Rowan University, located in Glassboro, New Jersey, is a school with a mission: to unite its staff and students in the campus-wide goal of achieving climate neutrality as soon as … Read more
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USF Sows the SEEDS of Renewable Energy Storage
Electricity storage is fast becoming the holy grail of sustainable energy. The performance of solar panels is intermittent, with panels functioning optimally on sunny days, marginally when it is overcast, … Read more
Students Reach Out to Local Businesses, Reduce Pollution
Opportunities are on the rise for students interested in preventing pollution, improving air quality, and pioneering sustainable technologies in their communities. University campuses, long considered hubs of innovation, are beginning … Read more
LEED: Prioritizing Energy Efficiency
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the first and largest certifier of green building, is by now familiar to anyone who works with buildings or campus planning. Another LEED (for … Read more
College of the Atlantic Aims for the Triple Bottom Line
When businesses go green, they do it for reasons ranging from profit and good PR to reliable supply chains and genuine concern for the environment. Examples of individual companies taking … Read more
University and Utility Partnerships in California Lower Emissions
As schools become greener, they are finding a need to reach out to their surrounding communities to manage transportation and supply networks, develop and renovate neighborhoods, and source cleaner energy. In … Read more
Tulane and Yale Structures Earn Top Ten Green Building Awards
The American Institute of Architects’ COTE (Committee on the Environment) recognizes 10 high-profile and environmentally sensitive buildings each year, and for 2008 chose two university buildings to highlight in its … Read more
MU Researchers Find that Submerged Oak Trees Store Carbon 2,000 Years Longer
The role that forests play in climate conditions is vast and complex, including conversion of carbon dioxide into oxygen, stabilization of coastlines and open terrain, shade provision, and the reflection … Read more
Utah government joins universities in switching to 4-day workweek
Until recently, most considered their commute to be nothing more than a necessary evil, if they considered it at all. But rising gas prices, air pollution and the awareness of … Read more
Chasing Clean Fuel in the Lab
The idea of an efficient, clean-burning, sustainable fuel that could power everything from cars to commercial skyscrapers is a seductive one. Currently, many world-class research labs and over 200 small … Read more
