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Chatham University’s Office of Sustainability is the administrative home of all campus sustainability projects. This office works to initiate change on campus with the goal of moving Chatham to carbon neutrality. The office works with University departments, faculty, and student groups to take steps to a more sustainable living, learning, and working environment for the campus community. Check out our other social media pages! Instagram: @chathamsustain
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11/17/2020
It’s time to create . Our new Tree Equity Score helps cities prioritize equity in decisions about where to plant trees. This first-ever tool will ensure that now – and for many generations to come – trees are planted in the neighborhoods where they are needed most www.americanforests.org/TreeEquityScore
09/23/2020
Facebook suspends environmental groups despite vow to fight misinformation Facebook blames mistake in system for restrictions on groups including Greenpeace USA
07/30/2020
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Exploring a Modern-Day Commodity of Convenience: The Compostable Coffee Pod and its Environmental Impacts Based on a US University Setting It would be compelling to see decisions being made and institutional change driven by life cycle assessments across industry supply chains wherein composting of biobased products are implemented as viable end-of-life scenarios in order to achieve a truly circular pathway for certain material flows.
05/10/2020
Happy Mother's Day!
04/20/2020
It is difficult to overstate the importance of healthy soil. Healthy soil is essential to us as gardeners, but it is also a key element in our efforts to reduce climate change. You can compare it to the liver or the kidneys in our body. If we fail to keep those organs healthy, we are in trouble. www.healthyyards.org
04/14/2020
Coronavirus and Climate Change: How to Save Lives During Crises A Canadian emergency doctor connects the dots between human and environmental health.
04/10/2020
Don’t Blame Bats or Pangolins. Human Actions Caused the Coronavirus As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the novel coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics.
03/27/2020
There's stupid and then there's "oops pandemic but hey who needs clean air and water" stupid.
EPA suspends enforcement of environmental laws amid coronavirus The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a sweeping suspension of its enforcement of environmental laws Thursday, telling companies they would not need to meet environmental standards during the coronavirus outbreak.
03/10/2020
Job Posting: Reforestation Manager - American Forests Job Posting: Reforestation Manager The Reforestation Manager will support American Forests’ efforts to scale up reforestation throughout North America. This includes managing key partnerships with governments, corporations, and non-governmental organizations. The manager will report to the Vice Pr...