail.vresp.com] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:31 AM To: VanDeveer, Stacy Subject: New Edition of Vig and Kraft's Environmental

Sustainability on Campus -- new BOOK

2009-05-05 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-ed colleagues: A new book Sustainable Learning Community is now available to order. The book gathers experience in addressing sustainability issues in university Curricula, Operations, Research and Engagement (the "CORE" framework). I thought many of you and/or your colleagues and librari

interviewing resources for students

2009-03-18 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Once again, the gep-ed list easily proves itself to be the most useful of any such list to which I belong. Below, please find the responses to my recent query about suggested readings about interview methods and analysis for use with undergraduates. Many thanks. --Stacy INTERVIEWING RESOU

Mexico, climate politics and Mexican colleagues...

2009-03-18 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-ed colleagues, I know of some excellent work on Mexican climate change politics and policy, but I am not familiar with any scholars doing such work who are currently based at a Mexican university. Can anyone suggest such persons to me (themselves, colleagues, friends, etc.)? --Stacy

interviewing & methods

2009-03-16 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I have a couple of excellent undergraduates who will be conducting some interviews for their environmental politics related research. I am hoping some of you have suggestions of short, fairly accessible reading materials on interview preparation and analysis methods that I might

FW: STEP Book Prizes--Nominations due April 1

2009-03-03 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI STEP BOOK PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENTS === Just a friendly reminder about the two book prizes for scholarship in science, technology, and innovation awarded by the Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics section of the American Political Science Association. See

Transatlantic environment and energy politics -- new book

2009-03-01 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, Just a quick note to announce the release of our new volume, TRANSATLANTIC ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY POLITICS: COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, Miranda Schreurs, Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer, eds. (Ashgate, 2009). For more info: http://www.ashgate.com/default.as

climate change & migration

2009-02-22 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-ed colleagues, I am looking for recommendations of publications (or researchers) examining current and future climate change-induced migration - its size/scope, it effects on state asylum and immigration policies, the ethical debates it presents or induces, etc. All suggestions welcome! -

Global Environmental Scenarios

2009-01-25 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-ed colleagues, Pardon the plug, but I am a co-contributing author and co-editor (with Brian O'Neill, Simone Pulver and Yaakov Garb) of a special "Focus Section" on "Global Environmental Scenarios" in the most recent issue of Environmental Research Letters (Dec 08). See http://www.iop.org/E

RE: great urban thinkers compilation

2008-12-23 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
yes! Mumford! THE CULTURE OF CITIES being a good place to start... -Original Message- From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu on behalf of Wright, Angus Sent: Tue 12/23/2008 12:32 PM To: Peter Jacques; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: RE: great urban thinkers compilation

RE: book recommendations

2008-12-10 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Hi -- My students were just saying last week that they were taking the Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the holidays. So, they seemed to think that was a good one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Mic

RE: emissions trading

2008-11-14 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
I love it! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonas Meckling Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 1:57 PM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: Re: emissions trading Holmes Hummel created an instructive presentation on cap-and-

RE: Research inquiry on food sustainability at colleges and universities

2008-10-15 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI on the U of New Hampshire Under UNH's Food & Society Initiative, the university is committed to being what we call a sustainable food community that promotes healthy food systems from farm to fork to health and nutrition outcomes. One particular effort under FAS is UNH Dining's Local Harve

Gov. Palin & the environment

2008-09-06 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Friends and Colleagues, While I am reasonably familiar with the environmental positions and records of Senators McCain, Obama & Biden, I know little of Gov. Palin's record. Below are both the link and the text of a recent op-ed piece by a U of Alaska professor on her record... --SV ht

global poverty speakers and/or films?

2008-07-30 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, UNH has a 'dialogue' topic every year and this year we are focusing on aspects of poverty and economic inequality. I am wondering if any of you can suggest films, documentaries, or particularly dynamic speakers related to global inequality/poverty/poverty alleviation. I'd love

Students and state law

2008-07-24 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-ed Colleagues, We have sometimes had discussions on this list about what more hopeful and empowering things can be included in our teaching. So, I thought I would post this story about a UNH student whose interests were inspired in a class taught by my colleague Jeannie Sowers. --SV *

RE: Do you teach a climate change course?

