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07/31/2019
Beverage companies breaking with plastics lobby ... corporate supply chains are not immune to consumer pressures for greener products: https://www.ecowatch.com/coca-cola-pepsico-plastics-2639326311.html
Coca-Cola and Pepsico Are Breaking Free From Plastics Trade Group Beverage behemoths Coca-Cola and Pepsico have taken a stand against a trade association that actively works to restrict plastic bag bans.
07/29/2019
Today is , the day at which we have consumed the resources that Earth produces within a year. Last year, this day fell on August 1, this year, it's July 29. https://www.footprintnetwork.org/. Practice the 4Rs—Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine, Recycle!
07/28/2019
This summer's heat waves and other events globally have billions of people experience what climate change feels like. https://www.npr.org/2019/07/27/745765634/opinion-is-anything-more-urgent-than-the-temperature-of-our-planet. Good people everywhere are fighting it—from ambitious plans in India to build a grid on renewables to new corporate commitments to sustainability (e.g., Inditex's Zara)—but we need global action now.
Opinion: Is Anything More Urgent Than The Temperature Of Our Planet? Our Earth is in the middle of what may be the hottest summer on record. Scorching new records were set all over Europe this week. What could be more urgent news than the temperature of our planet?
07/24/2019
The latest Hixon Center newsletter is out with a focus on Climate Change. You can find it here: https://mailchi.mp/1e7fa5d87cee/hixon-center-newsletter-07232019
Hixon Center Newsletter - 07/23/2019 Summer: If you are around this summer, email ESW/MOSS to be added to the summer chat list.General Meetings: Meetings are on hold for the next several weeks due to the number of events and end of classes. See the group's page to keep up with updates and learn more about their activities! I...
06/17/2019
The new Hixon Center Newsletter is out. Read it here: https://mailchi.mp/681f7bfe1431/hixon-center-newsletter-06172019
A new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Renewable Power Generation Costs report, shows that the cost of renewables continues to decrease -- to the point where nearly all types of renewables are cheaper than oil, coal, and gas-fired power plants. Here are some global average prices we should all know and use in our arguments: hydro costs $0.05/kWh, onshore wind and solar PV are below $0.10/kWh, and offshore wind is $0.12/kWh. New fossil fuel power plants in comparison cost $0.05-$0.15/kWh. Even concentrated solar power (CSP), the most expensive type of renewables, clocks in at $0.18/kWh. And these prices do not even take into account the monetized value of health benefits from cleaner air, water, and the chance of a stabilized climate. There were times when it was difficult to be a fan of renewables and an economist -- not anymore!
05/30/2019
Hopefully your summer is off to a great start! The Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design is busy with summer research (our wonderful REU in Data Science kicked off on Tuesday with 5 projects and a wonderful group of 17 students). Stay tuned for updates! I'm also happy to report that I've got my shiny, new LEED Green Associate certification today.😁
05/16/2019
We know that plastics are detrimental for ocean and human health and that they keep us tethered to climate-damaging fossil fuels. Now, the Center For International Environmental Law (CIEL) and partners have conducted an in-depth study of the life-cycle impacts of plastics—and the results call for a fast phase-out, especially in light of plastics' rapidly growing climate change impacts.
Read more here: https://www.ciel.org/news/plasticandclimate/
Sweeping New Report on Global Environmental Impact of Plastics Reveals Severe Damage to Climate | Center for International Environmental Law In 2019 alone, the production and incineration of plastic will add more than 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere—equal to the pollution from 136 new coal-fired power plants, according to a new report, Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet. The rapid glob...
05/15/2019
TSLnews published article on GHG emission reduction efforts at the Claremont Colleges. https://tsl.news/carbon-neutrality-sustainibility-cmc-scripps/
CMC and Scripps students push for higher commitments to carbon neutrality, sustainability - The Student Life CMC students are pushing the school to advance its carbon neutrality deadline, and Scripps students are calling to join a sustainibility pact.
05/15/2019
The Hixon Center's final newsletter for the academic year 2018/19 is out, check it out: https://mailchi.mp/3f29894787c1/hixon-center-newsletter-5142019
Hixon Center Newsletter - 5/14/2019 Summer: If you are around this summer, email ESW/MOSS to be added to the summer chat list.General Meetings: Meetings are on hold for the next several weeks due to the number of events and end of classes. See the group's page to keep up with updates and learn more about their activities! I...
05/14/2019
Harvey Mudd College receives STARS Silver rating for sustainability efforts from AASHE —an improvement from last year's Bronze rating. Congratulations and thank you to the community and everyone who contributed to this result. Read more here: https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/2019/05/13/harvey-mudd-receives-stars-silver-rating-for-sustainability-achievements/
Harvey Mudd Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements | About Harvey Mudd College | Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd College has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all...
Hello mobility enthusiasts. On May 23rd the Ford Motor Company will be hosting the "City of Tomorrow" symposium at the Container Yard in Los Angeles. More info here: https://web.cvent.com/event/d12cf541-46b2-40b3-806b-d5f2a144062a/summary
Ford City of Tomorrow Symposium Ford City of Tomorrow Symposium.
