Stories about "Sustainability"
Will your Napkin Board query make the cut?
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 2:53 pm
The fate of Commons food just might lie on a small, crumpled napkin.
Katherine Creswell ’05 ate a Maine-only diet for a month. Here’s what she learned
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:11 pm
Ten years after doing a senior thesis on Maine food security, she decides to eat a Maine-sourced diet for one month.
From high-tech to old school, Bates’ energy projects offer quick paybacks
Thursday, January 28, 2016 1:14 pm
An opportunistic investment of $1.5 million in energy projects is helping Bates lower its utility costs by a projected 22 percent.
Multimedia: Featuring detritus that delights us, the Trashion Show is a model of recycling
Friday, November 21, 2014 12:35 pm
The Trashion Show raises awareness about sustainability through a fashion show featuring outfits made from recycled materials.
2014 Otis Lecture to highlight role of virtue in perceptions of climate change
Monday, November 17, 2014 11:00 am
Known for his scrutiny of the cultural dimensions of climate change, Mike Hulme brings the ancient philosophical concept of virtue to bear on the climate crisis in Bates College's annual Otis Lecture on Nov. 17.
Slideshow: Students serve farm-to-table dinner at Nezinscot Farm
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 11:00 am
Theory meets practice as students learned just where their food, quite literally, gets born.
Video: Making bread while reducing waste is Dining Services’ recipe for sustainability
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:32 pm
At home, they’re called leftovers. In the parlance of Bates Dining Services,…
Clean Sweep 2014: ‘These swords are awesome!’
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:48 am
Clean Sweep 2014: reducing waste, strengthening community bonds and generating money for nonprofit organizations.
Longtime activist for indigenous rights, sustainability to speak on environmental stewardship
Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:03 pm
Chief Oren Lyons, a Native American leader and environmental activist, speaks at Bates on March 3.
Indigenous rights and environmental activist Oren Lyons to discuss sustainability
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:10 pm
Chief Oren Lyons, a Native American leader and environmental activist, offers a lecture on March 3.