Global Environment and Trade Study Global Environment and Trade Study The Global Environment & Trade Study (GETS) was a non-profit research institute established in 1994 to study the complex linkages between international trade and environmental sustainability. GETS supported numerous research projects on the legal, economic, and ecological aspects of trade and environment. GETS was centered at Yale University. GETS also studied the expanding role of civil society in global governance. In 2004, the GETS Board decided that a sufficient amount had been accomplished over the decade, and that it was time to terminate the project. GETS had four major accomplishments: The founders of GETS were:
Relationship between religion and science several ecumenical organizations promoting a harmony between science and Christianity were founded, most notably the American Scientific Affiliation, The Biologos Foundation, Christians in Science, The Society of Ordained Scientists, and The Veritas Forum. While refined and clarified over the centuries, the Roman Catholic position on the relationship between science and religion is one of harmony, and has maintained the teaching of natural law as set forth by Thomas Aquinas. For example, regarding scientific study such as that of evolution, the church's unofficial position is an example of theistic evolution, stating that faith and scientific findings regarding human evolution are not