The U.S. Department of Education announced today the creation of the Green Ribbon Schools program to recognize schools that are creating healthy and sustainable learning environments and teaching environmental literacy. The new awards program will be run by the Education Department with the support of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the U.S. [...]
Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SDBC) and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful (KCB) announced the winners of the six-month recycling contest “Bin It 2 Win It” with the help of defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, Michael Johnson, and Councilwoman Amy Murray.
Earth Day marked the one-year anniversary of Florida State University’s new Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science (EAOS). The department offers two bachelor’s degrees –– a B.S. in environmental science and a B.A. in environmental science and policy.
Expanding their renewable energy portfolios, three global companies – Google and subsidiaries of ITOCHU Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation (TYO-8053) – have joined GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and developer and managing member Caithness Energy as owners of the world’s largest wind farm, the 845-megawatt Shepherds Flat wind project under construction near Arlington, [...]
Ceremony Marks First Day of Earth Week MONROE, Michigan. Officials today cut the ceremonial ribbon marking the completion of the Detroit Edison solar installation on the Main Campus of Monroe County Community College.
Despite cuts to energy efficiency programs in the compromise spending bill approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama last week, the legislation included provisions that will help a Minnesota company move forward with a major plant construction project expected to bring more than 160 “green collar” jobs and 200 construction jobs to [...]
Facebook Launches Open Compute Project PALO ALTO, California. Seeking to transform the energy efficiency of global data centers, Facebook today launched the Open Compute Project, an initiative to share the custom-engineered technology in its first dedicated data center in Prineville, Oregon. This advanced technology delivered a 38 percent increase in energy efficiency at 24 percent [...]
New Study Finds 121 Solar Energy Companies and 120 Wind Power Companies Working in Michigan The Environmental Law and Policy Center’s new Michigan’s solar and wind energy supply chain study finds that 121 Michigan companies are engaged in the solar industry and 120 Michigan companies are part of the wind energy supply chain.
“Beyond Coal” underwear line supports protests on coal-powered campuses PACT, a stylish underwear brand that blends design and sustainability with support for powerful social and environmental causes, launches a new line last week that proudly supports the Sierra Student Coalition’s “Campuses Beyond Coal” initiative. Today, PACT announces the public availability of their latest collection, “Beyond [...]