University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Office of Sustainability is celebrating the 48th annual Earth Day with a dynamic week of events. And they aren’t doing it alone: several organizations on campus are working together, including the Sustainability Committee of the Associated Students of Madison, the Multicultural Student Center, F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc., …
The Nelson Institute’s Center for Climatic Research (CCR) carries a 55-year history of scientific contributions toward understanding the processes and variations of our climate system for the betterment of society. According to Director Dan Vimont, shared concerns and passions for the earth are unifying, and the opportunity for research is proceeding at all levels of …
Heather Swan, a UW–Madison lecturer of environmental literature and writing, talked with the Earthspeak Radio team on WSUM 91.7 FM Madison Student Radio about her new book called Where Honey Bees Thrive: Stories from the Field, her creative writing roots, and how she became a friend to bees. You can listen to the podcast here.
When summer temperatures rise and people turn to their air conditioners to stay cool, something else also increases: air pollution. A new study shows that the electricity production associated with air conditioning increases emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide by hundreds to thousands of metric tons, or 3 to 4 percent per …
A new UW–Madison initiative to help boost urban sustainability in Wisconsin has landed its first partner: the city of Monona.
December 8, 2015 | by Sarah Olson University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alana McKeever (left) has worked for the nut butter company Yumbutter since fall 2014. Creamy or crunchy, peanut butter is more than just sustenance for University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alana McKeever. December 8, 2015 | by Sarah Olson University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alana McKeever …