2008-07-10 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
me too -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Alcock, Frank Sent: Thu 7/10/2008 4:13 PM To: Betsill,Michele; GEP-Ed Subject: RE: Do you teach a climate change course? Ditto. I'll soon be developing a course (possibly team taught) on the science and politics of climate c

RE: Environmental Policy Failures compiled list

2008-06-10 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Hi - I'll add on too. I think you might look for several examples of policies that improved environmental efficiency (if way use such language), bur failed to protect the environment. For example, neither US CAFÉ standards nor European style petrol taxes have stopped the growth in vehicle mile

An enquiry

2008-02-29 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Dear GEP-ED colleagues, A friend of mine has received the following question about rainforest preservation initiatives and I thought some of you might have some feedback about it. If you do, please respond DIRECTLY to Ivo, via the email address below. --Stacy Dear... I have a question you ma

american journalism at its finest...

2008-01-07 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Needless to say, I did not reply... Please note the "importance"... -Original Message- From: Chozick, Amy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 7:07 PM Subject: WSJ: interview request Importance: High Hello, So sorry for emailing all of you at once but I'm on a tig

authors needed

2007-12-04 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I am involved with the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ISSUES IN US PUBLIC POLICY and we have need of a few more authors for the US policy issues listed below. Can you please suggest names of possible authors to me from among your friends, colleagues, or grad students? Topics: -Electricity (pol

FW: Call for workshop participation - Environmental Capacity Development in Transition States

2007-11-29 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
DEADLINE THIS WEEK! From: JoAnn Carmin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 15/11/2007 10:06 To: VanDeveer, Stacy Subject: Call for workshop participation - Environmental Capacity Development in Transition States Hi Stacy. This is the call for ECPR. I hope you

sust. dev. & teaching

2007-07-17 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I need to incorporate more economic and/or sustainable development themes into my teaching this fall. Can some of you suggest themes, readings, and assignments you use in you SD courses and teaching? --Stacy Stacy D. VanDeveer Associate Professor University o

CDM pubs?

2007-04-09 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I have an excellent student who is trying to find published articles and/or reports and gray literature about CDM projects (implementation, geographic distribution, case studies, etc.). We have mined the UNFCC website for that data, but have come up rather empty where publications and

RE: coalition politics, trade and environment

2007-04-03 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
John Audley's book from the 1990s is great on the NAFTA politics. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin P. Gallagher Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 3:05 PM To: GEP-Ed Subject: coalition politics, trade and environment Could folks suggest ar

FW: News Alert: Supreme Court Rules Against Administration in Warming Case

2007-04-02 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
-Original Message- From: NYTimes.com News Alert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, April 2, 2007 -- 10:28 AM ET Supreme Court, 5-4, Rules Against Administration in Warming Case The Supreme Court, 5-4, rejected the Bush adminis

FW: The Hill piece on NH Rs and town meetings

2007-03-28 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues: I thought this might be of interest to many of you... --Stacy VanDeveer http://thehill.com/mark-mellman/gop-should-catch-up-with-constituents-20 07-03-27.html GOP should catch up with constituents By Mark Mellman March 27, 2007 With Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Re

China & nuclear power

2007-03-16 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I have a good student trying to compare nuclear power policies and development in the US, France and China. He is having a difficult time finding information about China. Any suggestions for him/me? Stacy D. VanDeveer Associate Professor University of New Hampshire

FW: AASHE Releases Annual Review of Sustainability in Higher Education

2007-03-16 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
I thought many on this list might be interested in the release of our big annual review of sustainability in higher ed, described below. AASHE Releases Annual Review of Sustainability in Higher Education A new report produced by AASHE - the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability i

RE: FW: Carbon Offsets

2007-03-13 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
ective and empowering approaches involves moving away from the marketing gimmicks, celebrity endorsements, technological quick fixes, and the North/South exploitation that the carbon offsets industry embodies. Download the report here <http://www.carbontradewatch.org/pubs/carbon_neutral_myth.pdf>

FW: Carbon offsets

2007-03-13 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Ronnie asks me to circulate this: -Original Message- Dear All: Apropos the article just circulated by Stacy V., is anyone interested in assembling one or more panels on carbon offsets for next year's ISA? Ronnie Lipschutz P.S.: Stacy--in case this gets bounced back to me, could you ci

FW: Carbon Offsets

2007-03-13 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Interesting article from Boston Globe: *** Carbon confusion Buying emission offsets is a challenge for consumers By Beth Daley, Globe Staff | March 12, 2007 This is the second in a series of occasional articles examining climate change, its effects, and possible so

FW: Analysis of climate bills

2007-03-13 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, For those who have not seen it, I thought this might be interesting to use in classes... http://www.wri.org/climate/topic_content.cfm?cid=4265 Interesting comparison of the various options in pending legislation.

