Decision Center for a Desert City wins international prize

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Decision Center for a Desert City wins international prize

The Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) has been tapped as one of a handful of institutions worldwide to receive this year’s Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for

Research engineer makes a big idea bigger

By Michelle SchwartzCommunications and Marketing CoordinatorGlobal Institute of SustainabilityIt's a bright idea.  Monitor a building's energy use, put the information under the noses of the building's occupants, and use it

Arizona's largest building mounted PV project at ASU

SAN FRANCISCO and WUXI, China, Sept. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP - News), one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic cells and modules, today

ReGeneration roadtrip: Degrees of sustainability

Living and learning at Arizona State University's School of Sustainability The folks at Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability really rolled out the red green carpet for Sarah and

ASU's School of Sustainability honored

Contributions help environment, life in Valley, group says Arizona RepublicWhen Pinal County sought advice on managing its growth, students from Arizona State University's School of Sustainability reviewed the landscape from

Crow urges change in sustainability education

Arizona RepublicAccording to Arizona State University President Michael Crow, education on sustainability is stuck in the Stone Age. > Read more

ASU to play role in crafting power systems to expand use of renewable energy

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University researchers will help create a framework for re-engineering the nation's power grid to make it adaptable to renewable electric-energy technologies such as solar and wind

Econews site teams up with ASU

NEWSWEEK Arizona State University has often stood out for its efforts to be ecofriendly. Since launching the country's first school of sustainability in 2007, the large college—about 60,000 students—has been

School honored at Valley Forward's Environmental Excellence Awards

The School of Sustainability was honored at the Valley Forward's 28th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards. The School won first prize in the "Environmental Education and Communication" category and received the

Former U.S. official to discuss energy, political leadership at ASU

Jay Hakes, author of the new book, A Declaration of Energy Independence, will talk about how America got into its current energy predicament and how to get out of it

Student organizer turns GreenSummit into event drawing thousands

Arizona RepublicThey say big ideas come from light-bulb moments. Chris Samila’s big idea began with a real light bulb. Vacationing in Costa Rica early last year with a classmate from

High expectations for 2nd GreenSummit

by Chris SamilaFor the Arizona RepublicWhen we organized the first GreenSummit on ASU's Tempe campus last year, we never imagined that anyone but students and a few local residents would