Peter Singer discusses the way we eat: Why our food choices matter

Sustainable Food Choices - Peter Singer from Institute of Sustainability on Vimeo. When: Monday, April 28, 2008 – 2:00 PMWhere: Evelyn Smith Music Theatre, Arizona State University, Tempe Campus Five

Consider an area's walkability

by Rod Groff for the Arizona Republic Walkable neighborhoods offer many benefits to society, notably better health, more vibrant local economies, and increased social interaction.Although the Valley of the Sun

Integrated, accurate urban data key to protecting human health, national security

In his July 10, 2008, testimony before Congress, Professor Jay Golden calls for greater federal support for improved data collection and interagency collaboration. More people, hotter temperatures, and a vulnerable

Sustainability changes outlook for engineer

Vairavan SubramanianSpecial for the Republic You could say that I'm an engineer by birth. I was literally raised to be an engineer so that I could help my dad automate

ASU creates Solar Power Laboratory to boost Arizona's renewable energy industry, improve state's environment

Experts from one of the nation’s leading solar energy research programs, Christiana Honsberg and Stuart Bowden, are hired by the university to join industry innovator George Maracas in the quest

Think twice before recycling your computer

Discovery Channel: TechDr. Eric Williams, Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and in the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, writes about issues concerning recycling your

US striving for sustainability: Broad clean-energy strategy envisions latching onto a billion-dollar industry

Delaware OnlineProfessors and students are engaging in potentially groundbreaking work in environmental technology and research, including a clean-energy bus powered by hydrogen fuel cells, solar panels... > Read more

Sustaining Arizona

The Arizona Republic is having a six-part series on sustainability running, June 22-28, 2008. A list of the articles can be found below. 6/22 - What are you willing to

When heat threatens society

by Sharon Harlan for The Arizona Republic  Now that triple-digit temperatures have returned to the Valley, it is time to consider once again how to avoid health problems that can

Regional effort urged for alternative energy projects

The Arizona Republic If Arizona is to lead in the research and use of solar and other alternative sources of energy, a regional approach is needed, says an expert on

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