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MITEI: Sustainable Energy & Terawatt-Scale Photovoltaics

This MIT Energy Initiative "on the road" event took place at Google earlier this month. Speakers include Daniel Enderton, Executive Director of MITEI's Sustainable Energy Revolution Program, and Professor Tonio Buonassisi of Mechanical Engineering. The event ...

November 18, 2009

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that ...

October 27, 2009

Colleges Get Sustainability Report Card

The Sustainable Endowments Institute has released its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card comparing 322 schools across the U.S. on how "green" they are, reports ...

October 9, 2009

Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings

The University of Toledo has added a Campus of Energy and Innovation, while the University of Minnesota's new football stadium has earned LEED Silver status. At the ...

September 23, 2009

Renewables, Recycling Fertile Hiring Grounds

Sustainability will be embedded into every employment category in the future, and general education in sustainability concepts and issues will become an important prerequisite for employees ...

September 11, 2009

Scholastic Strengthens Sustainable Paper Push

Scholastic has increased its use of Forest Stewardship Council-certified and recycled paper, with nearly 35 percent of all paper purchased in 2008 meeting those standards. In January ...

August 28, 2009

UM Uses Smart Meters, Twitter To Provide Energy-Use Updates

The University of Mississippi plans to reduce campus power consumption with the recent installation of smart meters at 16 of the school's buildings to monitor, analyze, and report ...

August 28, 2009

University of Colorado at Boulder Tops Sierra’s Ranking of Green Colleges

The University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Washington at Seattle, Middlebury College, University of Vermont and College of the Atlantic are the top five "green" ...

August 21, 2009

Educators Seek 1% of Cap and Trade Proceeds for Green Training

If the education community has its way, it would get $1 billion in proceeds from U.S. carbon-emissions allowances to put toward education in clean energy, environmental ...

July 9, 2009

Hospital Upgrades to Save Millions in Energy Costs

Two recent hospital energy efficiency upgrades are predicted to pay for themselves in improved energy costs. Hospitals in Canada are using Honeywell for a combined $11.3 ...

July 7, 2009

Salary Survey Shows Green Workers Have More Job Security

Sixty-eight percent of employees in the climate change sector feel the same or more job security than they did a year ago, due to a heightened response ...

June 4, 2009

Climate Corps MBA Program More Than Triples to 23 Firms

An MBA program that embeds students into corporate sustainability roles for 10 weeks has expanded this year to include 23 companies, with 26 students enrolled. The Environmental ...

June 2, 2009

St. Louis Building Aims to be Nation’s Greenest

The new Living Learning Center at the Washington University's Tyson Research Center in St. Louis aims to lay claim to the nation's greenest building, as it ...

May 29, 2009

International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Launched

Joining other signatories from G8 nations, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has signed on to the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency. The goal of the ...

May 27, 2009

Schools, Universities Turning to Wind, Renewables

Northern Power Systems Inc., a wind energy company and manufacturer of community wind turbines, has unveiled a Wind for Schools package that will help more schools produce ...

May 8, 2009

Bayer Kicks Off Center for Global Produce Sustainability

The Center for Global Produce Sustainability aims to help steer fresh fruit and vegetable growers -- and those farther up and down the supply chain -- ...

April 23, 2009

Adapting Skills For The Green Tech Revolution

The recent multi-billion-dollar U.S. stimulus package is paving the way for a smarter national infrastructure, which will inevitably creates job, stimulate economic growth and drive innovation ...

April 20, 2009

Broadcast Industry Goes Green for Earth Day

Several broadcasting networks, including Fox Broadcasting, NBC and Nickelodeon, have announced green-themed TV program scheduling in honor of Earth Day, April 22. Fox Broadcasting plans to launch specially ...

April 15, 2009

Middlebury to be Carbon Neutral by 2016

Vermont's Middlebury College is using biomass to reduce its carbon footprint and reach carbon neutrality within seven years.

March 17, 2009

NASA Partners With Two Colleges To Build Green Research Campus

NASA is partnering with UC Santa Cruz and Foothill-De Anza Community College to build a green research campus in Silicon Valley, Mercury News reports. The partnership is ...

March 17, 2009

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