The Institute for Shipboard Education is pleased to announce “Engineering a New Tomorrow,” the first short-term Semester at Sea voyage. Open to participants of all majors the program will explore key global issues during an intensive 26-day shipboard and field-practice curriculum developed in partnership with the University of Virginia.
McGuinty Government Takes Next Step In Building Clean Energy Economy Even more homes and businesses will soon be powered by clean energy as Ontario takes another step forward in building its clean energy economy.
New Ontario wind farms will create jobs and local benefits for host communities
The National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program will once again be offering a Greener Campus webinar series in 2011. Campus Ecology’s Greener Campus Conference Series gives NWF Campus Ecology members and partners the opportunity to hear from leading practitioners in the field on conservation and sustainability topics and to provide a forum for questions and [...]
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A new study authored by Dr. Paul Epstein, the Director of Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment, and eleven other co-authors have compiled a first of its kind “Full Cost Accounting for the Life Cycle of Coal,” tracking the multiple human health and environmental impacts of coal from mining to transport to [...]
A panel of scientists speaking today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unveiled new research and models demonstrating how climate change could increase exposure and risk of human illness originating from ocean, coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems, with some studies projecting impacts to be felt within 30 [...]
What job sector should people turn to in this rough economic time? A recent report from Next 10 and Collaborative Economics finds that the green job sector is growing at a rate three times than that of any other industry in California. The Bay Area leads the state for green job growth, expanding by 8 [...]
ecoATM, the award-winning San Diego start-up known for its commitment to the environment and its innovative kiosks that recycle consumer electronics, announced that it has been awarded a Phase 1 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further refine and expand its research and development in advanced machine vision, artificial intelligence, and testing systems [...]
The Solar Homestead is Appalachian State University’s entry into the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. This international competition challenges twenty collegiate teams to design, build, and operate a solar powered home. This prestigious competition, which takes place in September, 2011, consists of ten contests that will evaluate the home’s performance, design, and marketability. [...]