Regional Tree and Shade Summit receives Award of Merit at Valley Forward’s Environmental Excellence Awards
On Sept. 17, the Regional Tree and Shade Summit received an Award of Merit at Valley Forward’s annual Environmental Excellence Awards program in the Environmental Education/Communication: Public Sector category. The awards recognize outstanding environmental achievement and projects that promote environmental initiatives.
McDowell Mountain pump track among county programs honored
Local winners to be honored Thursday by Board of Supervisors Let’s face it, the younger generation is just not into ping pong and sandlot baseball. They’re seeking the adrenalin rush
"Changing Planet" Town Hall
Water – its scarcity and adapting to its future – took center stage in the thirsty Southwest at Arizona State University, Aug. 25, for a town hall videotaped by NBC
Sun Devils Soak up solar power
Arizona State University exceeds 10 megawatts (MW) of solar-energy capacity, making it the only higher education institution in the United States to have a solar capacity of this size. Ten
Six new corporations join the National Clean Fleets Partnership
Back in April, President Obama announced the National Clean Fleets Partnership against the backdrop of energy-efficient vehicles from all five of the charter partners, AT&T, FedEx, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, UPS and Verizon.
NSF Hazards Research Expo
Each year in the United States, natural and man-made disasters cause hundreds of deaths and cost billions of dollars by destroying homes and critical infrastructure as well as disrupting commerce.
Showing the way to a sustainable energy future
Q&A with Kristin Mayes Kristin Mayes, J.D. Kristin Mayes is a Senior Sustainability Scholar in the Global Institute of Sustainability and a professor of practice in the Sandra Day O’Connor
CAP LTER student welcome!
When: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 4:30 p.m.Where: Wrigley Hall, Room 481 Come join us to kick off a new year of CAP LTER activities! We will have a brief
Arizona State University’s sustainability achievements rated GOLD by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
TEMPE, Ariz. – In recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), Arizona State University (ASU) has earned a STARS Gold
Quenching the desert's thirst
From KJZZ 91.5 FM, Phoenix, this report from Steve Goldstein features former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Richardson will be a panelist at tomorrow's NBC Town Hall event, Changing Planet:
Green: What drives cities’ runaway growth?
From The New York Times, this post from Felicity Barringer highlights a study co-authored by Michail Fragkias, Executive Officer of the UGEC Project at ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability. Urban areas
The Sustainability Consortium opens European office, appoints three new board members including two NGOs
Actions underscore consortium’s strategic plan to deliver a sustainability measurement and reporting system and become a global organization TEMPE, Ariz., – Aug. 16, 2011 - The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) today