Stories about "Sustainability"
Tomato varieties in the Bates Garden, 2018
Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:52 pm
As described by Maine seed companies, here are the tomato varieties growing in the Bates Garden in 2018.
Onions and taters and kale, oh my! — It’s the Bates Garden
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:55 am
The new Bates Garden will feed both hungry diners and student curiosity about sustainable food production.
Bates posts strong results in national recycling competition
Thursday, April 26, 2018 10:39 am
A recycling competition among hundreds of U.S. and Canadian colleges sees Bates earn top-30 placings in two waste-reduction categories.
Already green, Bates sprouts two new Leafs
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 3:13 pm
Bates charges toward a carbon-neutral future with the acquisition of two new Nissan Leafs.
Bates Club of Antarctica: If glaciers could talk, what would they say?
Thursday, April 5, 2018 11:21 am
How did ancient glaciers move, and what can they tell us about climate change? Allie Balter '14 and Brenda Hall '90 are finding out.
Slideshow: Anarchy to zebrafish, Mount David Summit is an A-to-Z smorgasbord of smarts
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 5:25 pm
The summit is a living, breathing encyclopedia of student achievement at Bates.
Climate change is ‘not something you believe. It just is,’ says Trump whistleblower Joel Clement
Friday, March 16, 2018 12:40 pm
Clement is the former climate policy chief who says the Trump administration retaliated against him and fellow scientists for climate-change advocacy.
Bates’ environmental studies program cited as national model for community engagement
Friday, March 9, 2018 11:30 am
“The way the Bates environmental studies program weaves public engagement into the fabric of the major produces fabulous outcomes."
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.