Stories about "Sustainability"
From a Distance: What can you see in the bike garage on Frye Street?
Friday, November 11, 2022 2:06 pm
This interactive photograph depicts the goings-on at the bike garage on Frye Street.
Slideshow: Dionysus comes to Main Street America with ‘Hurricane Diane’
Friday, November 4, 2022 8:46 am
In directing a play with a message about climate change, Kush Sharma '23 explains how theater can be a way for people to feel they can "be part of change."
‘An intention to do better’: Reparative gestures and nature meet in Carolyn Finney’s Otis Lecture
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 10:44 am
Environmental history is too often written without acknowledging the presence, passion, and stories of the Black people in it, and storyteller and cultural geographer Carolyn Finney aims to change that.
Audio: Hear the powerful voice of Edmund Muskie ’36, who launched the Clean Water Act 50 years ago
Friday, October 14, 2022 9:55 am
On the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a selection of audio clips featuring the compelling and powerful voice of Sen. Edmund Muskie '36, each explained by Bates Director of Debate Jan Hovden.
Bates sustainability activist Gabrielle Brewer ’23: ‘grounded but extremely aspirational’
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 5:52 pm
Recently awarded a prestigious Udall Scholarship, Brewer has grown into her role as a campus sustainability leader, learning to navigate some of the political realities of climate activism along the way.
Spring at Bates (No. 2): It’s Commencement, time for the annual annual plantings around campus
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:46 pm
Aided by seniors keen on making the campus look great for their graduation, the Bates grounds crew plants annuals here and there, including an iconic Commencement location.
Bates College announces plan to become climate positive by 2030
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 10:04 am
Meeting the goals of the Bates Sustainability Roadmap will "touch and enrich our lives here on campus," said President Clayton Spencer, while also furthering the college's stated mission of "to prepare leaders with a commitment to responsible stewardship of the wider world."
How’s Bates doing in sustainability? The answer is Gold
Friday, November 19, 2021 9:13 am
One of 10 "Top Performer"s in the country, Bates earned a Gold rating for excellence in sustainability performance from an international benchmarking organization.
Slideshow: Students’ dazzling Trashion Show outfits — and a professor
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:21 pm
Introducing the creative teams of the 2021 Trashion Show, including a Bates professor modeling COVID lounge wear made from face coverings.
Student energy puts a charge into new electric-vehicle stations
Thursday, November 11, 2021 2:07 pm
One finding from a Bates survey on electric vehicle use gave Tamsin Stringer '22 a jolt: Bates needed more EV plugins, so she set out to help.