Campus Sustainability Perspectives

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Archive for May, 2008

Could carbon trading help lower campus GHG emissions?

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 by Niles Barnes

Cap and Trade! 80% by 2050! Carbon Taxes! The polluter pays!
Climate change and subsequently lowering GHG emissions is becoming the major topic of discussion; the presidential candidates are talking about it, college and university presidents are doing something about it, students are winning campaigns to get their campuses to embrace clean energy, and Europe already […]

AASHE Launches New Award for Student Research on Campus Sustainability

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 by Julian Dautremont-Smith

We know that students are producing amazing research on campus sustainability on a regular basis. Too often however, use of this research is limited to the institution where the author is based and the rest of the campus sustainability community doesn’t benefit. In the rare occasion when this research is shared with us, […]

Summer Internship Opportunities at AASHE

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 by Niles Barnes

AASHE is pleased to announce three unique internship opportunities for Summer 2008.
Perhaps you are passionate about advancing sustainability and have experience in web design and information technology, the IT Intern position could be a perfect fit.
Or maybe you are interested in contributing to one of the most exciting projects currently occurring in […]

Interface, IBM, PortionPac and Baltix Furniture Sponsor AASHE Office

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 by Andrea Webster

Last September, AASHE moved into a new office here in Lexington, Kentucky, and now that we’re all settled in, we wanted to virtually share our new space with you. And first, the AASHE staff would like to sincerely thank IBM - Lexington, Interface, Inc, PortionPac, and Baltix Sustainable Furniture for their generation […]