Stories about "Sustainability"
Curtis ’17 in key role as Bates joins Maine ecosystem project
Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:13 pm
With an alumna playing a central role, Bates College has joined The Nature Conservancy and state agencies in a long-term effort to monitor Maine ecosystems.
Green Innovation Grants grow sustainability at Bates
Thursday, January 11, 2018 2:23 pm
Now in its second year, the Green Innovation Grants program at Bates College is supporting initiatives in gardening, waste reduction, and conservation.
Crop advisers can influence farmers to adopt conservation practices
Friday, January 5, 2018 12:05 pm
Farmers trust crop advisers, a type of consultant, on lots of things. A Bates faculty member found that their influence can be harnessed for conservation work.
Food system innovation award goes to Bates team
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 2:03 pm
A group of Bates College students has won $2,500 for a project that will help salvage unharvested produce and direct it to hunger relief organizations.
Video: Students in Trashion Show model high fashion from low places
Thursday, November 16, 2017 3:06 pm
The Trashion Show, an annual waste-couture extravaganza, shows Bates students at their creative and sustainable best.
Campus Construction Update: Shortridge goes 100 percent solar
Thursday, November 16, 2017 1:57 pm
A year after the first row of solar panels went atop Bates' Coastal Center at Shortridge, a second row has made the center electrically self-sufficient.
Censorship of scientists is ramping up, but hostility is nothing new
Thursday, November 16, 2017 9:40 am
The attempt to silence scientists shows just how powerful knowledge is, says Associate Professor of History Joe Hall.
Muskie’s threatened Clean Water Act delivers ‘billions of dollars in economic benefits’ annually
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 5:24 pm
Ensuring clean water, says economics professor Lynne Lewis, boosts jobs, tourism, recreation, and property values — benefits that far outweigh the costs.
November brings exercises to trim our waste
Thursday, November 9, 2017 1:57 pm
At Bates College, No Shave November will be overshadowed by No Waste November, a series of events dedicated to cultivating good waste-disposal habits.
The Bates boilers just fired up — but with much less fossil fuel
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:07 am
Made by vaporizing materials like sawdust, RFO has helped Bates slash its carbon emissions