It Isn't Easy Being Green
Or is it? For someone in my field (Environmental Policy), its a pretty good time to be alive. There seems to be a dramatic expansion of interdisciplinary programs with an environmental focus in academia, as well as new sustainability programs for the facilities of universities themselves. Such programs have filtered down here to NC State, which is home to the NC Solar Center. We even have a commitment to fight global warming at the university from our chancellor, who signed the University President Climate Change Commitment. Its not a surprise that universities are the leaders in this area, just perhaps that its catching on so well.