Clay’s Green Corner
Happy Earth Day, lovers of Mother Nature. While the “official” Earth Day isn’t until April 22, we at the University of Rochester along with institutions throughout the land and around the world will be...
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Happy Friday Roc-stars and all our planet pals. While things are NEVER quiet on the recycling/sustainability front, it has been a bit of a relaxing week at the Green Corner (now, shhhhhh, if anyone...
View ArticleWhat is an Ecological Footprint?
The term “ecological footprint” is thrown around topics of sustainability as a commonly understood concept – but is it? In fact, your ecological footprint is the basis of a sustainable lifestyle,...
View ArticleWhat is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a part of environmental design specifically for sustainable agriculture and to configure agricultural systems to function similar to natural ecosystems. The discipline draws from...
View ArticleWinter Transportation: How to Be Green Even When There’s White
Did you know that in downtown Rochester, there once was a complex subway system in which passengers could travel anywhere the city?
View ArticleFootprint
The Ecological Footprint When discussing environmental impacts, our “footprint” on the earth is something that is thrown around quite often. A lot of projections and estimations come from data gathered...
View ArticleSustainability Courses at the U of R
Are you looking for ways to enrich your academic understanding of sustainability without having to commit to an environmental science major or a sustainability minor? Do you want to incorporate...
View ArticleWhat to do in the hot summer months
During the hot summer months, it can be hard to keep your home cool without using large amounts of electricity. Air conditioning systems, especially window mounted A/C systems, can be very energy...
View ArticleSummer is here!
Summer is officially here and it’s the perfect time to start practicing a simple green habit: air-drying your laundry outside! According to the US Department of Energy, the clothes drier uses 6-10% of...
View ArticleThe Sixth Extinction
Throughout history there have been five major extinctions. An extinction is a widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on earth. In most cases, these extinction events resulted in the loss...
View ArticleWhat happens when you recycle?
What happens when a bottle enters the recycling stream? A long chain of events occurs, leading to the material’s repurposing into new products. From your recycling bin, your materials gets taken Read...
View ArticleStudent’s Corner
Food insecurity is an issue faced worldwide by communities in both urban and rural settings. NASA recently announced the Deep Space Food Challenge which could potentially provide solutions to world…...
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Earth Day 2022 Today is Dandelion Day, but also Earth Day! Earth Day started as simple proposal by activist John McConnell at a UNESCO conference in 1969; it has now… Student’s Corner
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