Q&A: The Making of ‘The Great Immensity’
May 15, 2010 ・ Carol PetersWhile exploring the Panama Canal in a small tourist boat, Steve Cosson and Michael Friedman were startled by a massive container ship suddenly passing by, rocking them violently in its wake. Painted on the hull in Chinese characters, its name…
Lecture Series Explores Ethics and Climate Change
September 25, 2008 ・ Eric QuinonesAn interdisciplinary group of scholars will examine the ethical dimensions of the challenge presented by climate change in a fall lecture series sponsored by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the University Center for Human Values. The five-part “Ethics and…
Coming to Grips with Global Warming: PEI at Work
October 25, 2006 ・ Emily AronsonThe earth is growing warmer, thanks to elevated concentrations of greenhouse gases, and the vast majority of scientists now believe that human activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels, is primarily responsible. In June, the National Research Council concluded with…
