Students and Nature

Greening Your School with Eco-Schools USA

By Larry J. Schweiger Spending time outdoors and learning about nature as a child was instrumental for me in developing my passion for the natural world. Since November 1, 2009 … Read more

Thoughts on sustainability, from great leaders

We occasionally do write-ups of the conferences we attend, but we always feel it's better to be there in person. Failing that, videos are a nice second choice. Here's the … Read more

A Momentous March for Environmental Education!

This month two great environmental education initiatives passed through the U.S. House of Representatives, which can propel more of America's youth into civic and environmental engagement. First, the Ocean, Coastal … Read more

Scott Kluver, WSU Power Plant Engineering Staff

No Substitute for Efficient Buildings

By Maryruth Belsey Priebe It might be 5 am, but the cooks in one Winona University kitchen are already saving energy. In past years, the shift started with turning on … Read more

Tomorrow' s Table

Five Questions: How Will Genetic Engineering Shape Sustainable Agriculture?

Pam Ronald’s new book on organic farming and the future of food, Tomorrow’s Table, highlights the latest research in the field of genetic engineering, and the ways it might solve … Read more

University of North Carolina food services

Overcoming Obstacles in the Local Food Scene

By Leslie Wells Sometimes, the grass is really greener in your own backyard. Since Campus Ecology ran its first case studies on local and sustainable food back in 2003 (see … Read more

Luring Students with the Promise of Green

Coordinators and activists have long known the importance of outreach efforts for their sustainability projects: increasing awareness generally increases participation, whether the project is recycling or increasing transit ridership. Now, … Read more

Urban gardeners

How to Experience Nature in the City in Seven Days

Nature in the city? Nothing, nada, zip. Or at least that’s the popular myth. The reality is abundant, quirky, intriguing, green (and pink, brown, gray, black, sleek, furred and feathered). The … Read more

Another top ten

We focus a lot on facilities and the operational side of sustainability on this blog, but the research being done on campuses is equally important, so we'd like to draw … Read more

Summer Days

With the spring semester ending in a few months, students are making break plans and some universities are taking a close look at their buildings to see where they can … Read more