05/08/2019
The latest Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design newsletter is out! Check it out.
Hixon Center Newsletter - 5/7/2019 Thank you to everyone who has participated and borrowed strips, timers, and drying racks from the Hixon Center's expanded Energy Smart Program. This is the final reminder to make sure to return your borrowed items (official deadline was Friday, May 3rd) to the Hixon Center.
05/07/2019
Mudders (Harvey Mudd College) taking steps towards sustainability by reducing single use plastics on campus. See great story by our very own Skylar Gehring and Vadim Mathys (both ASHMC sustainability reps) in The Muddraker.
05/07/2019
Today is Projects Day at Harvey Mudd College! A day for celebrating our students' and external partners' work on their respective Clinic projects. Clinic is a tradition at Mudd that combines curriculum with real-world project design and ex*****on. I've had the chance to be a faculty liaison on a couple of projects and am impressed by their level of technological and scientific depth and how they support students' growth in leadership, project management skills and general collaborative problem-solving skills. Congratulations!
04/30/2019
It's not yet graduation, but let's give a shout-out to this year's recipients of the Emphasis in Environmental Analysis at Harvey Mudd College: Kayla Yamada, Ben Lehman, Bradley Phelps, Katie Erickson, Andrea Vasquez, and Eliana Goehring. CONGRATULATIONS! More info about the EEA is available here: https://www.hmc.edu/hcsed/environmental-analysis-at-harvey-mudd/
Emphasis in Environmental Analysis at Harvey Mudd | Harvey Mudd College Environmental analysis fits exceptionally well within the Harvey Mudd College mission to train students who combine technical rigor and engagement with pressing social issues. There has always been a significant demand for environmental courses, research experiences, and Clinics at the college. The....
04/29/2019
The Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design and the Roberts Environmental Center hosted their final Energize Colleges student presentations on 4/24/2019. Energize Colleges coordinator William Lamb moderated the event and we enjoyed learning about estimating carbon sinks in urban forests, EV readiness in Rancho Cucamonga, greenhouse gas emission inventory compilation at Harvey Mudd College and tracking tree planting efforts in Madagascar and other parts of the world. Thank you students, internship hosts, William, Kristen, and Louis!
04/25/2019
The Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design and Roberts Environmental Center Energize Colleges students presented their research projects today. From EV readiness in Rancho Cucamonga to iTree GHG savings and tracking tree planting efforts in Madagascar, all projects were very interesting and well executed. Well done!
04/24/2019
The Hixon Center is hosting a research "speed-dating" event for Mudders interested in environmental research and/or the Emphasis in Environmental Analysis (EEA). Looking forward to hear from our wonderful professors Hawkins (Chemistry), van Ryswyk (Chemistry) and Adolph (Biology). More info about the EEA: https://tinyurl.com/qysrmf2
Emphasis in Environmental Analysis at Harvey Mudd | Harvey Mudd College Environmental analysis fits exceptionally well within the Harvey Mudd College mission to train students who combine technical rigor and engagement with pressing social issues. There has always been a significant demand for environmental courses, research experiences, and Clinics at the college. The....
04/23/2019
The Hixon Center hopes that everyone had a wonderful Earth Day. The NYT recently asked all 18 Democratic presidential candidates for their views on climate change. Here is what they said: https://tinyurl.com/y4vqoofl
We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas. The New York Times sent a climate policy survey to the 18 declared candidates. They all want to stick to the Paris Agreement. Beyond that, they diverge.
04/20/2019
Harvey Mudd students Kate Perkins '22, Ilona Kariko '22, Shreya Sanghai '22, Ingrid Tsang '22, (me) '20, Shanni Lam '22 recently attended the ESW national conference in El Paso, TX. Not only did they have a great time, but they also came back with new ideas and knowledge on using their engineering degrees to build more sustainable communities for all!
04/19/2019
Today we say goodbye to our sustainability program manager, Louis Spanias! We thank him for all of his hard work and effort over the past three years advancing sustainability at Harvey Mudd College!
Hixon Center Bids Farewell to Sustainability Program Manager | Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design | Harvey Mudd College The Hixon Center will be saying goodbye to Louis Spanias, sustainability program manager, this week after three years at Harvey Mudd College. Spanias, who joined the Hixon Center in March 2016, will be leaving Harvey Mudd College to join Cu***ng Corporation, a project management and cost consulting....
02/15/2019
Hey Harvey Mudd College - This fantastic lecture hosted by the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability from author and journalist Mark Arax is taking place today at 3 p.m. in the Benson Auditorium at College.
02/05/2019
Hey Harvey Mudd College - in case you missed it, we sent out our first newsletter of 2019 last week. We issue newsletters via e-mail every couple of weeks that feature sustainability related news, events, and opportunities. The newsletters also include posts from the Hixon Center's blog.
If you'd like to subscribe, visit this link: http://eepurl.com/c2iG9r
We promise we don't spam - but do check your spam folder in case some time goes by and you don't receive a newsletter!
