Featured series 
Tag: Sustainability
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From farm to table and everything in between
Individuals and communities can improve the food system, according to members of the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, which has launched a yearlong, University-wide focus on how to make food distribution more equitable, sustainable, and nutritious. This week kicks off the campaign called Food Better.
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Composting program grows in the Yard
To create a more sustainable campus, the College will implement composting in all freshman dormitories.
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Taking stock of sustainability efforts
A conference co-hosted by Harvard looked at the future of sustainability efforts at universities and other large institutions.
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Breathing easier over electricity
The Environmental Protection Agency’s release of draft regulations that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 will have a significant impact on human health, Harvard analysts say.
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A sustainable 363rd Commencement
Harvard’s efforts in sustainability are reflected during its 363rd Commencement.
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Going forward, a look back
The Harvard Campaign, milestones in the arts, and scientific breakthroughs marked 2013-14 at Harvard.
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The urban ocean
A new course on how oceans are “urbanizing” underscores a decade-long Harvard theme: that cities have to cope with the multiple challenges of water — of there being too much or too little.
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Progress on sustainability
Harvard University has made significant progress in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report released by President Drew Faust, who announced the next steps that the institution will take to meet its goal of cutting emissions 30 percent by 2016.
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Advising on climate change
In addition to conducting research and teaching about climate, energy, and the environment, Harvard faculty members also serve as expert advisers to policymakers, putting their science to work to improve laws and regulations and to foster understanding between the worlds of government and academics.
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Making labs greener
Changes in design and behavior are key to making labs more energy-efficient, said experts at a Harvard symposium.
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Warmth from the woods
At the 3,700-acre Harvard Forest, three wood-fired boilers are providing scientists with a new tool to expand their understanding of climate change, while generating sustainable energy as well.
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Battery offers renewable energy breakthrough
A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid, making power from renewable energy sources such as wind and sun far more economical and reliable.
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Seeing the forest for the trees
Harvard Forest researchers, together with state officials and representatives of conservation groups, are proposing a Massachusetts forest plan that increases both conservation and logging, while carefully focusing development to conserve as many large tracts as possible.
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Getting the green light
Harvard Business School hosts its first academic conference on bringing sustainability into the corporate world.
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In Ireland’s recent history, a model for clean growth
Clean economic growth is not just a pipe dream — it happened in Ireland between 1990 and 2010, when emissions dropped 10 percent even as the country’s economy grew 265 percent, the leader of that country’s Green Party said in a Harvard talk.
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The poetry of water
Harvard anthropologist Steven Caton made his name studying tribal poetry in Yemen three decades ago. But it was memories of a tribal war that drew him back to that nation in 2001, and the scarcity of water he discovered there launched him into a new avenue of investigation.
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The Himalayas’ amazing biodiversity
Can science and art join forces to conserve one of the world’s richest natural areas? UMass Boston biology professor Kamal Bawa and photographer Sandesh Kadur, a National Geographic emerging explorer, have joined forces to create a richly illustrated, scientifically accurate account of biodiversity in the Himalayas.
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How the garden grows
Thanks to an abundant garden, the Harvard Faculty Club is saving money and producing even better-tasting food.
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Reducing the juice
The Office of Sustainability hosted a “lighting fair” Tuesday that offered members of the Harvard community energy-efficient bulbs at a fraction of their regular cost.
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Designing a cleaner future
A slum on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, received major media attention when the world realized it’s where computers go to die. That was when Harvard undergraduate Rachel Field ’12 devoted her senior thesis project to addressing the problem. Her solution was an award-winner.
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Cambridge, Harvard, and MIT sign compact
The city of Cambridge, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have signed a “Community Compact for a Sustainable Future,” aimed at leveraging the intellectual and entrepreneurial capacity of the public-private sectors in Cambridge to build a healthy, livable, and sustainable future.
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How to protect cyclists
Four Harvard School of Public Health students presented recommendations to the Boston City Council on how to make Boston a safer city for cyclists.
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Conservation’s siren song
The Harvard University Police Department rolled out six new patrol cars last month. But it wasn’t the flashing lights or fresh paint jobs that were turning heads. It was the 47 mpg, gas-electric hybrid motor under the hoods.
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The sky as a ‘sewer’
Former Vice President Al Gore repeated his call for action on climate change Wednesday, saying society is treating the skies as an “open sewer.” He spoke at Harvard’s Memorial Church in a session sponsored by the Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Health and the Global Environment.
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New life for Old Quincy
The first House renewal test project, Old Quincy, is nearly halfway through its 15-month renovation.
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Green incentive for going green
Two new initiatives are being rolled out by Harvard’s CommuterChoice Program this winter. The expanded benefits will offer bicyclists tax-free reimbursements for bike-related expenses, including purchase and repair, and will provide Emergency Ride Home services to faculty and staff commuters who do not travel by car.
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Corn in a changing climate
Harvard researchers have concluded that omitting the adaptive ability of crops from assessments of potential damages from a warming climate could substantially overestimate losses to U.S. maize yields.
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New life for McKinlock
The second House renewal test project, Leverett’s McKinlock Hall, is scheduled to begin in June. The project will result in greater common and recreational space for students, which will help foster community and nurture learning.
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Steps toward sustainable seafood
Harvard University Dining Services has turned its attention to sustainable seafood, an effort that may lead to new institutional standards for purchasing.
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President Faust sustainability message
Harvard University President Drew Faust speaking on the University’s commitment to sustainability and the release of its first Sustainability Impact Report (http://www.green.harvard.edu/report).