Discover(ing) Sustainability

Some recent scientific studies (covered prominently in places like the New York Times and quoted below) have demonstrated that how you create biofuels makes all the difference: “Biofuels are a potential low-carbon energy source, but whether biofuels offer carbon savings depends on how they are produced. Converting rainforests, peatlands, savannas, or grasslands to produce food crop–based biofuels in Brazil, Southeast Asia, and the [...]

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As one of six sites across the country, the University Office of Sustainability and Communication Department at UNH are hosting a group of 15 local citizens to discuss recent technological advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology that might lead to significant enhancements of human mental, emotional, and physical abilities. This effort to increase public participation in [...]

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Yesterday UNH’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Tom Kelly, testified before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.  He was part of a panel titled “Food for Thought: A Primer on the Climate Consequences of Food Choices,” and he spoke about the important role that institutions of higher education play in promoting sustainable food systems from farm to fork to [...]

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The winter issue of the University of New Hampshire Magazine just landed in my in-box, and I’m happy to see how prominently UNH’s sustainability efforts are highlighted. First, there’s President Mark Huddleston’s “View from T-Hall” column, which calls UNH “a leader among its peers” when it comes to its commitment to a sustainable future. Deeper [...]

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The Real Food Summit, held at Yale November 3-4, brought together students from across the northeast to advance the incorporation of local and sustainable foods at college campuses. Four UNH students were there to add their perspectives to the mix: senior Liz Joseph, sophomore Sara Turner, freshman Kathleen Markiewicz, and senior, Tristan Williams, who also [...]

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In January, I presented a  workshop at that the 8th National conference Climate Change Science and Solutions. I was part of a workshop on campus climate action. Jenn Andrews from Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) and I spoke about the Campus Carbon Calculator, which was developed as a partnership between UNH and CA-CP.  Jenn focused on the background of the [...]

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Welcome to Discover(ing) Sustainability, a new blog written by members of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Durham campus community and maintained by the UNH University Office of Sustainability. Why the blog? We hope to tell the story of sustainability, both to help you discover the sustainable learning community at UNH and to take you on a journey with us [...]

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