Save the Date: New England Campus Sustainability Forum

Second Nature is pleased to announce our co-sponsorship and support of the New England Campus Sustainability Forum, a conference that will take place on September 21st at the Colleges of the Fenway in Boston, MA. The Forum is designed to leverage the collective resources of schools and colleges, and we hope to attract campus sustainability [...]

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Massachusetts 3rd Annual Sustainable Economy Conference

On April 30, 2012, the 3rd Annual Massachusetts Sustainable Economy Conference was presented by Integrative Sustainability & Environmental Solutions (ISES) in Boston, MA. ISES, an environmental consulting initiative led by Crystal Johnson.The conference leveraged a variety of discussions on the community and business practices that cultivate a sustainable economy. Higher education plays a critical role [...]

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Connecticut “Lead-By-Example” Energy Efficiency Initiative

On April 19th, Eastern Connecticut State University and their Institute for Sustainable Energy hosted the Green Campus Conference to discuss Public Act 11-80. The bill requires the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to develop a comprehensive State Energy Plan and establish a variety of new programs to promote clean energy and energy [...]

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Top Votes for William Paterson University of New Jersey’s Innovative Video

After more than 14,000 votes were cast during the Planet Forward video competition this month (on videos created by the 2012 Second Nature Climate Leadership Award Finalists), Planet Forward announced the top vote-getter this week: William Paterson University of New Jersey! William Paterson University was honored at the George Washington University Moving the Planet Forward Innovation [...]

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Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative – February – March 2011

By Peter Bardaglio, Senior Fellow, Second Nature Welcome to the February – March 2012 issue of the TCCPI Newsletter, an electronic update from the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative (TCCPI). Community Coalition Launches Energy Savings Campaign A coalition of over 70 local organizations officially kicked off the “Get Your GreenBack Tompkins” campaign at a public launch [...]

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American Meteorological Society and Second Nature Partner to Strengthen Climate and Sustainability-Focused Curricula at Minority-Serving Institutions

By James Brey, Director, AMS Education Program and Elizabeth Mills, Associate Director, AMS Education Program (This article appears in the February, 2012 issue of The ACUPCC Implementer) The National Science Foundation (NSF) GeoVision report underscores the critical need for increasing public literacy in the geosciences. Daily, Americans learn about threats to the Earth, such as the [...]

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Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative – January 2011

By Peter Bardaglio, Senior Fellow, Second Nature Welcome to the January 2012 issue of the TCCPI Newsletter, an electronic update from the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative (TCCPI). Ithaca Companies to Pioneer Deep Home Energy Savings Two TCCPI members, Taitem Engineering and Snug Planet, have been awarded a $300,000 contract by the New York State [...]

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AMS Climate Studies Course To Reach 100 More Minority-Serving Institutions

Second Nature is partnering in the coming months with the American Meteorological Society (AMS) on a 4-year project to promote the importance of basic climate science education at all colleges and universities, particularly those that are minority-serving and signatories of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). This national network involves more than 670 [...]

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Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative – October and November 2011

By Peter Bardaglio, Senior Fellow, Second Nature Welcome to the October/November 2011 issue of the TCCPI Newsletter, an electronic update from the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative (TCCPI). Students Help Launch “Get Your GreenBack” Campaign Six hundred student volunteers from Cornell University visited over 8,000 households in Tompkins County on October 29 to hand deliver [...]

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Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative – September 2011

By Peter Bardaglio, Senior Fellow, Second Nature Welcome to the September 2011 issue of the TCCPI Newsletter, a monthly update from the Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative (TCCPI). Welcoming the Winds of Change: Enfield Energy In the works for several years, the Enfield Energy Black Oak Wind Farm project has gained new momentum in recent [...]

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