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Owen Net Impact Chapter to host panel of sustainability experts
Jan. 10, 2011—The Owen Net Impact Chapter is proud to announce “The Triple Bottom Line: How to Sustain Profits, People, and the Planet” on Wednesday, January 19 from 6-7 pm in the Owen Graduate School of Management’s Averbuch Auditorium at Vanderbilt University. This is a unique opportunity to learn how leading companies integrate sustainability into core business...
VU professor to discuss human rights in climate change and natural disaster on Jan. 20
Jan. 7, 2011—[Originally published by Vanderbilt News Service in MyVU] Brooke A. Ackerly will discuss “Human Rights in Climate Change and Natural Disaster” at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at a seminar sponsored by the Nashville Chapter of the United Nations Association. The free seminar will be held at Belmont United Methodist Church. Ackerly is an...
Buttrick lighting upgrade saves 34 metric tons of GHG emissions
Dec. 22, 2010—[Originally published by Vanderbilt News Service in MyVU] A recent upgrade to the lighting in Buttrick Hall, a classroom building on Vanderbilt University’s campus, saves both money and the environment. The Plant Operations crew replaced 150 50-watt MR-16 halogen light bulbs with 6-watt light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The new LED lights will save 57,000 kilowatt...
Engineering School collaborates with Metro Water on pilot wind-solar based power generating facility
Dec. 13, 2010—[Originally published by News and Public Affairs in MyVU] The mechanical engineering department in the School of Engineering is setting up a small scale, wind-solar research and teaching power generating facility at Love Circle in Hillsboro Village. The pilot project is being done in collaboration with Nashville Metro Water Supply. The facility should produce about...
Climate Connections Carnival and Green Unity Gala highlight Climate & Energy Week Nov. 8-11
Nov. 5, 2010—[Originally posted by News and Public Affairs in MyVU.] Events are part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge sponsored by the German Embassy Vanderbilt University students will celebrate Climate & Energy Week Nov. 8-11 with a variety of activities open to the Vanderbilt community. The Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment (VIEE) and the German Embassy...
Vanderbilt improves grade on College Sustainability Report Card 2011
Nov. 1, 2010—[Originally published in MyVU by VU News and Public Affairs] Vanderbilt University’s results on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card improved in five of the nine sustainability categories and stayed consistent in the other four categories. The university received an overall grade of “B,” an improvement from the C+ in the 2010 Report Card. The...
Vanderbilt receives “B” in sustainability report card
Oct. 29, 2010—By Kyle Blaine [Originally published by Vanderbilt Student Communications] Vanderbilt University received a “B” grade from the Sustainable Endowments Institute’s College Sustainability Report Card, an improvement from the C+ received last year. Andrea George, director of the Sustainability & Environmental Management Office, worked with the Sustainable Endowments Institute to report relevant information to be used...
Greenhouse gas emissions down
Oct. 22, 2010—[Originally published in MyVU] Vanderbilt released an updated inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for calendar years 2005 through 2009. The report shows that total GHG emissions decreased by 7.8 percent from 2008 to 2009 and by 2.4 percent overall from 2005 to 2009. Vanderbilt’s Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) compiled the report, which...
Private incentives for carbon emissions reductions needed to fill gaps until public measures created
Dec. 9, 2009—As the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit continues, two Vanderbilt researchers suggest that regardless of whether or not the meeting is successful in bringing public governance measures to bear, significant carbon reductions can be achieved by creating private incentives to reduce carbon emissions. In a forthcoming NYU Environmental Law Journal article, the researchers outline a method...
What can you do to affect climate change? Small changes at home make a big difference
Oct. 26, 2009—[Originally published in MyVU] While longer-term options are being developed, individual households can reduce overall carbon emissions by implementing a series of small changes, such as lowering the temperature on water heaters and regularly performing maintenance on cars and air-conditioners, according to an article published today. Jonathan Gilligan, associate professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences,...