Current Issue:

• November 18, 2009: Learning from the Ancients
  

Learning from the Ancients: Passive Solar Design

Passive solar design is experiencing a rebirth on campuses, putting some newer heating systems to shame.
 

Into the Gap: Can Round-the-World Trips Justify Their Emissions Cost?

A new crop of gap year programs focus on environmental and social issues, taking students between high school and college deep into the complexities of social action.
 

Hands Off That Hood!

Automatic sash closers could yield substantial energy savings in labs, but are they more effective than researchers closing the hood themselves?
 

About ClimateEdu: ClimateEdu is a bi-monthly online newsletter that covers campus projects that are breaking new ground in climate action and sustainability. Each issue includes a mix of resources, book reviews, tools, editorials and event listings. Our goal is to support colleges and universities in their work of protecting wildlife (and our own human habitat) from the effects of environmental degradation and climate change. ClimateEdu Staff Submit story ideas or feedback

Past Issues:

• Capturing Student Energy - October 27, 2009
• Let It Rain! - October 13, 2009
• Master Planning for Sustainability - September 29, 2009
• Tides are Turning: Generating Energy from the Sea - September 15, 2009
• Green Jerseys: Sustainability on the Field - August 25, 2009
• Getting “Psyched” - August 9, 2009
• Town & Country: A Tale of Two Cultures - July 28, 2009
• Keep Campus Beautiful with Native Plants - July 14, 2009
• Special Report: Plant Power - June 30, 2009
• Eating Lower on the Food Chain - June 16, 2009
• Turning Trash into Treasure - May 26, 2009
• Community Colleges Stepping Up for Clean Energy - May 12, 2009
• Protect Forests with Better Paper Choices - April 28, 2009
• Get Smart with a New Grid - April 14, 2009
• Is Culture Shift Possible? - March 31, 2009
• The New Kind of Forestry School - March 17, 2009
• The Never-Ending Story of Climate Action Planning - February 24, 2009
• Finding Solutions for the First 100 Days - February 10, 2009
• Is There Room for Sustainability in Every Classroom? - January 27, 2009
• Hydrogen: Is It All It's Hyped Up to Be? - January 13, 2009
• The Best -- and Worst -- of 2008 - December 30, 2008
• Ground-Source Heat, from Lipscomb to Yale - December 9, 2008
• From Field to Cafeteria - November 25, 2008
• Moving Heat to Save Energy - November 13, 2008
• Imitation is the Sincerest Form of...Invention? - October 28, 2008
• Students Saving Food, Energy and Water - October 14, 2008
• Mining for Energy--No, Not that Kind! - September 30, 2008
• Demand Response and New Batteries Prepare for Alternative Energy - September 16, 2008
• Campus Environment 2008 Covers Over 1,000 Schools - August 26, 2008
• Welcome to Our Premiere Issue - August 12, 2008
• LEED: Prioritizing Energy Efficiency - May 15, 2008
• Redirecting the Waste Stream: Using waste vegetable oil as fuel - April 15, 2008

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