Michael Crow to Moderate Forum on New Energy

Tomorrow, April 1st, Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University and Co-Chair of the ACUPCC Steering Committee, will moderate a forum (with free webcast), addressing the question: Is Energy Independence Possible in Our Lifetime? The panelists include: Arum Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects, US Department of Energy James E. Rogers, Chairman, President, and CEO, Duke Energy [...]

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Welcome, Milwaukee Area Technical College!

by Georges Dyer, Senior Fellow, Second Nature The Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is the most recent member of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) network. This video shows MATC instructor and Green Energy Summit Chairperson Dr. George Stone introducing MATC President Dr. Michael L. Burke, who signs the American College and [...]

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“It’s 21st century common sense.”

by Rima Mulla, Communications Associate, Second Nature In tandem with the dedication of its Shi Center for Sustainability earlier this month, Furman University hosted a panel discussion entitled “Greening Our World: Sustainable Colleges, Corporations, and Communities.” It was moderated by New York Times environmental reporter Andrew Revkin and, in addition to former New Jersey Governor [...]

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Carbon Insetting

Carbon insetting emphasizes internalizing the costs of carbon, which can have a powerful affect on budgeting and investment decisions. Because the money is not sent outside of the organization, there likely to be less resistance from stakeholders (Board members, customers, students, financial officers, etc.). It doesn’t have the benefit of driving real emissions reductions immediately, like high-quality offsets do, but provides a viable financing strategy for reaching some of the higher-hanging fruit in terms of internal emissions reduction opportunities that have a higher marginal cost per ton of CO2e.

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New Report Shows Bold College & University Action on Climate Disruption Provides Model for Governments

While the US government and the global community have been slow to address severe climate disruption, colleges and universities are stepping in to boldly slash their carbon emissions, research and develop new technologies, and prepare students to create a safer, clean energy economy.

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Second Nature at Thurgood Marshall’s Member University Professional Institute

by Ashka Naik, Program Manager, Advancing Green Building in Higher Education, Second Nature Earlier this month, I traveled to Nashville, TN, where I attended the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Member University Professional Institute, “2010 HBCUs* and Beyond.” Felicia Davis, Director of UNCF‘s Facilities and Infrastructure Enhancement program invited me to join her at this [...]

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Fast Company Publishes Fourth in Series of Second Nature Articles

by Rima Mulla, Communications Associate, Second Nature The theme of the recently released American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment 2009 Annual Report carries through in the latest Second Nature article published by Fast Company: Leadership for a Thriving, Sustainable World. Here’s an excerpt from the article by Second Nature President Anthony Cortese and Senior [...]

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Fast Company Publishes Third in Series of Articles by Second Nature

by Rima Mulla, Communications Associate, Second Nature Second Nature President Anthony Cortese and Senior Fellow Georges Dyer discuss “The Campus as Living Laboratory” in their latest web article for Fast Company’s Inspired Ethonomics series. They cite examples of institutions already benefiting from having adopted sustainable practices in their operations, and point to resources developed by [...]

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Help Your School Win the Green Bracket Competition

by Gina Coplon-Newfield, Director of Communications and Rima Mulla, Communications Associate, Second Nature The much-anticipated Division I College Basketball Tournament is right around the corner, and we expect a high percentage of the schools competing in the men’s and women’s division I games to be ACUPCC signatories. If you and others from your school send [...]

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The LACCD Sustainable Media Studio: Shooting A Green Tomorrow, Today

by Melinda Ann Farrell, Director, LACCD Sustainable Media It’s Lights, Camera, Action at LACCD Sustainable Media, the student-led documentary studio of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). Armed with high definition cameras, field recording equipment, big imaginations and one of the largest public sector green building programs in the country as their subject, the [...]

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