Environmental Ethics Blog

The first in a series of NASA podcasts that will explore Solar eclipses, and how humans have studied them for millennia. These podcasts will connect you to the cultural history, math and science behind solar eclipses, and why we still find them so exciting to watch today. Get ready to experience the March 29, 2006 total Solar eclipse live from Side, Turkey, […]

In this Podcast you will hear an interview conducted with Lou Mayo; a professional astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. His interview highlights information about eclipses and also includes some interesting facts that you will want to know before seeing the eclipse live or via our webcast on March 29th.

Sun-Earth Day 2006 focuses on March 29th's Total Solar Eclipse. In Podcast #3 you will hear an interview with Joe Davila; a NASA astronomer who has been working at Goddard Space flight Center since 1982. He is priMarily involved in Solar Physics and the study of our Sun's atmosphere. During his interview he talks about a very interesting and somewh […]

In Podcast #4 we'll chat with webcast producer Robyn Higdon and Co-host Isabel Hawkins on there first day in Side, Turkey! Find out what it takes to broadcast a live celestial event from a remote location.

In this `Behind the Scenes' Podcast you will be introduced to your Location Director, Webcast Videographer and a member of our education staff. A brief description of our on-line education resources is included!

In this podcast you will be introduced to two very instrumental members of the Sun-Earth Day webcast team. Senior Scientist and Cohost, Paul Doherty, describes what it is like to witness a total solar eclipse. Our Video Systems Coordinator fills us in on the telescopes that will be used to capture the eclipse and how those moments will be streamed to you LIV […]

Are you ready for Totality? In Podcast#7 you will here comments from the Mayor of Side, Turkey, followed by reMarks from a variety of Eclipse Chasers. The last 5 minutes of the Podcast is the unedited and uninterrupted reaction of the thousands of people experience the Total Solar Eclipse under a veil of darkness!

The first in a series of NASA podcasts for Sun-Earth Day 2007: Living in the Atmosphere of the Sun. This podcast includes an interview with Elaine Lewis, the Leader of the Sun-Earth Day 2007 program.

Sun-Earth Day staff participated in the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) held in San Diego, California. In this installment Troy interviews elementary school principal Cathy Cannon and Kathy Kaiser-Holscott, the director of NASA's Central Operation of Resources for Educators (NASA CORE).

Preparing for the Nov 8, 2006 transit of Mercury across the disk of the Sun. Lou Mayo describes the nature and history of such transits. Sten Odenwald talks about Sun-Earth Day's Technology through Time essay series.

Oikos publishes original and innovative research on all aspects of ecology. Emphasis is on theoretical and empirical work aimed at generalization and synthesis across taxa, systems and ecological disciplines.  The latest blog entry has an excellent discussion of competing definitions and … Continue reading →

Augustana College,*Rock Island, IL* invites applications for a new, full-time, tenure-track appointment.  The position combines directing a new center and teaching in the environmental studies program.  As director of the Upper Mississippi River Center, the successful candidate will draw upon … Continue reading →

3 – 6 July 2012, Utrecht University, The Netherlands The Minding Animals Conference 2012 is the second in a series of conferences about scientific, ethical and social issues related to animals and human interactions with animals.  The aim of the … Continue reading →

We invite recent PhDs with expertise in research ethics to apply for a teaching postdoctoral fellowship in “Biological Futures in a Globalized World” (a “Research Associate” appointment) beginning in September 2012.  “Biological Futures in a Globalized World” is a cluster … Continue reading →

We are inviting academic editorial contributors to a new reference work about biomes and ecosystems to be published by Salem Press in 2013. With approximately 600 articles in 4 volumes, Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia is a comprehensive review of … Continue reading →

International Society for Environmental Ethics cordially invites you to the 9th Annual Meeting on Environmental Philosophy in Allenspark, Colorado, USA, June 12-15, 2012. The registration deadline is tomorrow, May 18th, 2012. Please visit the conference main page Filed under: Climate … Continue reading →

The Center for Environmental Studies at Brown University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies for a non-tenure track position.  The position will run for one year with the possibility of renewal.  The start date can be … Continue reading →

The Environmental Studies Program at Skidmore College seeks a visiting assistant professor for a three-year appointment beginning 1 September 2012. The successful candidate will be able to teach our interdisciplinary Environmental Studies foundation course, courses focused on issues related to … Continue reading →