FW: Mitigation Policies question

2007-03-08 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I am looking for answers to the questions below: Do you know of any clear, summary piece that outlines the many climate change mitigation policy ideas, giving basic descriptions and comparisons? Suggestions? From: Brett Pasinella [mailto:[EMAIL P

RE: Compendium -- where we are

2007-02-23 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Beth, Just thoughts... but I wonder if there should be some topics like the following: Transatlantic relations US environmental foreign policy EU as a global enviro actor North-South enviro relations China and Global environment Comparative environmental politics Comparative environmental perfor

FW: New Hampshire climate activists take advantage of election spotlight

2007-02-23 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Coleagues, Please keep an eye on little New Hampshire... we are trying to get the attention of candidates for our little primary. --sv Begin forwarded message: http://www.grist.org/news/daily/2007/02/22/1/ Don't Just Kiss Our Babies New Hampshire climate activists take advantage of

FW: UNH COMMITS TO CLIMATE NEUTRALITY

2007-02-15 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI... as an interesting development in a movement that is gaining some steam... UNH COMMITS TO CLIMATE NEUTRALITY Interim President J. Bonnie Newman Signs American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment DURHAM, NH - University of New Hampshire Interim President J. Bonnie Ne

FW: Call for Essays - Environmentalism

2007-02-02 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Call for Essays: Environmentalism Peace Review, a Routledge/Taylor & Francis quarterly, multidisciplinary, transnational journal of research and analysis, welcomes original contributions, policy analyses, and research for a special issue addressing the intersection of global environmental cha

FW: from the chronicle of higher ed

2007-02-02 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
February 2, 2007 $10,000 Awards Offered for Scientists to Undermine Climate-Change Report The American Enterprise Institute has offered scientists and economists $10,000 each to write critical reviews of a report issued today by the Intergov

FW: Postdoc opportunity at IIASA: Application deadline 15 Feb.

2007-02-02 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
From: Collins, Margaret [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 7:11 AM To: Collins, Margaret Subject: Postdoc opportunity at IIASA: Application deadline 15 Feb. Dear Colleague, Applications are being accepted for postdoctoral fellows

FW: Chilean environmentalists at the OAS

2007-02-01 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
The human right of access to official information >From Editor and Publisher , via the Law Librarian Blog : "For th

me on films

2007-01-31 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Environmentally concerned friends and colleagues: Last night at U of New Hampshire, we screened "Out of Balance: ExxonMobile's Impact on Climate Change" and it was a great success. For information, see http://www.worldoutofbalance.org/ Tom Jackson, the film's director, introduced the film

sustainability on (rich) campuses

2007-01-24 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
I thought there might be interest in a recently released report on sustainability efforts at US and Canadian Universities and Colleges. It provides information and ratings of efforts at the 100 institutions with the largest endowments. Website for executive summary at: http://www.endowmenti

RE: Environmental Films

2006-12-18 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
The PBS 4 part version of GUNS, GERMS and STEEL might be useful too. --sv From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B. Welling Hall Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:12 PM To: 'GEP-Ed' Subject: Re: Environmental Films Teaching internat

RE: Environmental Films

2006-12-18 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Geoffrey, My suggestion is slightly different than your request, but I have been thinking about showing the March of the Penguins and then asking GEP students to research and write about what it would take, in terms of politics and institutions, to protect the penguins and their habitat. --St

RE: New report on the economics of climate change

2006-10-30 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Hi all, ... and a Washington Post article about the report Henrik has just send around: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/30/AR200610 3000269.html?referrer=emailarticle --Stacy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Cities and climate change

2006-10-17 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I am wondering if any of you are doing work on the growing activism and policy among some North American cities around climate change issues. I am, of course, familiar with Michele Betsill and Harriett Bulkeley’s work on these topics.  I am wondering if anyone is working on d

