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Planet Forward
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
The University of Minnesota Office of Sustainability provides direction and coordination for sustainability initiatives in the Twin Cities.
University of Minnesota, Morris
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
CLA 2014 BACCALAUREATE COLLEGE WINNER: The University of Minnesota - Morris is making green choices, and has been for over 100 years.
Tags: University of Minnesota Morris, American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, climate leadership awards 2014, Campus Sustainability
Minnesota 2020
Friday, May 24, 2013
Minnesota has emerged as a leader in green chemistry and manufacturing, with the University of Minnesota's curriculum training future chemists in environmentally sustainable practices and the state's leading chemical companies making non-toxic cle
Tags: minnesota, university of minnesota
National Science Foundation
Monday, June 06, 2011
Researchers at the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Minnesota are developing conductive paint for making flexible solar panels.
Tags: nsf, university of minnesota, flexible solar panels
Minnesota 2020
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Eolos is the Ancient Greek god of wind and the namesake for a new wind power research station at the University of Minnesota's UMore Park in Rosemount.
Tags: Department of Energy, university of minnesota, DOE, Minnesota Goes Green
Three large Dumpsters sit outside of University of Mississippi residence hall. (Bryce Johnson/University of Mississippi)
University of Mississippi
Friday, March 09, 2018
Many campuses across America are striving to achieve zero waste during move out.
Tags: recycling, upcycling, zero waste, college, storyfest2018
Minnesota 2020
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
How can communities take advantage of local resources to produce enough energy to meet their needs? This research program from the University of Minnesota is trying to find out.
Tags: gasification, Biomass, solar thermal, synthetic fertilizer, rural energy
National Science Foundation
Monday, September 12, 2011
Mixed prairie grasses, grown on degraded land, may be a better source of biofuel than corn ethanol or soybean biodiesel.
Tags: National Science Foundation, biofuel, university of minnesota, Science Corner, david tilman, prairie grass
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Planet Forward Correspondent | Carleton College
Friday, January 31, 2020
How the Food Recovery Network fights food waste, food insecurity, and climate change—all at once.
Tags: Food Waste, food recovery network, Colleges and Universities, storyfest2020
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
As a part of our research in our Urban Sustainability class, we created a video on how Cleveland, OH, Baltimore, MD, Pittsburg, PA, and El Paso, TX are enacting initiatives to support weatherizing low-income housing residents in order to reach out