The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to fostering sustainability at Smith. We work to educate and support the campus community and the college's sustainability committee in the efficient use of finite natural resources. Our work touches many areas of Smith's operations, including construction, transportation, purchasing, materials use, energy use, and waste management. We also coordinate with those who determine the college's curriculum and investment practices to increase awareness of the relationship between Smith policies and environmental concerns. Through incremental changes in everyday activities, we seek to transform the college's practices so we can achieve the greatest possible efficiencies in preventing pollution and using natural resources.
Image source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory The Greening Greater Phoenix initiative launched today is encouraging green more businesses such as solar and clean technology, green building, renewable energy and other green industry organizations. The program is a joint initiative by Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) and SolarCity to encourage green businesses to locate in Phoenix and make Maricopa County the greenest in the US. The City of Phoenix, City of Scottsdale and the City of Surprise (who's on first? no really, their name is Surprise) are all joining in the initiative by adopting renewable energy and green building standards city-wide. As par...
Natural restrictions on the way glaciers move means sea level rise above 2m this century is very unlikely, researchers say.
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