Panels to provide ASU with solar energy

Web Devil In a world abuzz with the green movement, ASU is taking a step to do its part. > Read more

ASU leads the nation with largest university solar installation

Arizona State University (ASU) has awarded energy contracts to Honeywell Building Systems, Independent Energy Group and SolEquity to install two megawatts of solar electric modules on approximately 135,000 square feet

"Green" bulbs can lower your bills

Tom HinesSpecial for The Republic These days, it seems that everyone is striving to “live green.” With so many options, it may be hard to know where to begin. You

Going 'green': ASU gives sustainability mass roots

Chronicle of Higher EducationOne convert at a time is a noble goal for any altruistic endeavor, especially sustainability, which has long laid low in the grass roots of society. Partly

ASU team shines in sustainability challenge

by Jay Golden for the Arizona Republic Last month, four undergraduate students from ASU traveled to the Wal-Mart home office in Bentonville, Ark., to compete in the “Better Living Business

Urban Farm inspires neighbors and visitors

by Greg PetersonSpecial for the Arizona Republic I have a good friend whom I call Margaret the Condo Gardner. Her garden is quite the contrast from mine, but she will

ASU Ranks 6th for impact in ecology, environmental research

ASUNewsArizona State University placed sixth in the Thomson Scientific's U.S. University's Top 10 in the subject area of ecology and environmental sciences. The rankings, developed for 21 subject areas, were

ASU researchers explore bacteria-driven diesel fuel

The Arizona RepublicThe lowly cyanobacterium isn't much to look at, but the simple life form thought to have originally created the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere could be on the verge

A newly renovated green home for Global Institute of Sustainability

Global Institute of SustainabilityThe newly renovated building housing Arizona State University’s (ASU) Global Institute of Sustainability opened its doors this week. In his remarks to a crowd of 400 at

ASU opens 'med school' for earth's ailments: 'First of its kind' school at ASU dedicated to researching sustainability

The Arizona RepublicMichael Crow sees Arizona State University's new Global Institute of Sustainability as a sort of global-issues medical school. "Some 300 years ago, the first medical school was created

Institute puts university on 'green' path

ASUNewsThe new home of the Global Institute of Sustainability is one of the most eco-friendly buildings on ASU's Tempe campus. Equally important, it is also a pleasant environment. > Read

Hope for a desert delinquent: What Phoenix, the poster child for environmental ills, is doing right

GristIn order for Phoenix to truly be a green city, it would have to be brown. Or not brown, exactly, but the sandy shade of the mountains that surround it: