climate change

In Every Season, White is the New Green

  Want an effective tool to fight global warming? Try a can of paint. As the director of facilities at Radford University can tell you, the most powerful and elegant … Read more

University of Florida Strives to Surpass LEED

For universities serious about reducing their carbon footprint, compact fluorescent light bulbs just won’t cut it. Many are starting, quite literally, from the ground up, building highly efficient dorms, classrooms … Read more

Student Fees Drive Campus Retrofits

It often takes more than a dedicated student club or well-intentioned administrator to transform campus operations, particularly when it comes to sustainability and energy efficiency. Rather, campus-wide commitment can be … Read more

Captured Heat Makes Rowan University Richer and Greener

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

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

Watch Racing Star Leilani Münter’s Drive for Climate Action

Check out this video of Indy Lights racer Leilani Münter talking to TMZ about her environmental efforts! Leilani was in town for a rally in support of the Climate Security … Read more

Add Another Moderate to Climate Security Act?

Will Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) vote for the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act when it comes to the Senate floor? Sounds a lot more likely: The presumptive GOP nominee didn’t say … Read more

Natural Resources Conference Focuses on Climate Change Solutions

Another packed meeting room for a session on climate change here at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. This time the meeting was for natural resource managers working … Read more

CRA Climate Analysis: “Extreme Again”

The national Chamber of Commerce and the American Council for Capital Formation are holding events in select states using biased, polluter-funded “analysis” of climate legislation to discourage Congress from moving … Read more

Sen. Boxer, Conservation Leaders Show Unity for Strengthening Climate Legislation

On Capitol Hill today, the National Wildlife Federation showed its support for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in the fight for strong climate legislation. As chair of the Senate Environment and … Read more