The King's Green Pad
Blog URL http://kingsgreenpad.ca
Located Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Tags sustainability, environment, creation, stewardship, university, kings, edmonton, hope, christian
Faculty, students and alumni of The King's University College in Edmonton, AB discuss social, economic and environmental sustainability.
Latest Blog Posts
- Going Green and the Solar Energy Movement on Nov 19, 2009 in Announcements gordon howell green solar sustainability
EFCL GREEN CHALLENGE Presents: Gordon Howell, Solar Energy Expert “Going Green and the Solar Energy Movement” We invite the general public to join us in an informative and entertaining evening at Riverdale Hall which has alread...
- Commuting is Not for the Weak on Nov 17, 2009 in Connolly car commuting edmonton ETS traffic jams
I was a long-distance commuter student for one week. A self imposed experiment to see if I could tolerate ETS for two hours a day round trip? As if. I already know I can put up with ETS despite all its short fallings. I was house-sitting for a gi...
- Searching for Yellowstone on Nov 12, 2009 in Van Arragon Paul Schullery Yellowstone National Park
This summer my family and I traveled to Yellowstone National Park for a short family vacation. We had a wonderful time and visited the obligatory sites/sights: Old Faithful, Mammoth Hotsprings, Canyon Falls, Hayden Valley. My guide during our visit...
- Book Reviews: Saving God’s Green Earth and Earth-wise on Nov 6, 2009 in Boender Book Review creation care dewitt earthwise robinson
The two books, Saving God’s Green Earth and Earth-wise are outstanding examples of literature pertaining to a Christian response to creation care. Saving God’s Green Earth, by Tri Robinson, brings out the specific position of churches and what ki...
- We are collectively insane on Nov 3, 2009 in Book Review Looy
We are collectively insane. At least that’s what developmental psychologist and environmentalist Paul Shepard argued in his book . We are insane because we live alienated from, and fearful of, the natural world that gave us birth and within which...
- Why we need nuclear power and hydro-electric power on Oct 30, 2009 in Yushchyshyn Chevy Volt global warming greenhouse gases hydro-electic power nuclear power
When people ask the question “what needs to be done about global warming”, the solution is not to buy offsets, to plant trees or to shut down the tar sands. The solution to global warming is to use less fossil fuels. It is tempting to thi...
- What is the spiritual significance of climate change and humanity’s role in it? on Oct 26, 2009 in Haluza-DeLay climate change sociology values
What is the spiritual significance of climate change and humanity’s role in it? Speakers at a one-day event today at The King’s University College in Edmonton will be asking and answering that very question. “We want to get people in churches...
