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

ASU and Grist.org team up to provide students with news on sustainability and green living

Download the press release as a PDF. PHOENIX, AZ, and SEATTLE, WA — In the first collaboration of its kind, Arizona State University and Grist.org, the country's leading source of

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

Environmental and water management leaders meet to examine the future of earth's water supply

TEMPE, ARIZ.  – Leading environmental and water management experts convened today in Tempe, Arizona, to examine initiatives and strategies towards greater sustainability and preservation of Earth’s water supply as part

Evolving designer ecosystem sheds light on unintended consequences

TEMPE, Ariz.– Amidst the semi-arid stretches of Phoenix, a visitor might blink twice at the sight of a sailboat cutting across the horizon. Tempe Town Lake, on the northern edge

Algae-to-fuel work gets $3 mil

Arizona RepublicAn Arizona State University spinoff company has secured $3 million in public and private funds to advance its technology that converts algae to jet fuel. Two ASU scientists who

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

Most likely to succeed

onEarth, independent publication of the National Resources Defense Council When I traded New York City for Tempe, Arizona, in August 2001, I thought I was moving to a quiet desert

New program offers "sustainable" business degree

ASUNews More people and businesses want to find ways to conserve energy and help make our natural resources last longer. As the new school year begins, a groundbreaking new degree