A short-and-sweet story at the Chronicle of Higher Education notes that even English majors can get their hands dirty at Furman University: "The course was about Henry David Thoreau's Walden, … Read more
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Welcome to the University, Here’s Your Green Guide
Smith College offers new freshmen a number of voluntary tracks in addition to the basic first week data dump that all students get. One of these tracks is designed for … Read more
The Next Frontier in Lighting: LED
When Marquette University officials installed a new student-faculty campus parking lot, they carefully weighed options for lighting. For safety reasons, the lot lights would need to remain on overnight, bright … Read more
Climate-Savvy Menus: Eating Lower on the Food Chain
Students at the University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC) will now encounter a beef-free menu every Wednesday, thanks to the school’s commitment to reducing its meat-related greenhouse gas emissions. Students and … Read more
Back to the Blogosphere
Sorry we've been a little quiet lately. To ease you back, here's a piece done by one of our members at the Chronicle of Higher Education about using the university's … Read more
Turning Trash into Treasure: UNH and MSC to Power Campuses with Methane
Smelly landfills and cow pies hardly look like fuel. Yet these odiferous offenders hide a secret within their stink. Schools such as the University of New Hampshire and Morrisville State … Read more
Is Online Learning Better for the Planet?
As a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, online learning may be one of the most unexploited means of achieving a smaller carbon footprint. Though few traditional colleges and universities … Read more
CWRU to Experiment with Freshwater Turbine
In Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) home state of Ohio, “Coal is like pennies,” says Linda Robson, Case Western’s campus planning and operations research fellow for energy studies. In a … Read more
St. Thomas University Prepares Lawyers to Take on Environmental Issues
A small but steadily growing legal discipline is training lawyers to defend one of the world’s most underrepresented clients: the environment. Though several law schools have added legal certificates or … Read more
