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101 Articles match "Course","Society"

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Govt investment plan will create a smarter, greener economy – Gormley
State infrastructure investment is not merely about sustaining building sector jobs, although these are of course welcome. Following the publication of the Knowledge Society Report last July, funding is also available for the Exemplar Network Test-bed Lab. Location:  National Convention Centre in Dublin.  The allocations of almost €8.6
Green Me - Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Free planting calendar for vegetable container gardening
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) A handy planting calendar from the folks at Burgon & Ball and the Royal Horticultural Society (UK) is available for download. The nice folks at B&B have teamed up with the Royal Horticultural Society to create a handy vegetable planning guide and calendar for container gardeners.
Green (Living) Review - Friday, July 9, 2010
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Seeing the Good in the World
By Joshua Lockyer Published in the Summer 2010 issue of Communities Issue #147 magazine - (Click a photo to enlarge) “I think a lot of people subscribe to the idea that intentional communities are cloistered away, and only focused on improving their own immediate societies. Throughout, most students did not show the greatest enthusiasm.
The Green Changemakers - Saturday, July 3, 2010
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  • A course in Happiness
    Alternative thinking The prime purpose of this course is to help you understand that outside events do not cause unhappiness in your life. This course is aimed at helping you overcome those habitual rotten thoughts. Introduction Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.”
    The Green Changemakers - Monday, October 27, 2008
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  • Free Online Course on Environmental Science:
    The Green Changemakers - Sunday, February 17, 2008
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  • Effects of the automobile on societies
    Over the course of the 20th century, the automobile rapidly developed from an expensive toy for the rich into the de facto standard for passenger transport in most developed countries. Changes to urban society 3.2 Advent of suburban society 3.3 Urban land use is often dominated by automobiles. Pictured: São Paulo , Brazil.
    The Green Changemakers - Saturday, December 12, 2009
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  • Training manuals and education resources on sustainability
    Sample Lesson Plans 1st Grade 7th and 8th Grade History Geography Natomas High School teacher Serenity Vontroba restructured her geography unit to focus on the Ecological Footprint and the Impact of Human Societies. Through the Ecological Footprint framework, educators learn how to help students understand cumulative environmental impacts.
    The Green Changemakers - Sunday, February 17, 2008
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  • Teaching Green: 100 Tips, Tools, & Resources for Every Kind of Classroom
    The Ecological Society of America provides resources for K-12 teachers. While a bit dated, this site offers several college-level chemistry teaching modules that are designed to modify existing courses to make them more eco-friendly. 36.National Geographic Society. 87.Training Course on Mangroves and Biodiversity. 77.Dr.
    Green Life Smart Life - Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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  • Celebration of Trees 2010
    This will look at Employer Responsive Training; understanding your business needs and in particular Short Courses, Apprenticeships, Train to Gain and Bespoke Training, as well as a presentation by Income Protect entitled Tree Surgeon Insurance Services; understanding the complexities of Public Liability, Employers Liability and Accident Insurance.
    Green (Living) Review - Saturday, March 13, 2010
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  • The Corporation (movie)
    This 26 award-winning documentary examines the nature, evolution, impacts and future of the modern business corporation and the increasing role it plays in society and our everyday lives. It provides curriculum correlations, lesson ideas, and reproducible blackline masters for a variety of secondary school courses.
    The Green Changemakers - Friday, January 23, 2009
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  • Free planting calendar for vegetable container gardening
    by Michael Smith (Veshengro) A handy planting calendar from the folks at Burgon & Ball and the Royal Horticultural Society (UK) is available for download. The nice folks at B&B have teamed up with the Royal Horticultural Society to create a handy vegetable planning guide and calendar for container gardeners.
    Green (Living) Review - Friday, July 9, 2010
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  • Collapse (Jared Diamond)
    Review by Christian Tena Bottom up Management Approach as opposed to Top Down p 277-278 "Small societies occupying a small island or homeland can adopt a bottom-up approach to environmental management. p313 par 2 "I came to discuss the difficulties that regularly confront societies trying to reach agreements about environmental disputes.
    The Green Changemakers - Monday, February 4, 2008
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  • Heinberg on Life Beyond Growth
    To survive and thrive for long, societies have to operate within the planet’s budget of sustainably extractable resources. It won’t happen, of course. If economic growth ends, everyone will be impacted, and it will take society years to adapt to this new condition. A fabulous piece by Richard Heinberg. That “normal” is gone.
    The Green Changemakers - Friday, March 12, 2010
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