Tag: campus sustainability

Divest from Fossil Fuels Say Students at Swarthmore, UNC-Chapel Hill, U of Illinois,

Posted February 20th, 2012 by | Permalink
Filed under Energy, Environmental Issues, Sustainability on Campus

Swarthmore College and several other campuses have launched a campaign to divest from fossil fuels. Read why and get involved in the campaign! by Blair Halcyon SWARTHMORE, PA — On campuses across the country, students are writing a new chapter in the youth environmental justice movement. The last five years of student organizing have won [...]

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Campus Sustainability at George Washington U

Posted February 10th, 2012 by | Permalink
Filed under Education, Environmental Issues, Sustainability on Campus

Campus sustainability grows with gardens, solar and courses at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Students are leading the initiative for a greening of college campuses.   Tweet

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How to cut waste during a college move-out

Posted May 18th, 2011 by | Permalink
Filed under Education, Environmental Issues, Sustainability on Campus

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Friday Movie | Green Campus

Posted February 25th, 2011 by | Permalink
Filed under Plants, Sustainability on Campus

Green Campus Butterfly Garden Tweet

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Water Conservation, Hornet Power, Solar Car ECN Roundup | 1.17.11

Posted January 17th, 2011 by | Permalink
Filed under Energy, Sustainability on Campus, Technology

101 Ways to Conserve Water in College OnlineClasses.org A lot of businesses, households and campuses have recently adopted water conservation plans to save money and protect the environment, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us. Those of us in the developed world use inordinate amounts of water for personal use, and [...]

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Campuses Moving Off Coal

Posted December 2nd, 2010 by | Permalink
Filed under Carbon Emissions, Policy, Pollution, Sustainability on Campus, Volunteerism, Activism

Penn State University joins a growing list of US campuses taking steps to move off coal. This outcome was a victory for students involved in a year-long campaign urging the university to stop burning coal at the on-campus steam plant. The Sierra Student Coalition, Campuses Beyond Coal campaign supported the student’s effort. A strong new [...]

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Surge in College Campus Sustainability Revealed by College Sustainability Report Card

Posted November 8th, 2010 by | Permalink
Filed under Sustainability, Sustainability on Campus

As higher education has become more conscious of sustainability issues, a number of organizations have begun analyzing their success. The Sustainable Endowments Institute, SEI, recently released its fifth annual College Sustainability Report Card. The report covers the colleges and universities with the 300 largest endowments in the United States and Canada. An additional 22 institutions, [...]

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Environmental Awareness: Starting with the Community I Live In

Posted October 20th, 2010 by | Permalink
Filed under Conservation, Sustainability on Campus

With the recent BP oil spill that happened months ago, many individuals who once turned a blind eye to matters of environmental awareness are starting to realize the impact that such incidents have on sustainability. Some of us take it for granted, while others fight to preserve it. Whichever stance you have on the environment, [...]

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