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Thing-Makers, Tool Freaks, and Prototypers: The Whole Earth Catalog and the Roots of Sustainability

May 6, 2008 @ 12:00 am

Professor Andy Kirk is the author of Counterculture Green: The Whole Earth Catalog and American Environmentalism (2007). His talk will explore how today’s tremendous interest in sustainability and green technologies has its roots in the American counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. Prof. Kirk will also discuss the interplay between pragmatic enviro-friendly solutions and the current enthusiasm for sustainable design and green technology.

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Date:
May 6, 2008
Time:
12:00 am