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Chasing Ice: Climate Change We Can See
When you hear the term “climate change,” what image comes to mind? Smokestacks? Bumper-to-bumper traffic on six-lane highways? Wilting crops and flooded streets? If James Balog has anything to do with it, soon enough we will all think of glaciers…glaciers… Read more >
Climate Literacy in a Time of Climate Silence
On October 23, 2012, experts, officials and aficionados on all things education and all things climate attended a Climate Literacy Forum in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the National Center for Science Education, the Alliance for Climate Education and the National… Read more >
Fighting Money with Money: Campuses Divest from Fossil Fuels
Hey, did you know? There’s an election coming up! Right, right, you knew. Kind of hard to miss that one. But here are a few more things you maybe didn’t know, that haven’t necessarily been advertised every 30 seconds in… Read more >
72 Hours to Break the Silence on Climate
Here at Campus Ecology, we talk about clean energy and climate change because those issues are important to us personally, and we know that those issues are important to students on campuses. Not only do we talk about clean energy,… Read more >
EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge
Today’s forecast: 62 degrees with an 85% chance of showers. Put on your raincoat and start singing… Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day… Look at all the puddles forming, and the water rushing down the street to the… Read more >
How Bikeable Is Your Campus?
Looking for a new way to travel around campus this year? How about a bicycle?! Bicycles are a super-efficient way to get from your dorm to class in practically no time at all. Surely you were looking for a way… Read more >
Take a Green-Themed Walking Tour of Your Campus!
Do you know how “green” your campus is? Here’s a quick quiz to find out: How many green roofs does your school have? (2 points, plus 1 bonus point if you can name the buildings) Do the toilets in your… Read more >
Shattered Sky
Shattered Sky is a new documentary that uses the true story of the ozone crisis to inspire action addressing climate and energy issues. The National Wildlife Federation is the education partner for the film, working with the filmmakers to create… Read more >
Back-to-School Yard Sales Reduce Campus Waste, Support Community
If you’re a college student as we near the end of August, you’re probably beginning to think about back-to-school. Time to dig out the boxes and bins of dorm room essentials you packed away last May, and to figure out… Read more >
