With urgency, McKibben calls for global action to make 350 the target in climate change
Bill McKibben hopes that the world is ready to act fast, and aim for 350- "the most important number in the world."
Bill McKibben hopes that the world is ready to act fast, and aim for 350- "the most important number in the world."
Bob Yoder, Goshen College campus pastor, and Paul Steury, education coordinator at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, were among the first group personally trained by Nobel Laureate Al Gore to spread the message about the challenges of and solutions to the climate crisis in the faith community.
The May 2007 issue of "Christianity Today" includes a feature article about the trend among Christian colleges to be more environmentally conscious, and includes a prominent photo of and information about Goshen College's Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center.
Goshen College plans to sharply reduce and eventually eliminate all of the college’s global warming emissions and is supporting more research and educational efforts to help stabilize the earth’s climate. President James E. Brenneman made that pledge on behalf of Goshen College by becoming a charter signatory to the American…
Somewhere in Appalachia, there is a big pile of extra coal: about 3.5 tons, or enough to fill five pick-up trucks. That's how much coal Rieth Village, a biological field station owned and operated by Merry Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, didn't use in the past six months. The five-plus tons of carbon dioxide that are not in the atmosphere are harder to visualize but also important in light of mounting concerns over global warming.
Building on its 25-year history of offering quality environmental education programming for K-12th grade students, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College will offer a Master of Arts in Environmental Education program – the college’s first master’s degree. The Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association of…
"So why did they use two-by-six-inch studs instead of two-by-fours?" asks a student, prompted by the worksheet in her hand. Another student is figuring out how a ground source heat pump works, and a third has abandoned the worksheet and asks, "Where can I buy low VOC [volatile organic compounds] paint?"
A windmill spins in the breeze atop its hundred-foot tower; glycol oozes through pipes underground on its journey to and from ground source heat pump units; downspouts funnel water into a cistern for later use flushing toilets.
As Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center celebrated the launching of phase one of its "green" collegiate facility on May 4, friends, board members, local officials and representatives from Goshen College joined in ceremonies not to break ground, but to better care for it.
When it comes to fundraising for a building project, especially a "green" one, it is sometimes helpful to plant a seed in order to glimpse the overall potential for the facility. With a decision to build its new complex in two phases, construction will begin on Merry Lea Environmental Center¬s long-awaited collegiate facility this summer.