Director's Corner Updates

Director’s Corner: Plant a Garden & Help Reverse Global Warming

In the November 2017, Sustainability Digest I wrote about attending a conference in Atlanta and hearing Paul Hawken talk about Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. Project Drawdown, for the first time, defines specifically what we need to do, and what we can do, to…

Mike KenslerFebruary 28, 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

Updates

Ongoing Drought Needs Us All to be Water Wise

UPDATE: We've received a nice amount of rain here in Auburn over the past month. Enough rain has fallen for the City of Auburn Water Works Board to lift the Phase II Drought Warning, but they continue to monitor conditions and ask residents keep up their voluntary water conservation efforts.…

adminNovember 11, 2016

Sustainability in Action Updates

Sustainability in Action: Chandana Mitra

In the past several years, the idea of sustainability has been gaining attention through different movements and events, often promoted by news articles or television broadcasts. However, sustainability is so much more than just a buzzword seen in the news. Sustainability encompasses the four main areas of nature, economy, society,…

adminNovember 1, 2016

Director's Corner Updates

Director’s Corner: Global Warming/Climate Change/Anthropogenic Climate Disruption: What Can We Do that Makes a Difference?

“Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.” Bill Gates In many ways, climate change, global warming, anthropogenic climate disruption – whatever you want to call it – is old news. Old news in that the science has…

Mike KenslerOctober 31, 2016

Guest Posts Updates

Presidential Candidates’ Perspectives on Climate Change

Post contributed by Kelsey Lawrence, Office of Sustainability Intern With the election for the President of the United States on the horizon, it is crucial to have done research on the candidates. This month’s topic of conversation is one of many important issues one must consider during election season, so…

adminOctober 26, 2016

Guest Posts Videos

Feeling Powerless in the Face of Climate Change? Here’s Hope.

Post contributed by Kyle G. Crider, Energy Project Manager, Alabama Environmental Council and the Alabama Solar Knowledge Project Citizens gather to learn more about how to advocate for solutions to climate change. Last night, I was one of more than 40 diverse folks of all ages, ethnicities, and religious backgrounds…

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

Updates

Auburn University Signs Pledge to Demonstrate Support for Strong International Climate Action

The 2015 UN Climate Change Conference is in Paris. Auburn University recently joined more than 200 other colleges and universities in signing the American Campuses on Climate Pledge. The White House Council on Environmental Quality organized this effort to demonstrate support in higher education for strong international action on climate…

Mike KenslerNovember 20, 2015