My Second Nature Experience

Gaby Rigaud recounts her experience as she wraps up a year of interning with Second Nature’s Advancing Green Building in Higher Education program. We’ll miss you, Gaby! by Gaby Rigaud, Advancing Green Building Intern, Second Nature We all have moments in our lives when we’re forced to adjust and make difficult decisions that we hope [...]

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One Wish

by Georges Dyer, Senior Fellow, Second Nature Bill Gates gave a TED Talk last week about how if he could have just one wish it would be to get to zero carbon.  Even with all of his understanding, passion and work on the issues of health, poverty, sanitation, disease and so many of the world’s [...]

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Second Nature Senior Fellow Georges Dyer at Unity College in Maine

by Georges Dyer, Senior Fellow, Second Nature A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Unity College – “America’s Environmental College” – in Unity, ME, where I met with about a hundred of the students in the Environmental Challenge class. My talk – part of the Lapping Lecture Series – focused on [...]

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Fast Company Publishes Series of Articles by Second Nature

by Rima Mulla, Communications Associate, Second Nature Fast Company has published two compelling web articles written by Second Nature President Anthony Cortese and Senior Fellow Georges Dyer: Higher Education’s Purpose: A Healthy, Just, and Sustainable Society. This excellent introduction to the concept of Education for Sustainability argues that higher education can and must play a [...]

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Second Nature Team and Colleagues Present at NCSE Annual Conference

by Michelle Dyer, Chief Operating Officer, Second Nature On January 21, 2010, I joined a wonderful group of colleagues to present a workshop “A New Generation of Sustainability Leadership: The Role of Higher Education in Building a Green Economy” at  the National Council for Science and the Environment’s  (NCSE) 10th National Conference on Science, Policy, [...]

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ACUPCC Highlighted at E2′s “And A Child Shall Lead Us”

by Ilana Schoenfeld, Program Associate, Second Nature Last week, Steve Muzzy and I attended an event hosted by E2/NRDC called “And A Child Shall Lead Us: How Students and Universities Are Leading on Climate Change.” E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) is a national community of business leaders and professionals committed to protecting the environment in ways that [...]

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Green Priorities at the U.S. Department of Education

by Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary of Education This is an exciting time for those of us who care deeply about the role of higher education in building a more sustainable world, and I would like to express my appreciation for the work of the organizations and institutions involved with the ACUPCC.  Before joining the [...]

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Nine Maine Elements of a Sustainable Campus

by Jesse Pyles, Sustainability Coordinator, Unity College Unity College in Unity, Maine is organizing its efforts according to President Mitchell Thomashow’s Nine Elements of a Sustainable Culture – as highlighted in Kyoto Publishing’s Climate Neutral Campus Report.  We’re proud to be a part of a statewide culture in higher education that values sustainability.  In fact, [...]

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Presidents Make the Case for Climate Neutrality at Council of Independent Colleges Presidents’ Institute

by Richard J. Cook, President Emeritus of Allegheny College and Second Nature Education for Sustainability Fellow In slightly over two years the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) has grown from a compelling idea into a nationwide phenomenon. Almost 700 institutions of higher learning are now ACUPCC signatories. And many others are eager [...]

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ACUPCC Introduces New Training and Education Program for Signatories in 2010

by Barbara Koneval, Program Associate for Training & Education, Second Nature Among the important resources provided by the ACUPCC are training and educational opportunities to assist signatory schools with meeting the goals of the commitment.  With more than half of the signatory colleges and universities in the process of developing their climate action plans this [...]

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