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Thursday, February 09, 2017
Sewanee's office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability (ESS) is responsible for shepherding the University’s commitment to sustainable living on campus and the environmentally sound management and educational use of its 13,000 acre landb
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
What is cuter than little kids working in a garden? Students at the University of South Florida are including their entire community in their attempt to be more environmentally friendly. One part of their project is educating children about...
Tags: global warming, solar, green energy, Carbon emissions, global, University of South Florida, usf, climate neutrality, climate leadership, Sustainability in Schools
Jen Jenkins surveys the terrain of Sundrop Prairie (Sarah Anderson/MEDILL).
Medill News Service, Northwestern University
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Colleen O’Brien and Jen Jenkins are exploring whether a cluster of five grassland regions that form a rare natural oasis just south of Chicago could be dedicated as a space for stormwater collection to help mitigate flooding in the region.
Tags: Biodiversity, natural disasters, Water, Infrastructure, data
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg director Makoma Lekalakala speaks at the Madrid U.N. Climate Change Conference in December 2019. (Photo courtesy of Earthlife Africa Johannesburg)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Thursday, June 25, 2020
In South Africa, a country with the world's largest wealth disparity, poor communities face daily environmental threats. Find out how environmental justice activists are chipping away at this inequality through grassroots efforts.
Tags: environmental justice, environmental activism, South Africa, public health, pollution, storyfest2021
Members of one of GAYO Eco-Clubs at a Ghanaian university (Photo by the Green Africa Youth Organization)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Sunday, March 06, 2022
Learn more about Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) and their impact in Ghana and on the international stage, from the perspective of GAYO Project Coordinator Betty Osse Bonsu.
Tags: ghana, Global South, circular economy, climate change, composting, recycling, GAYO, cop26, storyfest2022
University of Connecticut's COP26 cohort pauses for a photo on the streets of Glasgow. (Scott Wallace/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
Thursday, December 02, 2021
In November, I traveled to Glasgow, Scotland for COP26 with four professors and 15 University of Connecticut students, representing 13 different majors. The students shared why they attended the conference and what they learned there.
Tags: education, cop26, UCONN, youth, climate change
UNSW Australia
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
UNSW PhD candidate Andrea Wechsler takes by-products from the forestry industry to make particle boards that can be used in kitchens, bathrooms and decking around pools.
Tags: Green building, unsw australia, particle boards, University of New South Wales, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Columbia University
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Our program within the Columbia University Chapter of Engineers without Borders (CU-EWB) works with the village of Obodan, Ghana to improve sanitation and access to water resources while focusing on developing methods to convert waste to energy vi
Tags: Water, energy, sanitation, Engineers without borders, EWB, latrines, source separation, ghana, biogas, fertilizer
Tap water must be boiled before it is safe to drink. (Madeleine Pye/The George Washington University)
The George Washington University
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Living in the midst of a water crisis in South Africa gives a new perspective on water conservation.