Intentional Endowments Network: Working Toward A Sustainable & Regenerative Tomorrow
November 15th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Isn't it time that your higher education institution directed its endowments toward a sustainable future
Browsing the "Harvard University" Tag
Research Breakthrough Could Lead To “Smart” Solar Panels & Buildings
December 5th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Harvard studying the feet of geckos have created new polymers that could lead to solar panels able to track the sun autonomously with no external equipment or energy required.
Scientists Prescribe A Healthy Dose Of Sulphate Particles To Promote Global Cooling On The Cheap
November 23rd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Harvard have proposed a plan for sulphate dispersal they say could cool the Earth by 1.5 degrees C within 15 years at minimal cost. Is ir real or just pie in the sky?
Harvard Board Member Kat Taylor Resigns Over School’s Fossil Fuel Investments
May 29th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Nearly two months after she called on Harvard University to divest from fossil fuels in a move she deemed necessary to "address the existential crisis of our time," Kat Taylor, Member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers, announced her resignation in protest over the school's failure to divest from fossil fuels.
Harvard Board Member Kat Taylor Calls For Fossil Fuel Divestment
March 29th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Kat Taylor, Member of the Harvard University Board of Overseers, called for the University to divest from fossil fuels in a move she states "would not only take steps to address the existential crisis of our time, but it would allow the University to lead its peers, as few, if any, American universities thus far have taken this important moral stance."
CleanTechnica Divestment Year in Review 2017
December 23rd, 2017 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Divestment has reached an all-time peak in 2017, with religious, higher education, wealth fund, and other institutions joining in to end the fossil fuel infrastructure and transition to 100% renewable energy for all
Harvard University “Pausing” Investments For Some Fossil Fuels
April 28th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
After several years of growing pressure from students, faculty, alumni, and outside proponents of fossil fuel divestment, Harvard University is set to pause investments in some fossil fuels.
Harvard Students Appeal Fossil Fuel Divestment Case
October 12th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
Students from Harvard University have continued their legal fight, which aims to force Harvard University to divest its endowments from [&hellip
Academics Call For More University Divestment Of Fossil Fuel Investments
April 9th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
The international association of Academics Stand Against Poverty has come out in favor of the growing movement of universities divesting [&hellip
Oxford University Divestment Campaign Heats Up, Harvard Is Silent
March 16th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
The global push towards fossil fuel divestment continues, especially on university campuses, with the University of Oxford set to rule [&hellip
Harvard Alumni Add Pressure To Divest From Fossil Fuels
February 24th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
The efforts to pressure Harvard University into divesting from fossil fuels continues to heat up, as Harvard Heat Week kicks [&hellip
First Australian University Announces Carbon Divestment Plans
February 16th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
The University of Sydney in Australia has announced its intention to “substantially reduce” its carbon-related investments over the next three [&hellip
Harvard Scientists Invent A Bionic Leaf That Makes Rubbing Alcohol
February 12th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Harvard scientists have invented a new way to make rubbing alcohol with a "bionic leaf," which is a bigger deal than you might think
Spatial Mismatch — Sprawl & Poor Transit Further Unemployment
November 9th, 2014 | by Cynthia Shahan
Social and economic equality and inequality have many root causes. A paper published in the mid-196os examined the “spatial-mismatch hypothesis.” John Kain, an [&hellip
‘Natural’ Battery Created At USC Lab
July 8th, 2014 | by Jake Richardson
Scientists at the University of Southern California created a "natural" battery using quinones, organic compounds that can be found in both plants and animals
Energy-Efficient Windows Inspired By Nature — New Bio-Inspired Approach To Thermal Cooling Could Be Applied To Solar Panels
August 5th, 2013 | by James Ayre
A new type of energy-efficient window — inspired by and recreating the vascular networks found within living organisms — has [&hellip
Harvard U. Researchers Transform Bacteria Into A Biofuel Powerhouse
July 3rd, 2013 | by Tina Casey
A research team from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering together and Harvard Medical School is on track [&hellip
Nano-Engineering Could Spell the End of Road Salt
November 13th, 2010 | by Tina Casey
Road salt, which keeps our roads and highways passable in winter while poisoning nearby environments, leaching into streams and lakes, [&hellip
Harvard's Nano Sized "Lab in a Pocket" Could Speed Discovery of New Biofuels
March 2nd, 2010 | by Tina Casey
Leave it to Harvard University to invent an entire laboratory the size of an iPod nano. The device, which actually [&hellip
Gold Nanoparticles Could Lend Green to Fabrics and Fragrances
December 14th, 2009 | by Tina Casey
A team of Harvard scientists has discovered that gold nanoparticles could be used to produce fabrics and fragrances. The process [&hellip
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