Current Issue:

• January 26, 2010: All Fired Up
  

All Fired Up

The trick to making biomass fuels work in campus boilers, many are saying, is to source materials locally and show a great deal of patience with new techniques.
 

Schools Raise Staff’s Energy IQ

Installing CFLs and other upgrades is good; making sure staff and faculty know how to use them is better. Engaging campus members in energy-saving habits is therefore an important component of any institution’s sustainability plan.
 

Dept. of Labor Distributes Money for Greenforce Training

Some of the grants are marked specifically for low-income or adult learning programs, while others fund broader energy training curricula.
 

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:

• Are Bioplastics As Good As They Seem? - January 12, 2010
• Consulting Our Crystal Ball - December 22, 2009
• Special Workforce Issue - December 1, 2009
• Learning from the Ancients - November 18, 2009
• 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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