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Campus Sustainability Programs: Putting Universities at the Forefront of Green Movement

By Naimish Upadhyay on March 18, 2010 5 Comments Alliance to Save Energy, American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment-, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Campus Ecology Program, campus sustainability, carbon footprint, climate neutrality, College Sustainability Report Card, ecological conservation, energy conservation, energy efficiency, environmental impact, global climate change, Green Campus Program, green movement, greenhouse gas emissions, Higher Education Directory, National Wildlife Federation, recycling, Rockfeller Philanthropy Advisors, Second Nature, student engagement, Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Reporting System, Sustainable Endowments Institute

Campus Sustainability Programs: Putting Universities at the Forefront of Green Movement

There has been an enormous growth in national and state-level voluntary campus sustainability programs in the U.S. in recent years. These programs not only help universities and colleges institutionalize sustainability principles into everyday processes and actions, but also create a common knowledge pool of resources and best practices that enable these institutions to build strong sustainable communities.

Climate Change: The Crisis That Will Define the 21st Century Economically and Politically

By Nicholas Varilone on March 5, 2010 12 Comments 48C, 48C: Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit, Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit, Carbon Cycle, carbon dioxide, CH4, Climate Change, CO2, Copenhagen Summit, economic problems, economically viable, GDP, global climate change, global economy, global mean temperatures, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, Gross Domestic Product, mass migrations, methane, N2O, Nicholas Stern, nitrous oxide, Obama administration, renewable energy, Stern Review, United Nations Climate Change Conference

Climate Change: The Crisis That Will Define the 21st Century Economically and Politically

The debate surrounding global climate change has been a very hot button issue for the past few years. In most cases the average person doesn’t know enough about the science behind this issue to make an informed decision. The fact is that climate change will become a major issue within the next two decades and will have a host of environmental as well as economic impacts in the United States. Climate change will play a major role in the way our economy functions as well as the way our legislators make decisions.