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Sustainability Field Studies: Focus Your Summer on Global Warming Solutions

A College Credit Course This Summer to Advance Global Climate Change Solutions

  • Learn from noted environmental scholars and engage directly with innovators and experts who are already working to redesign our world.
  • Develop a positive vision of a sustainable future environment...and act to achieve that vision, to turn that vision into reality.
  • Learn how others have effectively become catalysts for change, pioneers, leaders, and risk-takers to improve their community.
  • Live and study at UVM and Vermont, both celebrated as national leaders in the "green" movement.

Instructor: Tom Hudspeth, Ph.D.
Credits: 3 credits
Course Info: CRN 60580
Date and Time: May 27 - June 6, 2008
Place: UVM campus
How to Register: Registration opens March 3, 2008; register online at this page or call Summer University at 800.639.3210.
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Innovation You'll See...

Vermont MooDoo Operation

http://www.moodoo.com/

Intervale Community Farm, Compost Products, Riparian Nursery,
& Community Food Enterprise Center

http://www.intervale.org/

Vermont Builds Greener

http://www.bsr-vt.org/vbg/

Vermont Energy Investment Corporation & Efficiency Vermont

http://www.veic.org/

Building for Social Responsibility 

http://www.bsr-vt.org/

Shelburne Farms

http://www.shelburnefarms.org/

Ten Stones ecovillages/co-housing 

http://www.sover.net/~dogstar/10stones.html

Local Motion

http://www.localmotionvt.org/

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

http://vbsr.org/

Winooski One Partnership’s hydropower station

www.suezenergyna.com/utilities/documents/Winooski.pdf

Recycle North Store

http://www.recyclenorth.org/

Vermont Forum on Sprawl

http://www.smartgrowthvermont.org/

Teal Farm

http://www.tealfarm.com/index.html

Yestermorrow 

http://www.yestermorrow.org/

Burlington Electric Department’s McNeil Generating Station 

http://www.burlingtonelectric.com/specialtopics/mcneil.htm

Seventh Generation

http://www.seventhgeneration.com/

Ten percent challenge

http://www.10percentchallenge.org/

Burlington Legacy Project

http://www.cedo.ci.burlington.vt.us/legacy/

Artemis 

http://www.artemiscompany.com/

South Farm Homes

http://www.reissbuilding.com/

NRG Systems

http://www.nrgsystems.com/

Burlington Community Land Trust

http://www.bclt.net/

Gardener’s Supply Company

http://www.gardeners.com/

Champlain Valley Compost Company 

http://www.cvcompost.com/articles.htm

Lewis Creek Association 

http://www.lewiscreek.org/

Vermont Family Forests

http://www.familyforests.org/

Main Street Landing

http://www.mainstreetlanding.com/

City Market/Onion River Coop

http://www.citymarket.coop/

Good News Garage

http://www.goodnewsgarage.org/?flash=true

Chittenden Solid Waste District

http://www.cswd.net/

 

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