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  1. As Oberlin's David Orr writes, in a report by the WorldWatch Institute, "the addition of only four new medium-sized coal plants anywhere in the world would eliminate the gains even if all U.S. institutions of higher education were to eliminate their carbon dioxide emissions entirely." "What is Higher Education For?" in Erik Assadourian, ed. State of the World 2010 (Norton 2010).

  2. As in Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.

  3. As used by Piaget.

  4. For more information about OSU’s activities in energy, environment, and sustainability see: http://sustainability.osu.edu/

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The authors wish to acknowledge the professional leadership and support of Aparna Dial, OSU’s Director of Energy Services and Sustainability, and Kate Bartter, Associate Director of the Office of Energy and Environment.

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  1. Center for Resilience, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Baker Systems Room 210, 1971 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Joseph Fiksel

  2. Humanities Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Rick Livingston

  3. Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences/College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Jay Martin

  4. Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Steven W. Rissing

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Fiksel, J., Livingston, R., Martin, J. et al. Sustainability at The Ohio State University: beyond the physical campus. J Environ Stud Sci 3, 74–82 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-012-0104-x

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