Tag archive for "Environment"

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News

Clarion residents confront gas exploration

Comments Off 23 September 2010

CLARION, Pa. – The presence of the Marcellus Shale natural gas layer and the ability to now extract it has caused much interest in the Clarion area. The possibility of individual and collective wealth is being weighed against the possibility of damage that its extraction methods might cause to the environment and ultimately to health. [...]

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Features

Scott Bearer, Ph.D. encourages involvement

Comments Off 22 April 2010

Forest ecologist and scientist Scott Bearer, Ph.D. encouraged Clarion students to “get involved and stay informed.” Representing The Nature Conservancy, Bearer presented dozens of students with good reasons to get involved on Monday night in the Science and Technology Center. TNC leads the worldwide conservation effort, protecting ecologically important lands and waters. Its mission is [...]

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News

Environmental Congress visits Clarion

Comments Off 15 April 2010

CLARION, Pa., April 15- Dr. Robert McAfee, climatologist to the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on Global Warming, was the keynote speaker for the Fourth International Environmental Congress April 1 and 2 at Clarion University. He spoke on “Dividing Up Carbon Pie,” focusing on the most important number, 350 parts per million, referring to what he termed, [...]

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Opinion

Cartoon: Green Development Olympics

Comments Off 18 February 2010

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Opinion

Cartoon: One Planet

Comments Off 23 April 2009

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Features

Green Jobs: Follow the money into a ‘Green’ career

Comments Off 16 April 2009

Part Three of a series (Part One; Part Two ) With graduation and summer creeping in closer and closer, it might be time for students to consider green jobs.

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Features

What makes it organic

Comments Off 09 April 2009

Part Two of a series (Part One; Part Three) In conjunction with the green movement, many retailers are promoting the fact they sell organic produce or clothing. But, before you buy organic veggies and clothes, there are many facets to becoming an organic supplier that savvy consumers should know about.

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Features

How to be green

Comments Off 02 April 2009

Part One of a series (Part Two; Part Three) Although being ecologically friendly seems like the new trend these days, supporting cleaner, less wasteful lifestyles actually can have a positive impact the community and the world. Cries of “Go Green!” are laced through many advertisers and we feel compelled to do so because it seems [...]

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News

Third environmental congress organized on Clarion campus

Comments Off 26 March 2009

CLARION, Pa., March 26 — Environmental issues will hit Clarion University when campus hosts the third annual Environmental Congress on Critical Perspectives.

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Opinion

Hey Clarion, quit being so trashy

Comments Off 26 March 2009

Our View As the warm weather arrives this spring, students will begin spending more time outside. With the snow finally melted, we noticed a large amount of trash and rotten food all over campus. Everywhere we look we have seen items such as decaying fruit, sticky ice cream cones, empty bottles, cigarette butts, wrappers and [...]

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