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PSU earth scientists part of Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN climate change panel

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shares the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, involves several Penn State earth scientists as members of the core Working Groups, authors or expert reviewers. IPCC is a network of more than 2,000 scientists who assessed on a comprehensive, objective basis the scientific, technical and socioeconomic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. The Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007," which provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the current state of knowledge on climate change, is expected to be released soon. The full story is at http://live.psu.edu/pstory/26572

Penn State professor's book focuses on 'ecolution' and 'ecolutionaries'

Penn State professor's book focuses on 'ecolution' and 'ecolutionaries'

A Penn State Harrisburg faculty member has not only co-authored a book tying sound environmental decisions to business profitability, he's also had a hand in creating new words to describe the effort and those who embrace it. "The Green Baron: A Business Parable on Ecolution," by Richard R. Young of Penn State and Steven C. Dunn of the University of Wisconsin, is a parable of how a business leader transforms his thinking about the natural environment, works to radically change the thinking of everyone in his organization, and increases profitability in the process. The newly coined words are "ecolution" and "ecolutionaries."

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