Environmental Ethics Links

• Environmental Ethics Fellowship. Explore environmental ethics at SCU through this fellowship opportunity.
• Green Broncos Videos. A spotlight on campus organizations and departments that are taking the lead on integrating environmental ethics into everyday life.
• Carbon Footprint Calculator. Measure your Bronco Hoofprint using SCU's very own carbon footprint calculator.
• Environmental Activists, Heroes, and Martyrs. Profiles on environmentalists curated by SCU students.
• Short Course in Environmental Ethics. An introduction to environmental ethics for a student audience without a background in ethics.
• Across the Curriculum. Integrate sustainability into your SCU course schedule.

• Short Course in Environmental Ethics. An introduction to environmental ethics for a student audience without a background in ethics.
• Teaching Module on Pope Francis' Encyclical. Provides selections from the encyclical Laudato Si', with background, specific discussion questions, and key points for classroom dialogue.
• Carbon Footprint Calculator. Measure your Bronco Hoofprint using SCU's very own carbon footprint calculator.
• Penstemon Project. Opportunity for SCU faculty to receive support and resources for integrating sustainability into a course.
• Sample Curriculum Guides. 
  • Philosophy Lesson Plan
  • Business Lesson Plan
  • Engineering Lesson Plan

• Catholic Bishops of the United States. "Renewing the Earth: A Pastoral Statement of the United States Catholic Conference, November 14, 1991." This is considered a major statement by the U.S. Catholic bishops on the application of Catholic social teaching to environmental issues.
• The Center for Environmental Philosophy, University of North Texas. Useful links to schools, organizations and publications on environmental ethics.
• Environmental Ethics, Marquette University. Includes links to a number of internet sites related to environmental issues and ethics.
• Environmental Ethics, Prof. Ron Epstein. Links to general and applied readings in environmental ethics.
• Environmental Ethics, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Details history of and major movements in the field of environmental ethics.
• The Ethical Legacy of Aldo Leopold, Oregon State University. Links to a number of major papers on Aldo Leopold's influential 'land ethic.'
• Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. Contains articles and information on ethical issues facing U.S. forestry.
• John Paul II, "Peace With God the Creator, Peace With All of Creation," Statement on World Day of Peace, January 1, 1990. This brief statement is considered a pivotal moment in Catholic environmental ethics.
• Nuclear Waste Disposal, Union of Concerned Scientists. Brief description of nuclear waste disposal debate with links to discussions of related issues.
• Storm Drain Pollution and You, City of Monterey Public Works Department. Brief description of urban runoff and what you can do to prevent it.
• The Green Fuse, Adrian Harris. Simple, easily accessible introduction to environmental philosophy.
• The Wilderness Society. Environmental philosopher Aldo Leopold helped establish this organization in 1935 to protect the nation's wilderness.
• Enviroethics
• Water Ethics
• World Resources Institute

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