Books Galore: Prize Winners
Five outstanding recent works acknowledged with national and international journalism and literary awards. Before you buy, read the review, listen to an author interview, or scan an excerpt. Mumbai (India) […]
Christmas Bird Count: Free Event
Christmas Bird Count 2012: Form a counting circle or be part of one this holiday season. The 113th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count takes place Dec 14, 2012 to Jan […]
Greenest Campus in the Pittsburgh Region
Pittsburgh’s Chatham University may become the greenest academic institution in the US when it completes the 20-year build-out now underway at its newest campus location. Gifted to Chatham in 2008, the […]
Greenest Colleges Ranked
“Green” is a very hot word on college and university campuses – whether it’s energy efficiency, LEED®-certified dorms and buildings, food composting, or deep-green curriculum. Two annual surveys of college […]
MBA’s: Do they care about enviro issues?
How do the world’s top Master’s in Business Administration programs stack up in addressing environmental, ethical and social concerns? Over the past decade, the Aspen Institute has conducted Beyond Grey […]
Appalachian State’s Solar House Goes Retail
The Solar Homestead, a net-zero energy home designed by students and professors at Appalachian State University in Boone NC, is about to go retail for consumers. Asheville-based Deltec Homes, leading […]
Gallery: Solar Decathlon Europe ’12
Solar Houses: Students Build & Win
Solar-powered houses built by students from 18 universities and schools in Europe, Asia, South America and the US competed for the coveted first place at the 2012 European Solar Decathlon, awarded […]
Battling Floods: Dutch Know How
Dutch water management experts have tremendous knowledge – not to mention experience – that should be tapped to forestall or lessen the impact of super storms and hurricanes on the […]
Sandy’s Aftermath: Wildlife Refuges, Arts, Museums
Just after Superstorm Sandy, Green New Update shared initial reports on the destruction to New York’s parks, botanic gardens and museums that were in the path of the storm and […]
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