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Sustainability News

2009


Cornell Orchards in the fall

Articles are posted in reverse chronological order.

Dining Hall Trayless Programs’ Success Sparks Adoption in Other Facilities
10/28/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

50 new trees to grow on Cornell U. campus
10/23/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes C.U.’s Commitment to Sustainability
10/23/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

CEO of S.C. Johnson Urges ‘Green’ Business Practices
10/23/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Locals Find and Trade Goods at ‘Swap Meets’
10/23/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell hosts second annual fuel cell vehicle event
10/21/09 Source: Ithaca Times

Students Call For Lights Out On Campus At Night
10/16/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell Silo House offers energy-saving amenities
10/15/09/09/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Solar Decathlon Team Competes at Nationals
10/14/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Partners in energy efficiency
10/13/09/09/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Dilmun Hill: Cornell’s Student Run Organic Far
9/23/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Students Seek to ‘Go Green’ With ‘Big Red Bikes’
9/16/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell reveals Climate Action Plan
9/16/09/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Cornell Neighborhoods Council talks Cornell's Climate Action Plan
9/15/09/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Cornell's climate plan cuts carbon emissions to zero by 2050, saves millions of dollars
9/15/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Tree inventory for climate plan uncovers Cornell's biggest and oldest trees
9/10/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Speaker series on sustainability aimed at undergraduates
9/3/09 Source: Chronicle Online

New Horizons in Nanotech Could Jumpstart Solar Fuel Cell Technology
9/2/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

GPSA Tries for New Levels of Dialogue, Cooperation -Assembly voices support for Univ. Climate Action Plan
8/28/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Solar, chicken and youth power make Cornell a strong presence at New York State Fair
8/28/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Paterson says Cornell energy research will spur jobs
8/27/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Collaborative energy research is vital for state economy, Paterson says at Cornell
8/27/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Cornell students building the future of efficient vehicles
8/21/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Cornell's solar house team hoping third time the charm
8/19/09 Source: Ithaca Times

Cornell Dump and Run sale next weekend
8/19/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Car sharing: Concept growing with Ithaca campuses' involvement
8/18/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Cornell's solar house ready for test run at state fair
8/17/09 Source: Chronicle Online

A house powered by the sun, Big-Red style
8/14/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Expect fewer and longer lawns and more green roofs in effort to cut campus costs
8/7/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Students work day and night to make 100 mpg car a reality
7/29/2009 Source: Chronicle Online

Cornell teams up with National Renewable Energy Lab to establish national center
6/9/2009 Source: Chronicle Online

CU recycles half its garbage into high-quality compost
5/29/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Sustainability grants to explore burning powdered wood, developing cheaper solar cells and more
5/26/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Groups Use Earth Day To Inform Passersby
4/23/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornellians Past and Present Act on Earth Day
4/22/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Green architect likens rights of nature to rights of man
4/22/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Congressman Massa calls Biofuels Research Laboratory 'national asset'
4/20/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Finding how carbon nanotubes work as catalysts could lead to cleaner fuels
4/16/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Sustainability Speaker Stresses Individual Responsibility
4/3/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

New biofuel lab focuses on turning bales into barrels
4/1/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Sage Chapel noon series focuses on sustainability with food and music
3/27/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Cornell Sustainability Month features 30-plus events in April
3/27/09 Source: Chronicle Online

A sustainable business plan for ailing U.S. auto plants
3/16/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Cornell University seeks ideas for cutting carbon footprint
3/14/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

University Turns Waste Into Renewable Energy
3/12/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

New Cornell initiative transforms 'biotrash' into bioenergy to help fuel the university
3/5/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Powershift Brings Students to D.C. To Rally for Climate
3/5/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

For 10 years, foundation of anonymous alumna has been funding sustainability projects
3/4/09 Source: Chronicle Online

Top 10 Myths about Sustainability
3/09 Source: Scientific American

Maintaining a Commitment to Sustainability
2/19/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell Lacks Plan to Ban Bottled Water
2/16/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Cornell continues work on alternative transportation
2/14/09 Source: The Ithaca Journal

Saudi Arabian University Funds Cornell Energy Research
1/23/09 Source: The Cornell Daily Sun

Here are a few ways to keep up on the sustainability happenings on campus and nationally. Check out our Cornell news archives, peruse the student-run Campus Sustainability Newsletter, or sample some similarly-minded external online journals and blogs.

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