Our Moral Responsibility to Address Climate Change

Below is an opportunity that has come to our attention from a respected colleague, Bob Doppelt, who is working with others on the National Climate Ethics Campaign. Please see Bob’s note below and consider showing your support for their efforts by signing the statement if you agree with its content. We believe it is very [...]

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Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative – August 2011

By Peter Bardaglio, Senior Fellow, Second Nature Welcome to the August 2011 issue of the TCCPI Newsletter, a monthly update from the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative (TCCPI). Climate Showcase Community Projects Move Forward As we all know, Tompkins County has taken a bold stance on climate change by committing itself to an 80% reduction [...]

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Butte College Becomes First in US to Go Grid Positive

Second Nature intern Anne Sjolander writes about this tremendous achievement over on the the Campus Green Builder blog: With the installment of 25,000 photovoltaic panels on campus, Butte College has eliminated the need for outside energy sources and is capable of sending clean energy back to the grid. Anne’s post in its entirety is here, [...]

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Colleges Collaborate through TCCPI

  The Ithaca Journal in New York ran an article last week titled “Local colleges take measures to reduce carbon footprints” written by Dan Roth, Marian Brown and In Shik Lee.  The piece provides an overview of how three institutions are working together to reduce their climate impact and fulfill the ACUPCC through their engagement with [...]

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Second Nature Is Hiring

As we launch the second phase of our effort to advance the capacity of minority-serving and under-served institutions to commit to sustainability, we’re looking for an exceptional individual to come on board as our Program Associate. Do you know someone whose education and experience fit the bill? Please refer them to the position announcement on [...]

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Publication Review: The 2010 Campus Sustainability Review (AASHE)

An excellent overview of college and university sustainability efforts, The 2010 Campus Sustainability Review offers a comprehensive look at the achievements of campus sustainability by taking the varied, complex, and broad-reaching developments on campuses over the past year, and translating individual successes into a meaningful snapshot of current trends and major milestones for higher education.

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Students’ Choice

A nice note from one of our stakeholders, we couldn’t help sharing:   “I wanted to thank you for your work on the Presidents’ Climate Commitment. Not only has the project influenced the operations of colleges and universities across the country, but it has also influenced the lens through which many high school juniors and [...]

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ACUPCC Progress Report Content Announced

By January 15, 2012 nearly 400 ACUPCC signatories will submit a progress report on their Climate Action Plan (CAP). The contents of the Progress Report form are now available for review. This reporting milestone marks an important stage in ongoing, unprecedented efforts of this network to publicly report on activities to eliminate operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and [...]

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Ray Anderson: A Planetary Hero and a Legacy of Leadership

By Anthony Cortese, President, Second Nature Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface, great leader, mentor and friend passed away this week after a long bout with cancer at age 77. He was and continues to be the icon of what a successful business must look like to survive indefinitely and lead society on a [...]

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College Can Make the World Better…

by Steve Muzzy, Senior Associate, Second Nature (This post is part of a weekly series by the Second Nature team about why we do what we do.) [The following post documents my personal journey with higher education. The experiences and views expressed are solely my own.] When I graduated from high school my classmates dispersed [...]

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