April 2005
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'Moving Toward' Global Warming Solution
Earth Day at Harvard offered a hopeful note this year, as speakers praised the Green Campus Initiative, saying that through its efforts Harvard has become a leader in sustainability among higher education institutions. (more...)
posted: 04.28.05 [permalink]
Stanford Needs Sustainability Director
In Stanford's 2002 Guidelines for Sustainable Buildings, the Environmental Stewardship Committee recommended that the University appoint a sustainability coordinator. This coordinator would "act as an educator, rather than an 'inspector,' so that the Project Team develops the knowledge and commitment to achieve the best balance for the project." (more...)
posted: 04.21.05 [permalink]
Rainwater Cleans Vehicles, River
In a demonstration project designed to conserve water, control pollutants washing into the Charles River, and recharge groundwater supplies for the dry summer months, Harvard has begun using rainwater to wash as many as 250 University-owned vehicles a week. (more...)
posted: 04.21.05 [permalink]
Greening Harvard's Cleaning
A two-year pilot program testing the use of environmentally friendly cleaning supplies and techniques is ready for University-wide distribution, the program's organizers say, in a move that could reduce waste and improve indoor air quality. (more...)
posted: 04. 7.05 [permalink]
Harvard On EPA's Top 25 Green Power Partners List
Top 25 Partners actions are helping drive the development of new renewable energy sources for electricity generation. Combined, their purchases amount to 1.6 million megawatt-hours (MWh) annually, which is approximately 68 percent of the green power commitments made by all Partners. These Top 25 Partners provide an example to their peers, customers, and community. (more...)
posted: 04. 4.05 [permalink]
Harvard Community Connections: Seeing Green
From Jack Spengler's research on the effects of indoor air pollution on human health to James McCarthy's participation in the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that confirmed global warming is real and here, Harvard is addressing the problem.
posted: 04. 1.05 [permalink]