The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment requires that signatories inventory their campus GHG emissions within the first year, and now that more than 500 schools have signed, many … Read more
Alternative Energy Strategies
Sunshine State Awards $8.5M for Solar Power to Florida Gulf Coast University
It’s not often that a state’s motto so appropriately fits the actions of its Congress: the Sunshine State of Florida recently passed a bill which allocates $8.5 million to Florida … Read more
Students at San Jose State Compete to Tackle Climate Change
San Jose State University, in a bid to get students more involved in learning about and dealing with climate change, is piloting a new course which will force groups of … Read more
NYT Magazine’s Green Issue Profiles Campus Efforts
I spent a few hours this morning reading through the New York Times Magazine’s intensive survey of new green projects in buildings, energy, food, transportation, lifestyle and technology. There are … Read more
Global Warming Solutions Showcase Airs World Wide
Hundreds of colleges and universities, schools and businesses all across the world are hosting the National Wildlife Federation’s second annual broadcast, Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming as part … Read more
Potential for wind power at University of Utah
Christopher Hill, a biochemistry professor at the University of Utah, recently published a great op-ed in the Daily Utah Chronicle about the potential of wind power at his campus. Currently … Read more
Global Warming Impacts Wildlife: How Campuses Can Help
As temperatures increase due to global warming wildlife and wildlife habitat are impacted. A recent study by The Wildlife Society shows North American wildlife species are beginning to shift their … Read more