ASU appoints Halden as director of new Center for Environmental Security
Sustainability Scientist Rolf Halden says the Center will use a proactive approach to examine chemical and biological threats in the environment locally and globally and develop mitigation strategies.
Valley mayors discuss sustainability in the midst of urban growth
Arizona's desert cities face many unique challenges associated with planning and achieving sustainability, particularly in urban areas. The downturn in the economy coupled with environmental changes and shifts in population
Gasoline distribution is problematic in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
Distinguished Sustainability Scholar John Hofmeister explains to CBS This Morning that gasoline cannot be distributed through depots or station pumps due to electricity outages.
Should we be building down instead of up?
Samuel Ariaratnam talks about the possible advantages of developing our underground real estate and what it could mean for public safety, land use, and environmental sustainability.
Arizona Solar Summit III: Game-changing efforts to propel Arizona’s leadership in a growing solar industry
The Arizona Solar Summit III took place October 9-10, 2012 at ASU SkySong hosted in partnership with ASU LightWorks. The summit’s participants included a collective group of distinguished panelists all
ASU team showcases hydrogen-powered vehicle in Chem-E-Car championship
A team of engineering students advised by Sustainability Scientist César Torres takes eighth place with their hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle that uses a chemical reaction to stop the car.
Clean energy prevails at biodesign professor’s home
ASU faculty member Phillip Stafford challenges his colleagues to implement clean energy at home. Stafford shares how he’s achieved a $12 annual electricity bill for his 5,000-square-foot, Phoenix home. To
Student team moves on to another Global Sustainability Challenge
Widely-publicized team FlashFlood is now competing in the Yum! Global Sustainability Challenge to win funds for their phone app that coordinates leftover food collection and distribution to people in need.
Dave White to speak at Carnegie Mellon University
On November 12, 2012, DCDC co-director Dave White will be traveling to the Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making (CEDM) at Carnegie Mellon University to give a seminar on
Sustainability Scientist and daughter team explores new approach to human origins
Inspired by their conversations, Steve Pyle and his daughter, Lydia Pyne, published a book that argues for supplementing science of human origins and evolution with other scholarship.
The Sustainability Consortium continues global expansion plan: Operations begin in China
The Consortium utilizes a $2 million grant from The Walmart Foundation to improve China's massive manufacturing base with product sustainability assessment and support.
ASU professor explains Valley Metro rate increase proposal
Aaron Golub, sustainability scientist and professor, says the increase is part of the balance between affordability and cost recovery that all public transit needs to maintain.