The State of Zero Waste, Four Years In
Students, faculty, and alumni joined Environmental Services and Office of Sustainability staff members in the fourth Annual Waste Characterization Study
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Moving on From R.E.C.s, the College’s Plan to Reach Carbon Neutrality
In 1999 the college began purchasing renewable energy certificates, and the college’s 2012 “Climate Action Plan” cited Renewable Energy Credits
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President’s sustainability research fellowship expanded, refined
Amos Frye ’18, a fellow of the President’s Sustainability Research Fellowship program, worked first as a landscaper and farmhand in
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Sustainability Office’s Work Continues, Consultants to be hired; Future of the Carbon Tax Unclear
In the last three years, the Sustainability Office has expanded its staff and the scope of its efforts to make
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Swarthmore implements a Carbon Charge, but what will be its effects?
This year, the Office of Sustainability is implementing a carbon charge on each department at the college. Swarthmore and Yale
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