NWF’s Campus Ecology Program hosted a greener campus teleconference series during the 2006-2007 academic year. Each teleconference featured practitioners in the field speaking about their accomplishments and challenges and a … Read more
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HEASC Highlights Global Warming Prevention on Campus
In their spring 2006 newsletter, the Higher Education Associations’ Sustainability Consortium, HEASC, features an article titled “Campuses That Confront Global Warming Reap the Rewards” by Julian Keniry, Director of National … Read more
Quick Cut: Why take the elevator when you can take the stairs?
One quick and easy way to conserve energy is to take the stairs and leave the elevator for another day. The average office elevator consumes 350 watts of electricity to … Read more
Resources for Greening Campus Buildings
Campus Ecology staff often receive questions from students and others about the best sources for green building supplies and architects. Through GreenBiz.com, campus leaders can order “Who’s Green,” a handy … Read more
Radio Broadcast: National Campus Energy Leader Speaks Out on Global Warming
Commentary on climate change by Walter Simpson, University of Buffalo (UB) Energy Officer and long-time national campus sustainability advocate, was aired this morning on WBFO. His commentary, noting the news … Read more
Climate Friendly Events and Conferences on Campus and Beyond
Can campuses and other institutions hold climate friendly events and conferences? This week’s activities in Montreal, Canada, suggests we can. This week is the eleventh session of the Conference of … Read more
Climate Literate Graduates– or Not?
A new report, Environmental Literacy in America (2005), written by Kevin Coyle, Vice President of Education for the National Wildlife Federation, concludes that Americans, even college graduates, are widely illiterate … Read more
Will Climate Savvy Graduates Enjoy an Edge in the Job Market?
According to a report published by Dr. Daniel Kammen and other researchers at the University of Berkeley in April 2004, “Putting Renewables to Work: How Many Jobs Can the Clean … Read more
New Study Launches Campus Climate Challenge
The National Wildlife Federation’s President, Larry Schweiger, joined Campus Climate Challenge partners and a number of U.S. higher education leaders on October 19th in announcing the release of a new … Read more
