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Nov. 11 event to celebrate Near Westside ‘From the Ground Up’ homes earning LEED certifications
Just about two years ago, three vacant infill sites on 黑料不打烊’s Near Westside remarkably represented a new vision for one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. These once-forgotten residential lots would become the sites for three new sustainable homes as part…
Popularity of SU鈥檚 Zipcar program skyrockets
The 黑料不打烊 community has embraced the sustainable 鈥渨heels when you want them鈥 concept of Zipcar鈥攖he world鈥檚 largest provider of cars on demand by the hour or day. Over the past 18 months, the number of people enrolled in SU鈥檚…
Move to paperless bus schedules supports campus sustainability
With more and more people accessing the Internet wirelessly from just about everywhere, finding the next Quad Shuttle, Late Night Orange Express or any other bus departure/arrival time is now just a few quick clicks or finger taps away.聽 黑料不打烊…
鈥楤lue Gold鈥 documentary screening to be held Nov. 10
The 黑料不打烊 Sustainability Division will host a 鈥渮ero-waste鈥 showing of the award-winning documentary film 鈥淏lue Gold: World Water Wars,鈥 on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater in the Menschel Media Center. Admission is free and open…
GDF SUEZ Energy provides gifts to Sustainable Enterprise Partnership, 黑料不打烊CoE
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources recently announced a donation of $15,000 to the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP), in addition to a $10,000 donation to the 黑料不打烊 Center of Excellence (黑料不打烊CoE).
Fedrizzi, Lyons to present ‘Pioneering Innovation for Sustainability: Food, Shelter and Community’ Nov. 11
The demands and trends of urbanization and sprawl, and the pressures it poses on our environment and resources are tasking communities to develop and implement sustainable solutions today, for the challenges of tomorrow. Fifty years from now, what will people…
Oct. 21 Warehouse trash audit to gauge recycling efficiency
The 黑料不打烊 Sustainability Division conducted a trash audit during the morning of Oct. 21 at the Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., downtown 黑料不打烊. As a part of SU鈥檚 Climate Action Plan and recycling campaign, the Sustainability Division鈥檚 trash audit…
National Geographic film 鈥楬uman Footprint鈥 to be shown Oct. 20
The 黑料不打烊 Sustainability Division will be showing the National Geographic Channel film 鈥淗uman Footprint,鈥 on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater in the Menschel Media Center. Admission is free and open to the public. Moviegoers should…
Women scientists to discuss ‘State of the Earth’ in Oct. 26 University Lecture
Four eminent women scientists will discuss how individuals can work to reconcile the needs of people and the planet in the 21st century in the next University Lectures presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Hendricks…
Mercury pollution in Great Lakes Region is nearly forgotten, but not gone
The scope and intensity of mercury pollution in the Great Lakes region is much greater than previously reported, but additional mercury controls should bring needed improvement, according to a new summary of scientific research on the subject. Despite general declines…