Sustainability News

ACSF News

• May 7
  In Pursuit of an Underwater Menagerie
• April 25
  ACSF 2012 Annual Report
• April 25
  NYS Climate Change Science Clearinghouse
• April 15
  Noonan Appointed as ACSF Development Director
• April 12
  What Happened to the Environmental Movement?
• April 11
  Communicating Health, Science, and Environmental Risks
• April 11
  Climate Smart - Climate Ready Conference
• March 11
  Village-scale Biofuels
• March 8
  Saving the Gunnison Sage Grouse
• February 12
  Puppy Born from Frozen Embryo, Fetches Good News for Endangered Animals
• January 30
  Drew Harvell: Diving Into the Coral Triangle
• January 25
  Fewer Mosquitoes This Summer?
• January 17
  ACSF Fellows Coauthor National Climate Assessment
• December 7
  Let's Move beyond Lake Source Cooling as Phosphorous Culprit
• December 4
  U.S. Climate Aid Reaches across Globe
• December 3
  Faculty Fellows on Climate Change
• December 3
  DOE Grant to Develop Algae Bioreactor for Biofuels Production
• November 28
  Don't Rebuild... Rethink Coastal Development after Sandy
• November 26
  The Winters of Our Discontent
• November 21
  New England Fishing in the Face of Climate Change
• November 16
  Prediction Never Easy, Particularly with U.S. Energy Production
• November 8
  Gardens for New York Kids
• November 1
  Beyond the Perfect Storm
• October 30
  TCAM Sustainability Panel & Poster Competition
• July 24
  NY Shales Hold Much Less Natural Gas Than Estimated
• July 23
  Harvell Comments on the Future of Coral Reefs
• July 19
  Atkinson Center Announces Rapid Response Fund Awardees
• July 17
  Do Dust and Aerosols Play Cooling Roles in Climate Change?
• July 16
  Cathles' Peer Reviewed Study Cited
• July 5
  Sustainable Biodiversity Fund - 2012 Call
• June 1
  Howarth Gives Congressional Testimony on Hydro-fracking
• May 22
  President Skorton Speaks about Sustainability
• May 3
  Interview with Sara Pritchard
• March 29
  Interview with Miguel Gómez
• March 22
  Ingraffea quoted on airplane metal stress
• March 15
  GLI study warns of economic damage in a Keystone Pipeline spill
• March 7
  When Food Aid Goes Local, Some Say It Works Better
• February 25
  Wolford Appointed as ACSF Associate Director
• January 25
  Ecosystem Services Communication
• January 11
  New Climate Change Adaptation Program
• January 11
  On Shale Gas, Warming and Whiplash
• December 19
  ACSF Featured in Ezra Magazine
• December 14
  Ingraffea and Howarth picked by Time Magazine
• November 14
  Food for 9 Billion radio/tv series
• November 14
  Barrett honored for outstanding achievement
• November 10
  Graphic interface for greener buildings
• November 2
  Agrarian and Rural Transformation Fellows selected
• June 17
  Tester contributes to IPCC renewable energy report
• April 12
  Natural gas has its own environmental problems
• March 21
  Environmental Sustainability in an Aging Society: A Research Agenda
• March 21
  Resources for Natural Gas & Geologic Carbon Sequestration
• March 14
  Cornell among Top 10 Cleantech Universities (Again)
• March 3
  Was 2010 the Warmest Year in Ecologically Significant Habitats?
• February 7
  Cornell wins 2011 EPA Energy Star Award
• December 22
  Francis Moon's Turbine-Free Wind Power
• December 3
  When 'Buy American' harms America and the world's hungry
• November 30
  Cornell Professors to Present in Cancun
• November 24
  It may be now or never for U.S., world to face climate change crisis
• October 28
  President Skorton Makes Sustainable Future Announcement
• October 30
  Sustainability at Cornell – Poster Exhibit & Competition
• October 28
  WSJ: Record Gift to Cornell to Fund Research
• October 28
  Q: What insights do leaders from industry, NGOs, and the media have about Cornell's sustainability efforts?
• October 27
  Cornell receives A- in 2011 Green Report Card
• October 27
  Q: How many of Cornell's best & brightest are working on sustainability challenges right now?
• October 26
  Q: How many Cornell students does it take to build a sustainable future?
• October 26
  Climate Change May Be Tipping Balance Against Imperiled Frog
• October 25
  Q: What do you get when you cross green buildings, great minds, and a deep love for the planet?
• October 22
  Q: How can Cornell help fill a billion empty plates?
• October 21
  Q: What’s green and makes energy at Cornell?
• October 15
  CCSF to host all-star sustainability panel on Oct. 28
• October 1
  A New Hypothesis On Local Foods
• September 29
  Coral reefs sending a warning signal (CNN)
• September 2
  Jeff Tester quoted in "Hot rocks and high hopes"
• May 24
  CCSF Announces its 2010 AVF Awards
• April 29
  Cornell on Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges
• March 29
  CU Kicks Off Sustainability Month
