Ecotech Institute Receives Gold LEED Certification
Sustainable building designs such as rooftop wind turbines, motion-sensor lighting and low-flow water fixtures help give Ecotech this high honor Denver, Colorado – Ecotech Institute, the first and only college…
Study Says Time To Clean Up Our Space Junk
Countless large and small pieces of debris from space missions could damage spacecraft and satellites. Space junk has made such a mess of Earth’s orbit that experts say we may…
Birmingham Southern College Opens 12th EcoScape (slideshow)
The Southern Environmental Center at Birmingham Southern College opened its 12th EcoScape garden in the Birmingham region this month. The 12th EcoScape is located in the industrial community of Tarrant,…
Auburn University Students Save Energy and Water
AUBURN – Nearly 4,000 Auburn University students in 30 residence halls saved more than $12,000 in water and electricity costs in this year’s Sustain-A-Bowl, Auburn’s annual resource reduction competition. The goal…
U.S. Study Finds National Forests Can Provide Public Health Benefits
Each year, more than 170 million people visit national forests for recreation. And the physical activity associated with these visits burns 290 billion food calories. That equals enough french fries…
Lessons from the Maya Q’eqchi: The Earth Is Not Ours…
Last fall, world population reached 7 billion people at a time of accelerated environmental disruption. This article is part of a series commissioned by RH Reality Checkwith Laurie Mazur as…
Colorado: 350 Oil & Gas Spills in Less Than Two Years, Fines Almost Non-Existent
A Denver Post investigation found that four oil and natural gas companies have been responsible for 350 spills in Colorado since January, 2010. Just this summer, one company had three spills in Weld county…
Tuskegee and Alabama State Form Environmental Partnerships with EPA
Today Alabama State University will enter into an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support campus greening and sustainability. As part of the agreement EPA will commit to enhance the…
Bees and Solar Power at New Jersey Private School
A 100-year old private school, Lawrenceville School, in Lawrenceville, N.J. is now getting 90% of its electricity from solar. The school installed a 6.1 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted system on 30 acres of school-owned farm…
Tennessee Dedicates 54th State Park
On a comfortable overcast day in May, with the sun peeking through the clouds, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam was joined by more than 350 fellow Tennesseans near Cookeville, Tennessee to dedicate…
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