RE: Oil Politics

2006-09-26 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Hi Kevin, There are a couple of very good review pieces from the last couple of years in the Annual Review of Environment and resources... one by Dara O'Rourke in 2003 and one by Michael Watts in 2005. Dara's is mostly on the US. Also, Erika Weinthal's work with Pauline Luong is excellent -- you m

RE: Gore movie

2006-09-25 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
ental Studies VanDeveer, Stacy wrote: Colleagues, Some weeks ago we had an exchange on Gep-ed about showing Gore’s AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH on campuses.  We screened it tonight at UNH and had a 3-professor Q&A session after the film (a political scientist, a materials scientist who work on solar

Gore Movie II

2006-09-22 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Many, many of you wrote to ask how we got the Gore movie.  So, here is what I know (and it likely applies to the US, but hopefully will get those of you not in the US started with contacts):   We worked with the office on campus that regularly books campus movies (though I don’t think thi

Gore movie

2006-09-21 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, Some weeks ago we had an exchange on Gep-ed about showing Gore’s AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH on campuses.  We screened it tonight at UNH and had a 3-professor Q&A session after the film (a political scientist, a materials scientist who work on solar cells, a climate researcher who wo

RE: Public goods really easy piece? and Wikipedia

2006-09-13 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Title: Re: Public goods really easy piece? and Wikipedia Kate and all, I tell me students they should not use it as a citation, generally, but they can use it to help them find other cites, difinitions, names, and such that will them get started in finding more authoritative citations.  I no

scenarios & environmental politics

2006-09-06 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I am interested in the role of scenarios (the process of building them, their reports, findings and discourse, their effect on policy decisions, etc.) in international environmental politics. As you know, the Millennium Assessment and the IPCC work (the SRES scenarios) are rece

RE: Montreal and Kyoto Compared

2006-08-30 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Wil, Thanks for prompting this stream. One of my concerns about the paper is that the treatment of costs and benefits does not take into account the whole range of factors that so many subsequent analyses have considered. (see, for example, the work about California by Alex Farrell and Michael Han

energy on campus

2006-08-30 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Ok, I admit this is tooting the UNH horn, but since I did not build the cogen plant I don’t think it is too much self promotion. I thought I would post it to the list because it is about energy and, as we have discussed, we do not always have good examples of some good news to assign to ou

FW: The Scout Report -- August 11, 2006

2006-08-24 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Title: Fwd: The Scout Report -- August 11, 2006 Colleagues, My new colleague Jeannie Sowers put me on to this great piece & website from the Chicago Trib. on the global politics of oil.  The weblink includes a documentary and photos – good stuff for class! --Stacy  Oil Safari http:/

FW: Response to recent critiques against Al Gore and "An Inconvenient Truth"

2006-08-22 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Hi all,   For those  who have seen "An Inconvenient Truth" and have heard or read about the backlash against Al Gore here is an interesting response.  While Gore is far from perfect as an environmental hero, I think this piece sums up nicely how averse to honesty and accuracy so man

FW: Postdoctoral postions at IIASA

2006-07-04 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Title: Postdoctoral postions at IIASA FYI   From: Collins, Margaret [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 1:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Postdoctoral postions at IIASA Importance: High   Dear Colleagues, I’m writ

FW: 2 Job openings in IIASA's Energy Research Program

2006-07-04 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Title: 2 Job openings in IIASA's Energy Research Program FYI   From: Collins, Margaret [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 10:29 AM To: Collins, Margaret Subject: 2 Job openings in IIASA's Energy Research Program   To:  YSSP Alumni Dear Colleagues, I’m

FW: Conference on Sustainability, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 4-7 January 2007

2006-06-27 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI -Original Message- From: John Fien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:57 AM To: VanDeveer, Stacy Subject: Conference on Sustainability, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 4-7 January 2007 Dear Colleague, We are writing to you on behalf of the Conference

free pics ??

2006-06-14 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues,   Do any of you have suggestions for places on the web for ‘free’ pictures that can by used to adorn the cover of an online climate change related report? (skies, windmills, oil rigs, etc.)   --Stacy    

5 year BA/MA programs...?

