Earlier this morning the official opening of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) occurred amid dreams, hopes and disappointment. The watering down of the language to...
June 20, 2012
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11:41 AM
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As the negotiations continue at both Rio+20 and the G-20 Summit I'm seeing reports of both hope and fear. The hope seems to be coming from the non-government and business sectors and the fear...
June 19, 2012
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9:18 AM
The international sustainability scene is getting increasingly complex. Not only is UNCSD aka Rio+20, the world’s biggest meeting on sustainability, taking place this week but the agenda for the...
June 18, 2012
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10:21 AM
As we go into the last few days before the official Rio+20 conference, I think it is important to reflect on not only what is happening there but how it intersects with the dreams and hopes of the...
June 15, 2012
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4:12 PM
Today more than ever, summer is a season of intense transition and opportunity at colleges and universities – an ideal time for advancing campus sustainability. While a new cohort of graduates...
June 4, 2012
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3:51 PM
Last week, I participated on AASHE’s behalf in the 3rd annual Gyeonggi Green Campus Global Forum, held at Kangnam University in the Gyeonngi province of South Korea. The theme of the international...
June 4, 2012
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10:56 AM
A few weeks ago, AASHE Executive Director Paul Rowland and I were in the nation’s capital for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Symposium: Science, Innovation, and Partnerships for...
May 30, 2012
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5:43 PM
Drum roll please…the new and improved AASHE brand is here! If you read Paul Rowland’s latest AASHE blog post you are aware that AASHE has developed a simple, easy-to-understand brand strategy...
May 22, 2012
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2:50 PM
I see you work for AASHE; what’s that? For the past few years, I have been asked this question by a wide variety of people. Although I’ve got my own "elevator speech" for an answer, I’ve often...
May 14, 2012
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10:38 AM
Gearing up for the launch of STARS 2.0 in 2013, the STARS team is developing and refining ideas for STARS that will raise the bar for advancing sustainability in higher education. Developing an...
May 4, 2012
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11:55 AM