George Washington University Sustainability Minor

No matter what their major may be, students at George Washington University can still study sustainability. The University's 18-credit Minor in Sustainability is open to all undergraduate students. This program allows students to explore the challenges of sustainability and to think about how to develop...

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Webinar : Innovative Energy Solutions for Your Business

A free Webinar titled, "Its Easy Being Green: Innovative Energy solutions for Your Business Home and our World," will take place on Saturday October 4th 2014, 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. This live 60 minute Webinar from The Thinkubator Innovation Studios in Chicago will enable participants to discover...

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Infographic - Why You Should Sell Your Fossil Fuel Stock Now (DC Divest)

Click here for fact check, sources and citation index. Source: DC Divest RelatedWhy You Should Divest from Fossil Fuels and Invest in Clean Energy Video - Why You Should Divest from Fossil FuelsVideo - Growing Momentum for Fossil Fuel DivestmentDivesting from Fossil Fuels will Soon be a Fiduciary DutyRockefeller...

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Sustainability is Profitable According to the CDP's 2014 Climate Change Report

Some interesting insights came to light in the 2014 version of the annual CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report. Overall the report suggests that companies in the S&P 500 are actively managing and planning for climate-change and the companies that do so are more profitable. The report indicates...

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CDP Climate Disclosure Leaders List 2014

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CDP Climate Performance Leaders List 2014

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Extreme Weather in 2013 Attributed to Climate Change

Many of the extreme weather events we witnessed in 2013 have been attributed to climate change. This is the finding in an attribution study published on Monday September 22, 2014. The study was published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). A total of 9 of the 16 extreme weather...

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The Think Eat Save Student Challenge

Sensitizing children to the ecological impacts of food waste is important and the Think.Eat.Save Student Challenge is a great example of an powerful educational project. Vast quantities of food are wasted each year and this phenomenon is sadly a part of many western cultures. To help reorient children...

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Why We Must Act on Climate Change (Ban Ki Moon and John Kerry)

At the start of Climate Week, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made some powerful arguments in support of action on Climate Change.  To underscore his support for action, Ban even walked alongside demonstrators at the People's Climate March on September 21, 2014.US Secretary of...

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Business Leadership at the UN Climate Summit

The recent UN Climate Summit on September 23, 2014 was different from previous meetings and one of the primary reasons for this is the fact that the business community is showing real leadership. As should be obvious to all, we will not be able to make substantial cuts in carbon emissions without support...

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Investors Showing Leadership on Climate Change

The global investment community is coming to terms with the risks posed by climate change and they are taking action to reverse our perilous direction. Investors see the future and they are following the money and moving away from fossil fuels towards clean energy. In additon to divesting from fossil...

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Corporations Go 100% Renewable for Climate Week NYC

During Climate Week NYC, corporations stepped forward with ambitious renewable energy plans. The business leaders that gathered in New York for Climate Week are working to encourage the corporate world to take meaningful action on climate change. As part of a campaign, called RE100, more than a dozen...

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Event - Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development

This event will take place on November 24 - 25, 2014 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development is subtitled "Building Prosperity through Economic, Social and Natural Capital." It will gather business leaders, NGOs and policy-makers from around the world...

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Event - Climb the Turbine Fundraiser

The 3rd annual Climb the Turbine Fundraiser is taking place from Saturday, October 4th to Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. Each pair must raise at least $500 to participate in the climb (if you choose to climb solo with a guide you must also raise $500). Corporate climbs are also available....

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Event - Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo

This event will take place on December 9 - 11, 2014, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America is the only conference and expo where ALL of the power generation stakeholders -- from coal and natural gas to nuclear energy...

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Event - Synbiobeta

This event will take place on November 13 - 15, 2014, in San Francisco California.Synbiobeta will engage a conversation on sector-specific progress ranging from research-enabling tools to low-cost DNA synthesis, scale-up of industrial biotech platforms to the growing importance of the organism industry....

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Event - Earth Science & Climate Change (Earth Science-2015)

The 4th International Conference on Earth Science & Climate Change (Earth Science-2015) will take place on June 15-17, 2015, in Alicante, Spain. The main theme of the conference is: An Insight into the Recent Advancements in Geosciences and Climate Change Control. This OMICS Group event aims to...

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Video - The Way Forward: Hope for a Cleaner Future

Morgan Freeman narrates this short video on the environment and climate change. It addresses how we can get from the perilous trajectory of today to a far better world. This video offers hope that we can come together to build a new clean energy future free of pollution. As explained in the video,...

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Video - Energy Opportunity from Viridan

Check out this amazing new program that will save money and help save our planet. Viridian is the Official Green Energy Supplier to The Thinkubator Studios.Contact info@thinkubators.com or phone 1-312-215-285...

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Video - Marylhurst Online MBA in Sustainable Business

Marylhurst University's online MBA in Sustainable Business which is ideal fro people from a wide array of industries who wish to pursue higher education in sustainable business practices. These individuals are scientists who seek a business background, builders and architects who focus on sustainable...

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Video - The Worldwide Charter for Fair International Commerce

The Worldwide Charter for Fair International Commerce is free of charge project that has been developed by the International Businesses Standards Organization (IBSO) to be a code of conduct and a minimal set of universal principles for the international business community. This IBSO's initiative allows...

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Video - Review of the People's Climate March

Last Sunday, September 21, the streets of New York City were filled with 400,000 people all demanding climate action from world leaders. This march was the largest climate event in human history. The unprecedented number of people sent a clear message. We want action on climate change. As leaders...

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Savings from LED Retrofits in the Surry School District

The Surry County School District in North Carolina has installed LEDs that save the school money, improve lighting and reduce energy. As part of the school districts energy education program, they have converted from metal halide fixtures to LEDs. According to the school's own projection they will...

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Savings from LED Lighting at the University of Rhode Island

Schools are always looking for ways of reducing their expenditures and one of the easiest ways they can do so is through replacing their existing lighting with LED technology. Not only do these types of retrofits save money and energy, they can also improve the lighting, in effect getting more for...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund to Divest from Fossil Fuels

On the eve of the Climate Summit, the $860m Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to begin divesting from fossil fuels. Starting with coal and tar sands investments, the fund plans to reduce such investments to almost zero by the end of this year. This will be followed up by further fossil fuel...

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The Global Divest-Invest Coalition and Campaign

Divest-Invest is a coalition that is on the front lines of climate action. With the tag line of, "divest from fossil fuels invest in climate solutions," they are passionate advocates of responsible investing. Their work is focused on accelerating the transition to a sustainable and equitable economy...

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