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Guest Posts SDG12 Updates

My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Post contributed by Gabriel Harrison, Student Employee, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department When I first started at Auburn University, my focus was on going to class, studying and socializing. I didn’t spend much time thinking about recycling. We didn’t have a recycling program at my house when I was growing…

adminApril 2, 2018

Guest Posts SDG12 Updates

Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Climate

Post contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department Greenhouse gases from human activities are the most significant driver of observed climate change according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Resource extraction and processing, manufacturing, transportation, consumption and waste management all result in greenhouse gas emissions. Rising levels of…

adminFebruary 26, 2018

Guest Posts SDG12 Updates

Recycling Drop-Off Center Now Available On Campus

Post contributed by Lindsay Souders, Student Employee, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department One of the ways the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department is working to promote sustainability on campus is by recycling – diverting useful materials from the waste stream in an effort to reduce our dependence on landfills. To…

adminFebruary 26, 2018

Guest Posts SDG2 Updates

Tiger Dining and Campus Kitchens Partner to Reduce Food Waste

Post contributed by Katie Peters, Marketing Assistant, Tiger Dining Tiger Dining seeks to handle the food served on campus in the most sustainable and responsible way possible, from the beginning to end of the food service process. Our associates are reminded during food preparation to reduce food waste with our…

adminOctober 24, 2017

Director's Corner SDG6 Updates

Director’s Corner: Water: The Common Heritage of All Life on Earth

“Basically, each of us is a blob of water with enough macromolecular thickening to give us some stiffness and to keep us from dribbling away.” David Suzuki, geneticist and Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia Wow! I never thought of myself as ‘a blob of water with enough macromolecular…

Mike KenslerOctober 3, 2017

Guest Posts SDG7 Updates

Marine Renewable Energy & the Environment

Post contributed by Matt Preisser, Office of Sustainability Intern Last summer I had the opportunity to work at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle, Washington as a part of the Department of Energy’s Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program. For 10 weeks, I worked in the Coastal Science Division…

adminJanuary 23, 2017

Guest Posts SDG7 Updates

The Maturation of Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generating Facilities in the Southeast US

Post contributed by Dr. Sushil H. Bhavnani, Professor, Henry M. Burt Jr. Endowed Chair, Associate Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering In July 2016, it was reported (WSFA-TV) that a solar photovoltaic generation facility was being developed in nearby Macon Co., AL. The plant will generate 10 MW on an 80-acre…

adminOctober 24, 2016

Director's Corner SDG7 Updates

Director’s Corner: Renewable Energy: Things are Changing Fast, and They Need To

“We are like tenant farmers, chopping down the fence around our house for fuel, when we should be using nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy—sun, wind, and tide. I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until…

Mike KenslerFebruary 3, 2016

My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Climate

Recycling Drop-Off Center Now Available On Campus

Tiger Dining and Campus Kitchens Partner to Reduce Food Waste

Director’s Corner: Water: The Common Heritage of All Life on Earth

Marine Renewable Energy & the Environment

The Maturation of Solar Photovoltaic Energy Generating Facilities in the Southeast US

Director’s Corner: Renewable Energy: Things are Changing Fast, and They Need To

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