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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The University of California system has already earned 87 LEED certifications and is saving $32 million annually on its utility bills thanks to energy efficiency investments.
Tags: Student activism, Campus Sustainability, Colleges and Universities, Sustainability Research, University of California, Clean Parking Power
energyNOW
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Americans use 40 billion plastic utensils every year at cookouts, picnics, and around the home. Almost all of them are sent to landfills where they'll take thousands of years to decompose. Not bioplastics.
Tags: Bioplastics, The Pros and Cons of Natural Gas
Greg McGlinch owns Down Home Farms, a 450-acre family farming operation in Darke County, Ohio. “I hate seeing soil go down the creek because you’re losing a lot of valuable nutrients,” he said on June 26, 2021. “A lot of that you can’t put a monetary value on” (Photo by Jules Struck).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | Emerson College
Friday, September 03, 2021
Interest in sustainable farming practices is building, and while independent and governmental conservation organizations can be good resources for promoting ecological practices, farmers say that swapping information peer-to-peer works best.
Tags: fao, agriculture, farming community, sustainability, communication, education, FAO Fellows 2021
(Karolina Grabowska/Pexels License)
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Monday, January 09, 2023
In this audio story, SUNY-ESF student, Lisa Steinberg, discusses the intersection of sustainability and menstrual health.
Tags: periods, menstrual care, sustainability, reusables, single-use, public health, public education, awareness
Thursday, March 13, 2014
A Legacy of Sustainability Ethic
Tags: Furman University, climate leadership awards 2014, Shi Center, sustainability, weatherization, Community Partnerships, Carbon Offsets
Planet Forward
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
The University of Utah's Global Change & Sustainability Center coordinates, promotes, and accelerates interdisciplinary research and training on natural and human-built systems, the dynamic interactions and interconnections that exist in those
University of Arizona
Tuesday, February 04, 2020
Manzo Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona is fostering nature lovers from a young age by integrating an ecology program into their educational institution.
Tags: Manzo Elementary School, sustainability, Environmental Education, storyfest2020
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
A southern Idaho highway punches through what was molten lava just 10,000 years ago, a blink of an eye in geologic time.
Tags: green living, sustainability, Black Butte, Environment, conservation, oregon, wilderness, habitat
Monday, April 01, 2013
Oberlin's commitment to sustainability isn't secluded to a single office or project, but something that's integrated throughout campus from engaging prospective students to the Office of the President. Advancing our sustainability goals has led to...
Tags: sustainability, Oberlin College, Climate Leadership Awards 2013
Thursday, October 20, 2011
How can we make flame retardants--normally environmentally unfriendly substances--into sustainable products? Researchers from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell discuss their work for the U.S. Armed Forces.