Sustainability 

Merkel makes frequent reference to Our Ecological Footprint:  Reducing Human Impact on the Earth by Mathis Wackernagel and William E. Rees.  Click here to find it in Greenwood Library.

Try some of these calculators to estimate your personal carbon footprint.

Consult these links for more information about Jim Merkel and his work:

About the First-Year Reading Experience

Reading Guide for Radical Simplicity

Teaching Guide for Radical Simplicity

To get to the text of the articles in LexisNexis, copy the title of the article, click on the LexisNexis link, paste the article title into the search box, and click search.

Loh, S. T. (2008, April 20). Who's best for earth? That would be me. Washington Post, p. B01. Retrieved August 7, 2008, from LexisNexis Academic.

An irreverent look at how difficult it is to incorporate significant sustainability into our everyday lives.

Reid, M. (2006, October 4). We have an obsessive need to shop, to spend money on useless tat: clothes, knick-knacks, cushions, new cars and holidays. Glasgow Herald, p. 2. Retrieved August 7, 2008, from LexisNexis Academic.

Reid finds the rigors of disciplined consumption ultimately rewarding, mostly.