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On messages and bottles and such
According to emails that have come across my screen, students from Seattle, WA to Cambridge, MA are organizing to ban...
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Campus conservation conundrum
As I write this, I’ve just finished reading an online article from Scientific American, about how the oldest, toughest, thickest...
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Enough rope to hang ...
The Boston Globe just published an article about homeowners’ associations which ban the use of clotheslines, and state legislative efforts...
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An edgy question
A correspondent asks, after posting a description of steps taken toward sustainability: “ a student emailed me asking broader questions...
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Constructive research
Three new construction technologies which will improve the energy profiles of future buildings: One is available right now, and it’s...
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Global Warming is the new Sputnik
Even if you don’t remember 1957, you’re probably aware of the influx of funding, research and science majors which US...
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Not in the USA (?)
I recently had the opportunity to suggest a marketing/promotional give-away item for use by our engineering department. The idea was...
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Sustaining the cash flow
Tuesday’s item about the LA Community College District and their sustainability projects is well worth reading. A number of colleges...