Posted in Impacts, Politics, Research on August 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From It’s Getting Hot In Here and Watthead:
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/08/24/putting-aside-percentages-the-right-target-in-the-fight-against-global-warming-is-carbon-neutrality/
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Adopted from the Cornell Chronicle, dated August 6, 2007:
With the thin, dark coastlines of Maine and New Hampshire visible in the far distance across a shimmering Gulf of Maine, engineers use a backhoe to fit a 2,000-pound cylinder of galvanized steel onto a huge metal base.
The cylinder is part of the 80-foot-tall wind turbine about [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Adopted from the Cornell Daily Sun, dated April 23:
As the remnants of last week’s nor’easter melted away, members of the Cornell community came out to Ho Plaza on Friday to celebrate Earth Day and enjoy the spring weather. The day’s festivities concluded Cornell’s First Annual Global Warming Awareness Initiative, a week of events promoting the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Adopted from the Cornell Daily Sun, Dated April 24, 2007:
While the campaign to stop global warming may be an uphill battle, Cornell students proved yesterday that students can have a big impact in the fight. Yesterday the group Kyoto Now! was announced as the winner of thinkMTV’s Break the Addiction Final Exam contest, which challenged [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Adopted from the Cornell Daily Sun, dated June 9, 2007:
Skorton talked about the importance of sustainability, saying that the world needs economic growth that will not inhibit future generations. Cornell students, he said, have been especially effective on issues of sustainability on and off campus. In February, Skorton signed the student-prepared Kyoto Now! resolution, which [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Adopted from the Cornell Daily Sun, dated May 3, 2007:
A proposal to charge students at the University of Maryland — College Park a small fee to purchase clean energy received overwhelming support from the undergraduate community.
Student leaders at UMD are hoping that the University administration will implement this fee by 2008 or 2009. The proposed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Adopted from the Cornell Daily Sun, dated April 25, 2007:
The Sun sat down yesterday with Christine Todd Whitman, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and former governor of New Jersey to discuss college students’ impact on the environment.
The Sun: What brings you to Cornell, and what have you enjoyed about your experience here?
Christine [...]
