Education
As Colleges Add Green Majors and Minors, Classes Fill Up
Classes are filling up as fast as colleges can add new major and minors in green programs, as students demand the courses and employers wanted trained ...
College Facilities Make the Green Grade
Several colleges including Bellevue College and Hamilton College have earned the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Cornell University also ...
Tour of Sustainable Facilities at Univeristy of Arizona
Showcase of sustainability efforts at the University of Arizona.
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 ...
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 ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
