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Turning Junk Mail Into Concrete
By Maryruth Belsey Priebe Students Kim, Shana and Emily set papercrete blocks as part of a workshop at Coconino Community College. (Joe Costion) Students of the University of Arizona (UA) are putting newspaper to work in outhouses–and it’s… Read more >
New Financing Tools Help Push for Clean Energy
For anyone interested in serious reductions in global warming pollution on campus, the new report “Financing Sustainability on Campus,”written by Ben Barlow and edited by Andrea Putman, is an indispensable resource. Published by the National Association of College and University… Read more >
Schools Raise Staff’s Energy IQ
By Maryruth Belsey Priebe It’s all well and good to install CFLs, upgrade the cooling system efficiencies, and provide alternative transportation options for employees and students, but when lights get left on, the thermostat is set too low, and no… Read more >
All Fired Up
By Ryan Newhouse As more schools convert coal-fired boilers to burn biomass or build state-of-the-art energy facilities, they must creatively explore their “backyards” for sustainable fuel sources. If done correctly, this helps schools significantly reduce their baseline GHG emissions…. Read more >
Department of Labor Distributes Money for Green Workforce Training
As further proof that community colleges have a big role to play in building capacity for green business and technology, 17 out of the 25 recipients of job training grants, awarded this month from the Department of Labor (DOL), list at… Read more >
Are Bioplastics As Good As They Seem?
By Leslie Wells For universities hoping to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill, using bioplastics in cafeterias seems like a straightforward solution with notable benefits such as creating nutrient-rich compost for the university. However, new obstacles are… Read more >
Confronting Climate Collapse: The Work of a Lifetime
Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse, recently published by Oxford University Press, is David W. Orr’s ninth book. Although dozens of climate-related books have been published within the last several months and even more information exists online, there are… Read more >
Pedal Power: What Academe Knows About Bikes
By Paul Tolmé Susan Handy is the type of bicyclist that environmentalists and policymakers would like to see more of on American roadways. She commutes to work by bike, rides to the store for groceries and pedals her children to… Read more >
Permeable Concrete Reduces Emissions
By Maryruth Belsey Priebe Concrete has earned a bad rap as a high-energy construction material, but some institutions, like the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) and Auburn University (Alabama), are exploring more sustainable options with pervious concrete and… Read more >
Consulting Our Crystal Ball
We convened a virtual panel to see how far the campus sustainability movement has come this decade, and make a few predictions for the future. See bios of our “speakers” at the bottom of the page. CE: What have… Read more >
