Cornell's first greenhouse gas inventory reveals that the university expects to reduce its central utilities emissions by almost one-third by 2010 -- far exceeding its goal of being 7 percent below 1990 carbon emission levels by 2012. (Sept. 16, 2008)
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)
Two professors addressed agriculture and climate change in Washington, D.C., March 27, to launch a new College of Agriculture and Life Sciences series of educational briefings for policymakers.
It started with a roll of duct tape used to stop automatic toilets from flushing too often. Such small measures, led by Alumni Affairs and Development's Julie Featherstone, have led to big savings. (Oct. 22, 2009)
The Institute for Computational Sustainability at Cornell, launched with a $10 million NSF grant, will apply computer science to problems in managing and allocating natural resources. (Sept. 3, 2008)
Cornell and extension are helping upstate municipalities engage in a dialogue about merging or sharing services to be more sustainable. (April 2, 2009)
Cornell researchers are partnering with Latin American institutions to explore how to enable impoverished youths to become productive workers, active citizens and nurturing family members. (April 12, 2010)
New tracking tags are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, according to a new study. (March 11, 2009)
Cornell natural-areas staff spotted small fluffy white sacs along the base of the needle on an eastern hemlock: telltale signs that a devastating pest had invaded Cornell's hemlocks for the first time.