Hixon Center Newsletter - 01/29/2019 If you are interested in conducting research this summer related to environmental sustainability, we encourage you to apply for support from the Rasmussen Summer Research Fund. See the Hixon Center's website for information about how to structure and submit your research proposal. Please submit prop...
02/01/2019
Hey Harvey Mudd College - the Hixon Center's sustainability program manager, Louis Spanias, recently attended the 2nd Symposium on Sustainability in University Campuses in Florence, Italy. In our blog, he shares newly gathered perspectives on international efforts to advance campus sustainability.
Campus Sustainability: An International Perspective | Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design | Harvey Mudd College By: LOUIS SPANIAS, Sustainability Program Manager Last month, I attended the 2nd Symposium on Sustainability in University Campuses (SSUC) conference in Florence, Italy. With 60 attendees from academic institutions around the world (largely from Europe), the conference offered an opportunity to hear...
01/31/2019
Hey Harvey Mudd College! Hixon Center director Tanja Srebotnjak recently attended a design thinking workshop at the Stanford University d.school. Check out her reflection on the workshop in our blog!
Learning Design and Designing Learning | Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design | Harvey Mudd College By: TANJA SREBOTNJAK, Hixon Center director Over winter break, I had the opportunity to participate in a week-long design thinking workshop at Stanford’s d.school. The workshop’s 45 domestic and international attendees represented a broad range of educational institutions and functions, from the...
01/23/2019
Welcome back to campus, Harvey Mudd College! In case you missed it, the ASHMC Sustainability Directors and representatives are hosting an electronics waste drive all week this week (1/21-1/27).
Collection bins are located between North and South dorms, on the west side of Atwood, and on the north side of Linde.
The following items are acceptable: monitors, towers, wires, televisions, copiers, refrigerators, computer parts, any batteries except alkaline household, mouses, keyboards, printers, microwaves, and toasters.
Questions can be sent to the ASHMC Sustainability Directors (see attached flier).
12/08/2018
Congratulations to our friends at the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability for being recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council! Much deserved!
CONGRATULATIONS to all the Sustainable Innovation Award winners last night at our 14th Annual Green Gala! And Project of the Year is the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability (Pitzer College), a , adaptive reuse model for existing buildings...not an easy task! Learn more about that project and all the winners, HERE: https://usgbc-la.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Green-Gala-2018-Post-Rel_FINALwithpic.pdf
12/03/2018
Hey Harvey Mudd College - check out this outstanding event taking place at Pitzer College, co-sponsored by our friends at the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability.
The event begins at 3 p.m., and will be followed by a reception at 4 p.m. in the Founders Room in the McDonnell Center.
Happy Thanksgiving, Harvey Mudd College!
11/12/2018
Thank you to everyone who attended this semester's first "Eco-Engage" event this past Friday. We had a great discussion with Waste Management professionals about waste and recycling streams and the challenges that Material Recovery Facilities face with newly disrupted recycling markets and ongoing behavioral practices around waste sorting. Stay tuned for more information about the next "Eco-Engage" event on November 30th, Harvey Mudd College!
11/01/2018
Hey Harvey Mudd College - Have you read the new IPCC report? If not, you should - but if you don't have time, we've got you covered. This week on the Hixon Center blog, sustainability program manager Louis Spanias breaks down the report and discusses the main takeaway points.
»Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design» 2030 or Bust? About the New IPCC Report Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental DesignTanja Srebotnjak, Director Louis Spanias, Sustainability Program Manager Norman F. Sprague Center Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd. Claremont, CA 91711909.607.7623 [email protected]
10/30/2018
Commendable achievements by our friends at Sustainable Pomona and Pomona College - from which we here at Harvey Mudd College must draw inspiration! Way to go!
Pomona College is committed to making its campus more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Every year, the Sustainability Office publishes an annual report which details our sustainability efforts, keeps track of our goals and identifies areas for improvement. Here is an infographic containing some insights into our achievements in the past year.
10/05/2018
Great keynote delivered by City Of Claremont Councilmember Joe Lyons today for the Sustainable Design and Solutions Conference at Harvey Mudd College!
10/05/2018
The 2nd Biennial Conference for Sustainable Design and Solutions is underway at Harvey Mudd College! Some outstanding talks happening this morning.
The Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design at Harvey Mudd College was created in 2015 to initiate, support and coordinate college-wide programs and activities related to sustainability research, teaching and practice.
The Hixon Center promotes deep intellectual curiosity and scientific rigor in studying the complex interactions between human life and the natural environment. It raises awareness about humanity’s increasing footprint on critical ecosystem services and serves as a hub for students, faculty, staff and alumni to engage in collaborative discourse and actions to solve environmental problems on campus and beyond. With active participation across the entire community at Harvey Mudd and extending to the other Claremont Colleges and the world, the Hixon Center works to invigorate innovative thinking, scalable local action and global engagement, and to instill a high level of ethical and professional awareness in Harvey Mudd’s graduates concerning some of the most critical environmental challenges of our time.
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