• March 26
  EEB's Harry Greene Relates Close Encounter with an "Anaconda!"
• March 24
  A greener Big Red
• March 24
  Robert Howarth in Scientific American: Boundaries for a Healthy Planet
• March 10
  Overseas Research: A Practical Guide
• March 1
  Paradise (almost) lost
• February 23
  Cornell Economist on Climate Change Costs (NY Times)
• February 12
  Could Chicken Manure Help Curb Climate Change?
• February 12
  Evidence-Based Living Blog Launches
• February 10
  High-tech Charcoal Fights Climate Change
• February 8
  Johannes Lehmann on Turning Waste into a Natural Resource
• February 4
  Robert Howarth: Fixing the Global Nitrogen Problem
• February 3
  Cornell Students Bring Light to Kenya School
• February 3
  CCSF Announces its 3rd Round of Academic Venture Fund
• January 15
  Cornell marks opening of Combined Heat and Power Plant
• December 23
  New NREL Web Site Helps Campuses Go Green - Cornell Collaboration Aims to Reduce Carbon Use
• December 18
  CCSF Director DiSalvo and other CCSF Fellows named to AAAS
• December 11
  In the face of vexing carbon emission issues, America should turn to its farms
• December 11
  Janis L. Dickinson - The People Paradox: Self-Esteem Striving, Immortality Ideologies, and Human Response to Climate Change
• December 8
  The Northeast region has its sixth warmest November, says Cornell climate center
• December 7
  CCSF-Sponsored SEEES Receives Award
• December 7
  Cornell Announces Delegation to UN Climate Change media
• December 7
  James Hansen Comments on Cap and Trade
• December 6
  Cornell Grad Student Blogs from Copenhagen
• October 30
  U.S. Food Aid Contributing to Africa's Hunger?
• October 27
  A Green Revolution Done Right
• October 24
  CCSF 2009 Poster Competition Awards
• October 23
  Chris Barrett comments on Obama global hunger plan
• October 16
  Chris Barrett: It will take radical rethinking... to prevent reversal of green revolution
• October 8
  For fuel cell innovator Francis DiSalvo, the real breakthrough is getting students interested in chemistry
• August 31
  Strategic Faculty Hiring in Sustainability - proposal deadline extended: October 15
• August 13
  Meds Pose Problems for Environment
• August 13
  Tompkins Energy Conservation Corps seeks applicants for fall internship
• July 16
  Chris Barrett: "G8's historic shift needs applause"
• June 30
  Carla Gomes chosen to present at 2009 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
• June 30
  NYC Mayor's Office and Cornell test biodiesel use on the set of "The Taking of Pelham 123"
• May 29
  Strategic Faculty Hiring in Sustainability: Information Session For Faculty - June 5, 3-4pm
• May 27
  Jeff Tester Quoted in NYTimes Article on Geothermal Energy
• May 26
  NSF Releases Comprehensive Report on Global Impacts of Climate Change
• May 8
  CCSF Associate Director Chris Barrett quoted in, "G8 call for tighter investment controls in Africa"
• May 4
  "Collaborative Sustainable Building Practice" - New DEA Course Selected by USGBC Excellence in Green Building Curriculum Incentives
• April 10
  CCSF releases first Annual Report
• April 8
  Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to address "Capitalism and Confusion" April 13
• March 22
  Cornell professors to brief Capitol Hill on 'How the Warming Climate will Change Agriculture,' on 3/27/2009
• March 11
  WVBR's "Sunday Forum with Tommy Bruce": Cornell Sustainability (March 15 at 6 pm)
• February 6
  Brent Gloy, AEM, Quoted in NYTimes on Biogas Incentives
• January 30
  Cornell faculty members publish energy systems textbook
• October 17
  CCSF Announces 12 Academic Venture Fund grant awardees
• October 15
  Two Tenure-Track Positions in Climate Change Science

ACSF Beginnings

• October 19, 2007 (President's Speeches)
  President David J. Skorton's State of the University Address
• September 13, 2007 (Cornell Daily Sun)
  Sustainability Center Aims to Unite C.U. Researchers
• Fall, 2007 (Communiqué)
  Q & A with Frank DiSalvo
• May 17, 2006 (Cornell Chronicle)
  Sustainability task force recommends seed grant program to encourage collaborations
• March, 2006 (Cornell Sustainable Campus)
  Task Force on Sustainability in the Age of Development - Final Report (PDF)
• September 13, 2005 (CU News Service)
  Faculty task forces explore action plans for three strategic challenges

from Cornell Chronicle

May 7
N.Y.'s climate change clearinghouse to offer info to all

May 2
In Cambodia, Uphoff touts SRI successes

May 2
Energy harvester rolls to market production

May 1
Cornell research helps meet world's crop challenges

April 29
Hot fires don't always scorch soil, study finds

April 25
Biochar reduces nasty nitrous oxide emissions on farms

April 24
On Earth Day, lecturer urges 'rethink, restore, reconnect'