Environmental Ethics Blog

Ecological Footprint Quiz

•January 13, 2013 • Leave a Comment

If you have taken an ecological footprint quiz, what were the results? How could we improve our scores?
Try these two links:
My Footprint
or
Earth Day Network

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Tags: Borcoman, e-education-etc, environmental ethics

Welcome to the E-Education-Etc Blog

•January 14, 2012 • 1 Comment

Here we can discuss environmental issues, ethics, and Earth Day 2012. For now, here is a timely video by the famous sci-fi author Isaac Asimov discussing the green house effect in 1977.

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NASA Sun-Earth Feed

Sun-Earth Day 2006, Program 1 February 28, 2006
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, […]
Sun-Earth Day 2006, Program 2 March 20, 2006
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, Program 3 March 20, 2006
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 […]
Sun-Earth Day 2006, Program 4 March 27, 2006
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.
Sun-Earth Day 2006, Program 5 March 27, 2006
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!
Sun-Earth Day 2006, Program 6 March 27, 2006
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 […]
Sun-Earth Day 2006, Program 7 *** Eclipse Day *** March 29, 2006
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!
Sun-Earth Day 2007, Program 1 July 11, 2006
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 2007, Program 2 September 21, 2006
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).
Sun-Earth Day 2007, Program 3 October 24, 2006
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.

International Society for Environmental Ethics

What Is Biocentric Preservation? December 7, 2022
There are many different philosophies when it comes to how we should protect the environment. Is it acceptable for humans to use natural resources to meet their own needs? Should we take the needs of other animals into account, and if so, when? Biocentric preservation is one philosophy that tries to answer the question of […] The post What Is Biocentric Pres […]
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Current Issues in Environmental Ethics December 7, 2022
While many of us are aware of the many environmental problems we face, from climate change to endangered species, we often overlook the ethical issues that these problems raise. Environmental ethics is a field of study focused on what is moral when it comes to the human relationship with nature, and helps us understand how […] The post Current Issues in Envi […]
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5 Must-Read Books on Environmental Ethics December 7, 2022
Environmental ethics is the field of study that focuses on what is moral when it comes to how humans interact with the environment. While there are many books written by numerous philosophers in the field, we’ve pulled together a list of 5 books that have shaped environmental ethics and the environmental movement as a whole. […] The post 5 Must-Read Books on […]
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Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics: Do Animals Have the Right to Moral Treatment? December 7, 2022
We often see environmental activism geared towards protecting animals. While saving the whales and protecting endangered elephants certainly feel like the right things to do, many of us haven’t stopped to consider why this feels right. Do we have a moral obligation to protect animals? In environmental ethics, animal rights is the belief that animals […] The […]
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John Muir’s Environmental Philosophy December 7, 2022
John Muir was a naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and a strong preservationist in the United States. Muir believed that nature must be protected from the destructive hands of people. He fought for the preservation of nature, which led to the establishment of the national parks we enjoy today. This is why he […] […]
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Aldo Leopold and Environmental Ethics December 6, 2022
An Overview of Aldo Leopold’s Contributions to Environmental Ethics Aldo Leopold was an author, philosopher, and ecologist famous for his contributions to the field of environmental ethics. He was also a founder of the science of wildlife management, and was a leader in the early environmentalist movement. In this article, we’ll review Aldo Leopold’s philoso […]
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Overview of Environmental Ethics Philosophers December 6, 2022
While philosophers have focused on the human relationship with nature for nearly all of human history, questions of how humans should treat the environment were “formalized” by the academic field of environmental ethics. This article will provide an overview of some of the world’s most well-known environmental ethics philosophers. Background information: Wh […]
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What Is an Example of Environmental Ethics? December 6, 2022
Environmental Ethics in Action Environmental ethics is a field of study that seeks to understand what is right and wrong when it comes to the human relationship with the environment. There are many different philosophies within environmental ethics, and each one argues for a different way of understanding our moral obligation to the natural world. […] The po […]
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What Is Deep Ecology in Environmental Ethics? December 6, 2022
Environmental ethics is a field of study focused on understanding the human relationship with nature and how we can act morally when it comes to the environment. Deep ecology is an environmental ethical philosophy (also known as an “ecosophy”) that argues that non-human life has inherent value, regardless of whether or not it is useful […] The post What Is D […]
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Utilitarian Environmental Ethics: Characterization, Controversies, and Consequences December 6, 2022
Environmental ethics is a branch of philosophy that tries to help us understand what is right when it comes to our relationship to the environment. Different environmental philosophies (sometimes known as eco-philosophies, or “ecosophies”) espouse varying beliefs on where humans stand in relation to nature, and what is moral when it comes to our treatment [… […]
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