ASU Sustainability Operations officer Ray Jensen retires after 27 years of leadership
Jensen formed the Sustainability Practices Network and helped initiate the university's Carbon Neutrality Action Plan and the Strategic Plan for Sustainability Practices and Operations.
AZ Central: Valley solar company makes bid for closing Goodyear Suntech plant
Arizona State University engineering professor Joseph Hui's company, Monarch Power, manufactures lotus-shaped solar panels for accessibility and adaptability.
Add some green to your graduation
A small orchestra is playing “Pomp and Circumstance,” everyone is in maroon, and your parents are waving their hands frantically in the stands. You’ve come a long way, kid. It’s
ASU students provide sustainable solutions in K-12 schools
Through the Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools program, graduate students get real-life teaching experience and future generations learn how sustainability applies to them.
Navajo Generating Station fuels discussion at ASU April 30
TEMPE, Ariz. – April 24, 2013 – According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the largest coal-fired power plant in the west needs to improve its pollution controls. Located near
New social networking site helps users make more sustainable decisions
School of Sustainability alum and site developer Andrew Krause says people can use the interactive website to adopt actions based on their personal sustainability goals through a unique social web.
Energy Efficiency Guide inspires action, sustainability
The easy-to-read Energy Efficiency Idea Guide for Arizona outlines 46 methods of implementing energy efficiency programs and offers advice on certain challenges and barriers.
Developing plant-based sustainable sources of rubber, biofuel
Sustainability Scientist and engineer Amy Landis is researching the community impacts of locally sourcing the guayule plant, such as job creation, quality of life, and life cycle assessments.
Pavement advances have led to safer, 'greener,' more durable roads
Senior Sustainability Scientist Kamil Kaloush received an award from the Rubber Pavements Association for his research in rubber asphalt emissions reduction and safety improvements.
Algae testbed leaders look to solve national energy needs
The Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership met at the Polytechnic campus to collaborate on future algae-based uses for energy and carbon capture.
2013 winners of President's Award for Sustainability
Among the awardees were Facilities Management Grounds Services, Materials Management, and Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools.
Professor helps National Academies promote sustainable urban development
Senior Sustainability Scientist and engineer Samuel Ariaratnam contributed to a National Academies book on sustainable urban development like underground construction.