GreenUR takes initiative on campus
Students walking through the University Forum Monday afternoon may have noticed a group of "dumpster divers" emptying the dumpster that usually sits behind Gray Court.
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Students walking through the University Forum Monday afternoon may have noticed a group of "dumpster divers" emptying the dumpster that usually sits behind Gray Court.
Despite the changing seasons, there's been much recognition for all the green on campus.
Cornelius Beausang, associate professor and chairman of the University of Richmond physics department, received a $110,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the unstable reactions that occur when stars and bombs explode.
The Richmond College Student Government Association sustainability committee is working on a proposal to add green roofs and solar panels to the Gottwald Science Center.
Former Virginia Gov. George Allen told a group of 50 students and community members in Jepson Hall Tuesday night that the United States could be the Saudi Arabia of coal and that Virginia could be a leader in breaking America's dependency on foreign oil.
The University of Richmond has launched a new online system that allows students to check electrical energy use-even per person -in the residence halls. The program graphs comparisons with other residence halls and changes in energy consumption through time.
Look around everyone; we don't have any reasons to be thankful. It's really cold outside, there's tons of schoolwork to do and geese are taking over the grass in front of the library. We don't even have holidays that stand for something noble. There are two holidays coming up: the second most drunken day of the year (Thanksgiving) and the most commercialized day of our miserable capitalist lives (Christmas). Congratulations to America for eating Thanksgiving and Christmas and pooping out gluttony and materialism. That's an awkward image, to be true, but completely apt.
Carbon markets were created to trade carbon emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, in an effort to slow climate change, but amid corruption and lack of other supporting organizations, these carbon markets have become ineffective.
By Tess Tallman
By John Calhoun
Surrogates for presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain outlined similar programs to diversify America's energy portfolio to include alternative energy sources on Wednesday at the T.C. Williams School of Law.
By Jarrett Dieterle
By Joe Essid
The Governor's Commission on Climate Change heard statements from the community and accepted proposals from environmental groups from across Virginia Wednesday night.
A campus-wide push toward environmental sustainability has been boosted by a $100,000 donation from The Dominion Foundation, granted to pay for installing energy monitoring systems in 14 residence halls.
By Darius "Rasheed" Nazeri
University of Richmond Dining Services is green in the eyes of the state, and with Earth Day approaching on April 22, spreading awareness of sustainability is a priority.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your hybrids.
Imagine downtown Richmond with cobblestone roads, trees, retail shops, a trolley system and two-way streets.