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Electric Vehicle Showcase 2024: Plugging into Progress

by Yarianna Rangel, Communications Specialist The Auburn University Office of Sustainability, and cosponsor the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, successfully held an Electric Vehicle Showcase on October 2, 2024, featuring a variety of electric vehicles! New vehicles this year included three trucks: the Tesla Cyber Truck, Rivian Truck, and a Ford…
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October 8, 2024
Sustainability Picnic 2024 – An Exemplary Zero-Waste Event EventsSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 17Updates

Sustainability Picnic 2024 – An Exemplary Zero-Waste Event

by Yarianna Rangel, Communication Specialist Attendees enjoying at the picnic. This year, the Sustainability Picnic made a great return, brimming with success and delight! This fantastic zero-waste event was attended by over 420 people and featured music, delicious food, and numerous chances to engage and have a great time.  It…
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September 12, 2024
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Public Engagement Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

By Randy Martin & Bella Wright It is no secret that the city of Auburn revolves around the university. If you’ve ever been to a football game, you know that the entire town comes to a standstill as the Tigers battle it out on the field. Whether you attend the…
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April 27, 2024
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Coordination & Planning Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

By Randy Martin & Bella Wright  A quick look at the top public colleges reveals that in each of their strategic plans, sustainability is taken seriously and given a prominent seat in the future of their institutions. This isn’t for show. Beyond the “good citizen” reasons, it's a smart business…
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April 13, 2024
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Electric Vehicle Showcase – An Electric Atmosphere for An Electric Event

By Patricia Barnes* Auburn University’s Electric Vehicle Showcase had a wonderful turn out on September 22nd, 2023. The event kicked off on a beautiful evening, showcasing 18 different electric vehicles (EVs). From the iconic Tesla to the new Ford F150 Lightning pickup truck, to motorbikes and cycle bikes, a wide…
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December 1, 2023
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I Care About the Environment but My Policticians Don’t

By Randy Martin  The national and local conversation around climate change is ridiculous, and that's why I’m doing something about it. If you’ve followed this issue at all, you probably know it feels as if the entire thing is just people talking past one another. It feels like we’re so…
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April 6, 2023
The Weather is More than Small Talk: What I Learned from Climate Scientists on a Trip to the Southeast Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 17Updates

The Weather is More than Small Talk: What I Learned from Climate Scientists on a Trip to the Southeast

By Sabrina De Los Santos Rodríguez Dark clouds over the Week's Bay boat. Photo credits: Sabrina De Los Santos Rodríguez On Sunday, August 7th, 2022 I was on a white van with seven other people - all climate science graduate students and professors with diverse specialties. We were leading the…
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March 27, 2023
Climate Change: An Issue of Climate Justice Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goal 6Updates

Climate Change: An Issue of Climate Justice

by Ghanashyam Khanal and Nabin Bhandari  While about two frenetic weeks of discussions and negotiations on climate change, damage and loss, and climate finance were going on at COP27 in Egypt, a documentary that depicted the impact of climate change on women and children in the Himalayan regions of Nepal…
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March 13, 2023
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Students & Alumni Build Community with the Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate Group

By Kaitlin Robb Price. Communities can provide both human connection and a strong force for change. In sustainability, both are critically important. At times working in the field of sustainability can be challenging, but hearing the work of others and the progress we’re making can be uplifting. And with strength…
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August 10, 2022