2006-05-24 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, My Political Science Dept at UNH has an MA and an MPA program.  Occasionally, one of our PoliSci undergraduates stays on (or returns) for an MA in political science. We are considering standardizing a 5 year BA/MA program track for a small number of our undergraduates.  I am

FW: 2 posts at Open University

2006-05-04 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Title: FW: Advert for IS Colleagues:   The Open University is recruiting two new lecturers for our Environment, Development and International Studies programme area. The positions will suit academic at the start of their careers. We can fly the right candidates to the UK for interview. Pl

climate action on campuses

2006-04-12 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
I have a grad student working on categorizing and assessing climate change policies and actions on campuses. That is, we are trying to find out what campuses are actually doing… Any resources or ideas are welcome. --Stacy  

CAN Provinces & Climate Change

2006-04-11 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-eders, I am wondering if anyone on the list is doing research on climate change politics and/or policy initiatives among Canadian provinces or within Canadian cities. Any recommendations?   --Stacy    

RE: Emerging environmental issues?

2006-04-03 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Beth, I agree with much of what has been said. In the medium term, I think the nexus of public sector transparency/corruption and environmental degradation and management (and hence corporate governance) will continue to be a growing area of activism and scholarship. On a different note, I wo

restoration & contingent valuation

2006-03-27 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Colleagues, I have a student who is interested the use of contingent valuation, especially as it can be or has been used in ecological restoration cases (or literatures) and dam removal debates.  Any help anyone can give me on citations and/or cases for him to look into would be most appre

RE: cold war and indigenous and environmental movements

2006-03-09 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
I'd suggest a look into Franke Wilmer's book on Indigenous issues/rights in international politics... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leslie Wirpsa Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 4:21 PM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Cc: Jessica Shadi

in praise of limited successes

2006-02-09 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Hi Meg, I very good (and more general) point... I try to include some materials on a few things that have been quite successful. Yes, most indicators are in the wrong direction, but success matters too (for our students and for all of us who want reasons to get up in the morning... :) Examples: -

RE: environmental jokes

2006-02-09 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
I would suggest a science related website on “Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster”   http://www.venganza.org/   --sv     From: owner-gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu [mailto:owner-gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of syma ebbin Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:

climate change & enviro justice ??

2006-02-09 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Can anyone suggest a good website, online video, or other such resource to add visualization and/or spice up an undergraduate seminar on climate change and justice issues (they are reading good stuff by Dale Jamieson and Paul Baer).   --Stacy    

RE: a question about the stockholm declaration

2006-02-08 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Dale, I have assumed it is a reference to heated WATER, but I would love to know anyone's actual empirics! --sv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale W Jamieson Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:30 PM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu

FW: New study - "Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions In California"

2006-01-25 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
FYI, for Gep-ed colleagues. Contact Alex Farrell at UC Berkeley for more information.     A new study, "Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in California," can be found at this URL: http://calclimate.berkeley.edu/managing_GHGs_in_CA.html   Alex Farrell Assistant Professor Energy and

RE: acid rain -- emissions, effectiveness?

2006-01-05 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Beth, There are also a couple of LRTAP chapters in the new RFF Press book "Assessments of Regional and Global Environmental Risks," edited by Alexander Farrell and Jill Jager. I've attached the flyer I sent 'round a while back. --SV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAI

RE: acid rain -- emissions, effectiveness?

2006-01-05 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Check the recently released 2005 State of the European environment report online at EEA.  It probably has the most recent emissions numbers (though I have not yet looked at it to check…). --sv   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald Mitchell Sent:

RE: oil, petro-politics, climate change, global inequity,

2005-12-19 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Michael' Klare's book BLOOD AND OIL is a very good place to look. My students responded very, very well to it. In part, they really took to it because it got beyond contemporary partisan politics to show the decades of petro-politics. --sv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mail

colleague info search

2005-12-14 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Gep-eders, I am trying to locate contact information for Carolyn Stephenson.   Does anyone have information they know is correct?   --Stacy        

RE: Intro to war and the environment?

2005-11-23 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
On this note, check out the reports online of the NGO Global Witness. www.globalwitness.org -sv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendy Jackson Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 5:05 PM To: Wallace, Richard Cc: GEP-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu

RE: Latin America and the Environment

2005-11-02 Thread VanDeveer, Stacy
Kevin, I second Liliana's suggestion. I have taught Paul's book a couple of times and it works very well. --SV -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Liliana Andonova Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:53 PM To: Kevin P. Gallagher; Paul Steinbe