Education

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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" ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

University of Toledo Considers Alternative Energy School

Universities are starting to respond to the need for engineers trained in alternative, or renewable energy, as the United States transitions into an economy geared to meet ...