Stories about "Sustainability"
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.
Bates-directed climate project in Shetland Islands wins environmental award
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 12:47 pm
A Bates-directed archeological project in the Shetland Islands has won an environmental…
From blue bin to Beyoncé, 2013 Trashion Show is a sensation
Friday, November 22, 2013 3:21 pm
Pitting students, staff and other Bates folks against one another in a friendly quest to make recycling fashion-forward, the Trashion Show takes place every year before November break.
Law professor, conservationist to discuss Penobscot River restoration
Thursday, November 7, 2013 2:54 pm
University of Maine Professor of Law David Owens and conservationist Colin Apse discuss freshwater sustainability measures, environmental law and the Penobscot River Restoration Project at Bates on Nov. 11.
Strategies for climate change, youth homelessness at issue in Harward Center events
Thursday, November 7, 2013 11:32 am
A forum on youth homelessness in Maine and a talk by a leading climate change activist take place a day apart in presentations at Bates College.
Chronicler of boom, bust in American West gives Otis Lecture on Oct. 14
Friday, September 27, 2013 2:01 pm
Rubén Martínez, chronicler of the harsh consequences of boom times in the West, gives the annual Otis Lecture on Oct. 14.
Gabe Clark ’02 tells Bangor Daily News that grass-fed beef is where it’s at
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:11 pm
Gabe Clark '02 is front and center in a Bangor Daily News story about Maine's chance to expand sales of grass-fed beef.
Summer Student Work: Reaz ’16 pursues clean water for the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 12:00 pm
Zuhayr Reaz ’16 is doing fieldwork in support of WaterAid in in…
Bates earns third star for ‘green’ dining, joining just five other schools in category
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 4:41 pm
Bates Dining recently earned a third star for its sustainability rating from the Green Restaurant Association.
Clean Sweep 2013 raises nearly $17,000 for local organizations
Monday, July 8, 2013 10:15 am
Bates' 2013 Clean Sweep sale raised nearly $17,000 for local nonprofits.