Environment
Faculty Talk ‘Silent Spring’
Environmental leaders and Harvard faculty gathered in Sanders Theatre Thursday afternoon to discuss Rachel Carson’s book, “Silent Spring”, and the future of environmentalism.
'Harvard Thinks Green' Returns to Sanders
Above the stage of a packed Sanders Theatre hung two green signs reading in bold letters, “Green is the new Crimson.”
Harvard Thinks Green 2
Professor Daniel P. Schrag, Director of Harvard University's Center for the Environment, opens the second annual Harvard Thinks Green by presenting his views on Harvard's role in environmental education.
New Fuel Cell Stores Energy
In the world of clean energy, solid oxide fuel cells are a key research area in developing ways to produce energy cheaply and efficiently. Recent research from a group of materials scientists at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has gone one step further with the development of a cell that stores energy as it converts hydrogen into electricity.
Green Is the Not-So-New Crimson
In 2008, University President Drew G. Faust announced that Harvard would attempt to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2016. Halfway into its commitment, Harvard has only logged a 7 percent reduction in GHG emissions.
Author Daniel Yergin Tells Energy’s Future
Daniel H. Yergin, an award-winning author on energy and international policy, commanded the attention of over 400 attendants in Science Center B for a talk about his latest book, “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World,” on Wednesday night.
Conference Discusses Environment and Economy
Economy Futures—a group of environmentally-minded Harvard students—held a weekend-long conference on “The Transition to a New Economy.”
New REP Blog
Want to procrastinate online, but feel like you're wasting time? The Harvard Resource Efficiency Program (REP)'s new blog is procrastination with a purpose.
Sharing the Road
As Harvard and the city of Boston both look toward sustainability, the University has begun contributing to Hubway, a growing local bike sharing program.
Cheaper Natural Gas Reduces Carbon Emissions, Study Says
The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants in 2009 can be explained by a fall in the price of natural gas, according to an article published last month by researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
German Conference at Harvard
Prominent German leaders gathered to debate on the German angst of leadership in the euro crisis, security policy, and green energy movement on Friday and Saturday in Longfellow Hall. This energy panel discussed Germany’s leading role in the Third Industrial Revolution.
The Path Beyond Durban
Each country has unique economic challenges, values, traditions, and norms, and each is affected by climate change in a different way. One treaty cannot encompass the diverse qualities and needs of every country.
Apocalypse Soon
It’s hard to deny that the Earth is going haywire in a big way. This year has been by far the most expensive with respect to natural disaster damage in history.
Sierra Club Endorses Local Candidates
The Sierra Club recently announced its endorsement of seven of the eighteen current candidates for Cambridge City Council.
Harvard Nabs 50th LEED Certification
The milestone is the first for any institution of higher education and is part of Harvard's multi-year embrace of green standards.
EAC to Host Box Sale
With the end of the school year looming ahead, students are scrambling to find boxes to pack away their belongings for the summer. Harvard Student Agencies, Staples, and Dickson Brothers all sell storage materials, but the Harvard Environmental Action Committee aims to provide an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to buying new boxes.
Striking at the Root
Our most visible environmental organizations work tirelessly to come up with feasible solutions to environmental problems, but when they are presented with an opportunity to support a colossal step toward sustainability at Harvard, they often cannot do so because they have their hands tied by the fear of losing institutional funding.
Princeton Review Ranks Greenest Schools
Harvard received stellar reviews this week in the second-annual list of the "311 Greenest Colleges" released by The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council.
Harvard To Sponsor Five Stations in Boston Bike-Sharing Program
Harvard announced that it will sponsor five bike stations in Allston and Longwood as part of Boston’s “Hubway” bike sharing program, which officials said will launch this summer.
Earth Day Event Lobbies For Bills
Approximately 20 students from the Harvard chapter of the Students for a Just and Stable Future (SJSF)—a student collective dedicated to campaigning against the threat of global warming—hosted an Earth Day lobbying event on Friday to further the standing of two bills that the organization drafted and proposed to the Massachusetts Legislature earlier this year.