Getting to Green
An administrator pushes, on a shoestring budget, to move his university and the world toward a more sustainable equilibrium.
An administrator pushes, on a shoestring budget, to move his university and the world toward a more sustainable equilibrium.
September 26, 2010 - 5:30pm
Frau R. came back this week from a conference in Tennessee. Whilst away, she picked up a Christmas gift for my son: a small box, suitable to sit on a desk or dresser, made from disused computer circuit boards. It seems to be covered in some sort of lacquer or polyurethane, so I'm not entirely sure how environmentally sensitive the thing is, but it's different, he'll like it, and anything that keeps heavy metals out of the landfills is OK by me.
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September 24, 2010 - 5:30am
Greenback's campus has been abuzz for the past few days. In conjunction with the opening of the UN General Assembly and the attendant visits from world leaders of all persuasions, there has also been a three-day summit around the UN's Millennium Development Goals. Various classes, faculty members and student groups on campus have been discussing the MDGs,
September 17, 2010 - 5:15pm
I was checking a book out of Greenback's library this morning, and happened to get in line behind a student who was checking out a tome (25 pounds, minimum!) titled Highway and Traffic Engineering. As titles go, that's one I like. It highlights the relationship between infrastructure (highways) and behavior (traffic).
September 16, 2010 - 9:00pm
I'm not sure about what the implications of this might be, but somehow I expect there will be some.
According to a paper in Population and Environment, American women are more concerned about climate change than American men. Possible explanations include differing traditional gender values -- nurturing and family as opposed to mastery and independence -- but I'm not sure there isn't more than that going on.
September 15, 2010 - 9:15pm
One of the behaviors I try to account for when I'm doing a greenhouse gas inventory for Greenback U is commuting by faculty members. Faculty commute less often than staff, and typically shorter distances -- they're more likely to be able to afford decent housing near campus. Professors who live the closest to campus tend to walk to the office, but most faculty still drive. Then, there are the others. The ones who fly.
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