May 14, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Scientists use crowd-sourcing to help map global carbon dioxide emissions

Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its-kind website to better understand and track greenhouse gas emissions from global power plants. Continue reading

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April 11, 2012
by Sustainability
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Walmart Exec Donates $27.5 Million to Sustainability School

Arizona State University is about to become a whole lot greener. Figuratively speaking, anyway. Walmart chairman of the board and co-chairman of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability Rob Walton and his wife, Melani, donated $27.5 million to the…… Continue reading

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March 21, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Will the real green colleges please stand up? (by Lee Epstein)

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
Today’s post is guest-authored by my friend and frequent collaborator, Lee Epstein.  Lee is an attorney and land use planner working for sustainability … Continue reading

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May 17, 2011
by Reduce
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Can a University Go Zero Waste?

On track to becoming a zero-waste campus, Arizona State University students tackle food waste. Talking the talk isn’t good enough. Claiming to be a leader in sustainability because you offer specific degree programs in the subject area is one thing—acting along the very lines you promote is another. “People started asking, ‘Well, what about all [...] Continue reading

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July 26, 2010
by Reduce
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Ask the Experts: Electronics

If you follow legislation pertaining to electronic waste, you probably receive a new alert as often as you do a load of laundry. From producer responsibility take-back programs to advance recovery fees, electronic waste is an ever increasing issue in public policy.
When New York Governor David Paterson signed into law the Electronic Equipment Recycling and [...] Continue reading

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