The business of climate change - a call for innovation

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The business of climate change - a call for innovation

By Jessica LagreidUndergraduate, W.P. Carey School of BusinessStudent Worker, Global Institute Of Sustainability "In periods of great flux and uncertainty, the people who love [change] are going to find opportunities,"

Keeping our old computers out of the 'e-waste' piles

Eric Williams, an assistant professor of civil, environmental and sustainability in the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, is interviewed on a segment of the program Sustainability, which aired recently

Lebanese architect embraces “poetry of decay” renovating war-scarred guildings

By Leah Starr, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Lebanese architect Bernard Khoury defies the norm with his avant-garde designs, which he builds in response to what he calls the “total

Quantum dots/nanomaterials: Ingredients for better lighting, reliable power

Imagine flexible lighting devices manufactured by using printing techniques. Imagine solar power sources equally as reliable and as portable as any conventional power source. Such advances are among aims of

New microscope to advance research, education

Arizona State University will be home to one of the world’s most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale

Phoenix mayor to unveil lofty 17-point green plan for Phoenix

Mayor Phil Gordon will use today's State of the City address to outline an ambitious strategy to make Phoenix the first carbon-neutral city - and the greenest - in the

Award to transform babble to benefit

What comes to mind when you look across grasslands? That they are major components of “drylands,” regions that cover more than 40 percent of the world's land area and home

‘Gurus’ clean up campus with powerful recycling mission

Whispered rumors have reached us about a dedicated band of "Recycling Gurus" on ASU campuses who can enlighten students on how to improve the ecological footprints of their residence halls.

FBR Open works to get greener

ARIZONA’S BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT CHIPS AWAY AT ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS By Tara Alatorre, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism The golf course has gotten a little greener at the FBR Open in

National climate leaders convene for listening session

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TEAMS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND ARIZONA WATER INSTITUTE TO HOST THINK TANK FOR NATIONAL CLIMATE LEADERS “Listening Session” is Part of a Nationwide Series by

Teach-in focuses on global-warming solution

The State Press (asuwebdevil.com)Tessa Muggeridge Through various events across the Tempe campus on Thursday, thousands of students, faculty, staff and community members will gather to discuss ways to curtail global-warming.

Singh Farms helping ASU keep waste from landfill

Arizona Republic It is still a long way from its zero-waste goal, but Arizona State University is reducing the size of its refuse piles and turning the Tempe campus greener