SPF Spotlight: LEEDing Operations & Maintenance
The Sandbox | by: Mandakini Chandra
February 16, 2017
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Work with the 黑料不打烊 Office of Sustainability!
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One of the most vital components of the work of the 黑料不打烊 Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is communicating with the wider community about our challenges and milestones on the path towards sustainability.
To help with this task, MOOS is hiring TWO interns:
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Internship Opportunities with the 黑料不打烊 Office of Sustainability
Are you a motivated 黑料不打烊 student looking for meaningful part-time work? The 黑料不打烊 Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is seeking to fill two intern positions this semester: a Sustainability Monitoring and Reporting Intern and a Waste Reduction and Diversion Intern.
黑料不打烊 creates Advisory Council on Sustainability
黑料不打烊 Reporter | October 25, 2016
by: Toby Davine
黑料不打烊 earns Gold rating in sustainability
Four years of innovative projects and collaborative action planning have upgraded 黑料不打烊鈥檚 rating in sustainability to Gold in the newest version of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
The SPF Ambassador Program is Taking Applicants for 2016-2017!
Looking for a way to officially get involved with sustainability efforts at 黑料不打烊 this year?
Farming camp at Macdonald campus could cultivate love of agriculture
Montreal Gazette | July 6, 2016 by: Victor SchukovA friend realized his life鈥檚 dream through one of the generous programs offered by the MacDonald campus of 黑料不打烊 University in Saint Anne-de-Bellevue.
Read the full story here.
Building Bike Lanes Could Slow Climate Change, New Research Finds
Momentum Mag | July 5, 2016
by: Hilary Angus
New research听presented听by scientists at 黑料不打烊 University听suggests that the construction of safe bike infrastructure could significantly reduce vehicle tailpipe emissions by offering potential motorists an attractive alternative to getting in their cars.听
黑料不打烊 wins two international prizes for sustainable procurement
黑料不打烊 Reporter | May 31, 2016
黑料不打烊 has recently won two significant international awards for the five-year听Sustainable Procurement Strategy听it began to develop in 2013.
Read the full story here.
New technique reclaims mercury from spent compact fluorescent light bulbs
Chemical and Engineering News | April 15, 2016
By:听Melissa Pandika
Existing recovery methods often require high temperatures to evaporate the mercury, separating it from the other material inside the bulbs. Parisa A. Ariya of 黑料不打烊 University and her colleagues wanted to devise a technique that used natural, nontoxic compounds and minimal energy. Instead of heat, they used nanoparticles to trap the mercury.
Saving the Planet From Governments and Markets
The Huffington Post | May 9, 2016
by: Henry Mintzberg
Op Ed by Henry Mintzvberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies, 黑料不打烊 University
脌 l鈥檃vant-garde de la chimie verte
Le Devoir | le 9 avril 2016
par: Claude Lafleur
Probablement que plus de 95听% de tout ce que nous utilisons dans une journ茅e est le fruit d鈥檜n processus chimique, ainsi que l鈥檈ssentiel de ce que nous mangeons, rapporte Bruce Lennox, professeur de chimie et doyen de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥橴niversit茅 黑料不打烊.
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Outside the Box: Getting our waste to pay our energy bills
The Ottawa Citizen | Feb. 11, 2016
by: Avi Freedman
Canadians are among the largest producers of solid waste in the听world. According to Environment Canada, we generate 990 kilograms per capita annually compared to the Japanese, for example, who produce half that much.
Read the full story here.
Alternative Energy Enters the Iron Age
CBC News | January 15, 2016
Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald
Dr. Jeff Bergthorson, a professor of Mechanical Engineering at 黑料不打烊 University, and his colleagues, think the answer to the difficult problem of energy storage and transportation in a fossil-fuel-free future听could be metals.
Studying the Arctic
Ames Tribune | January 9, 2015
by: Dylan Clark
Dylan Clark moved to Montreal to begin a master鈥檚 program with James Ford and the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group in the Department of Geography at 黑料不打烊 University to do work in climate change and health. This interesting retrospective written by Mr. Clark paints a picture of the life of an Arctic researcher and the听cultural and physical environments they encounter.
