Topic: global warming

Focus the Nation at Lewis & Clark schedule announced

14 December 2007

  • Engaging our World

(Portland, Ore.)—A preliminary schedule of events for Focus the Nation at Lewis & Clark is now available online. On January 31, 2008, Focus the Nation events throughout the country will bring together millions of people at universities, colleges, and faith and civic organizations to create a sustained, non-partisan national discussion about confronting the challenge of [...]

Goodstein takes the plunge to raise awareness of global warming

13 December 2007

  • Advancing Knowledge
  • Engaging our World

(Portland, Ore.)—For Professor of Economics and Focus the Nation Project Director Eban Goodstein, the chilly banks of the Willamette River are just another stop on the path to the elimination of global warming. On Saturday, December 8, Goodstein and others hosted a Polar Bear Plunge to raise awareness about the plight of the polar bear [...]

Goodstein delivers keynote address at Convocation

13 November 2007

  • Engaging our World

(Portland, Ore.)— Eban Goodstein, professor of economics, delivered the keynote address at Opening Convocation for the College of Arts & Sciences. Goodstein, the project director for Focus the Nation, challenged the class of 2011 to join the effort to find new solutions to the global warming dilemma. With less than three months to go before [...]

Lewis & Clark advances animal law field

30 August 2007

  • Advancing Knowledge
  • Living Portland

(Portland, Ore.)—The scope of animal law has never been more apparent. A steady stream of media reports about abuse, factory farms, connections between animals and the environment, and the rights of pets reminds us daily of the links between our world and the world of animals. As this subject gains traction in the social consciousness, [...]

Hot air: Goodstein squelches global warming skeptics

30 August 2007

  • Advancing Knowledge
  • Engaging our World

(Portland, Ore.)—When it comes to global warming, ignorance is not bliss—it’s irresponsible and it’s dangerous. From that perspective, a recent book review penned by Eban Goodstein, Focus the Nation project director and professor of economics, confronts not only skeptical environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg, author of “Cool It,” but all global warming doubters. Wielding his expertise on [...]

Focus the Nation wins MySpace award for cultural impact

30 July 2007

  • Engaging our World

(Portland, Ore.)—Focus the Nation, a national project housed at Lewis & Clark, won an Impact Award from MySpace for its efforts to build community engagement around the global warming crisis. The largest online community portal nominated the Focus the Nation Web site for its positive cultural impact, and MySpace members voted it the top environmental [...]