David W. Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies

Environmental studies

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 and Politics

Politics

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 at Oberlin College

Oberlin College

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 and a James Marsh Professor at the University of Vermont

University of Vermont

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. He is a well known environmentalist and is active in many areas of environmental studies, including environmental education and environmental design.

He holds a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 from Westminster College

Westminster College, Pennsylvania

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 (1965), an M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 from Michigan State University

Michigan State University

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 (1966), and a Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 in International Relations

International relations

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 from the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

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 (1973). He serves as a trustee

Trustee

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 for several organizations including the Rocky Mountain Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute

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 and the Aldo Leopold Foundation.

In 1996, he organized the construction of one of the greenest buildings in North America

North America

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, the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies

Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies

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 at Oberlin College.

He has been awarded a Bioneers Award

Bioneer

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 in 2002, a National Conservation Achievement Award by the National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation

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 in 1993, a Lyndhurst Prize in 1992 awarded by the Lyndhurst Foundation

Lyndhurst Foundation

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 and the Benton Box Award from Clemson University

Clemson University

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 for his work in Environmental Education (1995).

Books published

• Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse Publisher: Oxford University Press (September 2009) ISBN 0195393538
• Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World (The Bioneers Series). Publisher: Sierra Club Books
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  ; (October 1, 2005) ISBN 1578051533
• Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect. Publisher: Island Press; (July 30, 2004) ISBN 1559634952
• The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; (October 14, 2004) ISBN 0195173686
• Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World (Suny Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought). Publisher: State University of New York Press (January 1992) ISBN 0791408744
• Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-Performance Building (Cooperative Information System) Publisher: The MIT Press (April 30, 2008) ISBN 0262651122
• The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror. Publisher: Island Press; (March 15, 2004) ISBN 1559635282
• Hope Is an Imperative: The Essential David Orr Publisher: Island Press (December 1, 2011) ISBN 1597267007

External links

• David W Orr (2008). Retrieved February 14, 2008.
• Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
• Ancestry and Influence: A Portrait of David Orr. Retrieved April 26, 2010.