SLIPPERY ROCK Seminar series explores global environmental issues

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Understanding and minimizing society's impact on the environment, global warming policy and the new global economy are some of the topics for exploration during Slippery Rock University's ongoing "Sustainable Systems Seminar" series, which runs through April 28.
The lectures, free and open to the public, are at noon Wednesdays in Room 008 of the Eisenberg Classroom Building, except where noted below.
Topics are as follows:
"Demand for Native Species in our Environment" on Wednesday.
"Student Food Perceptions on the Slippery Rock University Campus" on Feb. 18.
"Environmental, Educational, Economic and Health Benefits of Energy Service Performance Contracting" on Feb. 25.
"Calculating Our Ecological Footprint: How Big, How Come, How Do We Compare, and What We Might Do To Reduce It" on March 3.
"Sharing Lives and Ecological Values, Intentional Communities and Ecovillages: Experiences from Twin Oaks Community, Virginia" on March 17.
"GMO Seeds: Biopiracy, Patents and Food Security" on March 24.
"The Ethical Dimensions of Global Warming Policy" on March 31.
"Energy and Technology Development from the Commonwealth Perspective" on April 7.
"A Critique of Lifeboat Ethics" on April 14.
"Three Sisters' Research: Comparison of an Open Pollinated Maize Variety to a Hybrid When Crossed with Beans and Squash" on April 21.
"21st Century Blueprint for a New Global Economy" at 7 p.m. April 23.
"Undergraduate Research and the Environment: Senior Seminar Papers 2004: A Selection of Field Research Conducted by Students in Geography and Environmental Studies" on April 28.