Kresge Fellows at 2010 Greenbuild

While attending the 2010 Greenbuild Conference in Chicago, IL, Second Nature’s Ashka Naik brought together the eleven 2010 Kresge Fellows who attended this year’s GreenBuild thanks to the funding they received through their fellowships. The group shared their experiences as campus sustainability champions over a meal and had the opportunity to discuss their challenges with [...]

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ACUPCC Signs R20 Charter

We can’t afford to wait for national and international movement. Action is needed now, and action is what we’re taking with R20. — Arnold Schwarzenegger Earlier this week the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) signed the R20 Charter as an academic partner at UC Davis during the 3rd Governor’s Global Climate Summit.  R20 [...]

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Cornell Receives $80 Million for Sustainability

Recently Cornell announced that alum David Atkinson ’60 and his wife Patricia are giving $80 million to fund the Center for a Sustainable Future.  It is the largest gift the Ithaca campus has ever received from an individual. It shows that a strong commitment to education for sustainability — often mis-percieved as necessarily increasing costs [...]

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UNCF Building Green Initiative Training Series – Atlanta

By Barbara Koneval, Program Associate, Education & Training Over 35 representatives from minority serving institutions including faculty, administration, facilities managers, students and deans gathered in Atlanta for a 2-day training presented by Second Nature and Clean Air Cool Planet, as part of the UNCF Building Green Initiative training Series, funded by the Kresge Foundation. The goal of the initiative [...]

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2010 ACUPCC Climate Leadership Summit Facilitates Dialogue and Engagement

By Steve Muzzy, Senior Associate, Second Nature (This article appears in the November, 2010 issue of The ACUPCC Implementer) The 4th Annual American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) Climate Leadership Summit met October 12-13 in Denver, CO. The nearly 200 participants got right to work sharing challenges and best practices and outlining the [...]

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ACUPCC at the COP 16 in Cancun!

By Felicia Davis, Director, Facilities & Infrastructure Enhancement, Institute for Capacity Building, UNCF and Ashka Naik, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Second Nature (This article appears in the November, 2010 issue of The ACUPCC Implementer) Second Nature, in collaboration with UNCF, will host a special side event during the upcoming COP 16 UN Climate Conference in [...]

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The Greenforce Initiative Supports Workforce Development and Sustainability Practices at Community Colleges

By Kevin Coyle, Vice President of Education and Training, National Wildlife Federation and Maria Flynn, Vice President of Building Economic Opportunity, Jobs for the Future (This article appears in the November, 2010 issue of The ACUPCC Implementer) As the national unemployment rate hovers above 9 percent, the United States must address climate change and rebuild the economy. [...]

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America’s Community Colleges Unite to Train Students for Jobs in the Green Economy-Over 300 Schools Join Leadership Initiative to Create More Competitive U.S. Workforce

By Todd Cohen, Director of Sustainability Initiatives, American Association of Community Colleges (This article appears in the November, 2010 issue of The ACUPCC Implementer) To lead in the accelerating green economy, America needs millions of new skilled workers for jobs in renewable energy, energy efficiency, green building and sustainability. To meet this demand, America’s community [...]

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