Copyright (c) 2013 Illinois Wesleyan University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/envstu_honproj Recent documents in Honors Projects en-us Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:41:11 PDT 3600 http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/envstu_honproj/2 http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/envstu_honproj/2 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:00:22 PDT This study uses the political opportunity structure to measure the success of the local food movement in America. Drawing from the Political Process theory of social movements, I analyze the ability of the local food movement to leverage its transformative capacity into political gain, most notably through the Farm Bill. The current agricultural regime consists of a directed political opportunity structure and political setting, and I find that although the local food movement has made some gains in food and farm policy, the agricultural political landscape continues to be dominated by the interests of industrial agriculture.

]]> Danny C. Kenny http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/envstu_honproj/1 http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/envstu_honproj/1 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:12:13 PDT This report investigates what conducting a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory at Illinois Wesleyan would entail. In it I discuss what emissions Illinois Wesleyan should consider including and how Illinois Wesleyan would collect this data. The findings are based on interviews I conducted on campus with Illinois Wesleyan staff who were deemed likely to have access to data and also on inventories performed by American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) signatory institutions.

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