Stanford takes part in energy-efficiency challenge The Daily News Staff October 12, 2011 1 Comment Stanford committed to help raise $65 million along with 31 other higher-education institutions as part of the Billion Dollar Green Challenge, which was launched publicly on Tuesday at the Association... Read More »
Study shows black carbon is major warming culprit Brendan O'Byrne September 20, 2011 2 Comments Black carbon is the second leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide, according to research by professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Jacobson. Read More »
Five appointed to Searsville Dam Committee The Daily News Staff May 11, 2011 0 Comments Five Stanford faculty members specializing in environmental science, history and law have been named to a committee tasked with studying the Searsville Dam for the next two years. The committee will... Read More »
Stanford gets good sustainability grades and looks for further improvement Caroline Chen November 9, 2010 0 Comments For the third year in a row, Stanford received an A- in the Sustainable Endowment Institute’s annual Green Report Card, earning it an “Overall College Sustainability Leader” designation. The... Read More »
Squids for Kids brings cephalopods to the classroom Erin Inman November 8, 2010 0 Comments Squids for Kids, a growing outreach program run through Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station, is teaching good ocean stewardship to kids. Read More »
Dish marks conservation 10th anniversary Kurt Chirbas September 22, 2010 1 Comment In 2000, spurred by an increase in the number of recreational users of the area, Stanford’s Land Use and Environmental Planning Department decided to implement a new conservation and land use plan,... Read More »
Dining commits to trayless program Caity Monroe August 5, 2010 0 Comments The trayless dining program implemented at two dorms this past academic year has made it to the summer showing signs of promise, but uncertainty still lingers about the program’s feasibility and... Read More »
Sewage research makes space for rocket science The Daily News Staff July 29, 2010 0 Comments University researchers have created a new method of treating wastewater that they say would have a positive environmental impact and drastically lower the cost of the expensive and inefficient... Read More »