City and Regional Planning professor Susan Christopherson is studying the economic effects of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling on rural communities in the region. (May 6, 2010)
A company that uses Cornell-developed technology to create low-power, long-lasting batteries has received a $2.2 million boost from the federal government. (May 4, 2010)
A $250,000 feasibility study reports that the proposed Cornell University Renewable Bioenergy Initiative could produce $2 million a year in energy using campus-area renewable resources. (May 3, 2010)
AguaClara's dose controller research group won the cash prize, which will support water treatment technology development, from the Environmental Protection Agency's P3 Competition. (May 3, 2010)
Most of the attendees speaking at an event on hydraulic fracturing April 22 opposed the process to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale for environmental reasons. (April 26, 2010)
Venture capitalist Lee Pillsbury '69 and sustainability advocate Mathis Wackernagel have been appointed as Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professors at Cornell for three-year terms. (April 26, 2010)
Some 25 student organizations and departments committed to sustainability participated in Earth Day 2010 festivities on Ho Plaza April 22. (April 23, 2010)
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority received the first Cornell Partners in Sustainability Award April 21 for its leadership and financial support of innovative projects. (April 22, 2010)
After countless hours designing, machining, refining and testing, the Cornell 100+ MPG team has finally found time for another crucial component of car building: making it look nice.
A team of Cornell undergraduates has been chosen to showcase its design of a sustainable solution to New York City's storm water runoff problem at the Museum of the City of New York April 22. (April 21, 2010)
Even small, low-traffic roads can fragment wildlife populations genetically, reports a new Cornell study on timber rattlesnakes. That can make populations more vulnerable, say the researchers. (April 21, 2010)
Two sugar maples from campus that were uprooted for construction have been fashioned into benches and are in a new garden on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (April 21, 2010)
