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Jeffrey Sachs’s 12 Grand Challenges for Sustainable Development

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, presents his Twelve Grand Challenges for Sustainable Development at GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

Prinzessinnengärten: A Garden Grows a Community

Morritzplatz. Kreuzberg, Berlin. A harbored slice of industrial West Berlin that once hugged the infamous Berlin Wall was once known for its factories and working class Turkish immigrants. Now, the neighborhood that is so often the focal point of Berlin gentrification is seeing a different kind of redevelopment⎯an agricultural one. Prinzessingarten, or princess garden, was …Read More…

Sustainability in Schools

Going Green is Always Cool at School! It’s that time of year again!  Summer is coming to a close and students across the country are returning to class.  This week we focus on schools whose students are working hard to decrease energy use and increase sustainability on campus. You know how students are — they …Read More…

The Center for Green Schools and Princeton Review Release Free Guide to 322 Green Colleges

By Kristin Simmons Ferguson Higher Ed Associate, Center for Green Schools For the third year in a row, we at the Center for Green Schools are pleased to celebrate today’s release of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green College: 2012 Edition. This year’s guide profiles 322 institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada that demonstrate …Read More…

Communities Skip Washington for Green Action Locally

With all the political gridlock in Washington, D.C. it’s easy to imagine the entire country is suffering from a similar lockdown. However, municipalities across the country are moving ahead in America’s clean energy discussion. Here’s how.

Rebuilding the 20th Century: It’s Time for Kids

This week we’re thinking a lot about Campus Sustainability with our partners at Second Nature. We’re hosting a video contest to see who’s a climate leader in the academic community. But instead of thinking about another recycling program (although it boggles my mind that only 33% of waste is recycled) we should think about how …Read More…

#ThinkFWD on Campus Sustainability

By Frank Sesno
To think forward is to take a good look at the present and then apply all of your ingenuity towards cultivating a better future. Who better to ask that college students? We’ve got an inspiring–and inspired–group of students doing just that.

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Initiating Innovation at the Solar Decathlon and EPA P3

The 2011 Solar Decathlon officially ended on October 2nd when director Richard King sent a warm thank you to everyone involved. But the Solar Decathlon happens every two years, and King ended his thank you like a starter cuing off a race. “I can’t wait to do this again!” he wrote with refreshing sincerity and energy.

But it’s true, we all can’t wait to do it all over again. But, what’s next? Why do government agencies take on competitions like these? PF’s Anthony Cefali takes a look>>

President Obama calls for Electric Vehicles and Clean Energy in his State of the Union Address

During his State of the Union address, President Obama set a new goal: by 2035, 80 percent of America’s electricity will come from clean energy sources.

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Baby, it’s cold outside!

The weather outside is finally changing. Everyone is donning their puffy winter jackets. One thing everyone does during the winter is try to make themselves comfortable with the frigid temperatures outside. Here are five elements that you can look at in your home that will keep you, your family and your wallets comfortable. Heating – …Read More…

Christian Earthkeeping

There’s a new program at George Fox University, just outside of Portland, Oregon – Christian Earthkeeping. The University describes its program by saying, “Christian Earthkeeping is the Church’s response to the ecological crisis and to God’s command to ‘keep’ the Earth (Genesis 2:15).” For too long climate change and sustainable living have been the domain …Read More…