A Jungle of Bamboo Is Growing Atop the Met

I love this: it would be great on the quad or atop of the library cafe maybe.  In general, we need some more innovative green type sculpture on campus that can fire up our imaginations about architecture, sustainability, art  etc. 

Universities Must Change Curriculum to Address Climate Change

Green jobs go far beyond the hands-on renewable energy and energy efficiency work that the Obama administration emphasizes with each new project and grant announcement.

Lack of Trained Workforce Still an Obstacle to Smart Grid Success

Ever since the phrase “smart grid” started showing up in news articles, analysts have been looking at what it would take for a smarter power grid to deliver on promises of energy savings, reduced emissions and lower bills.

Portland State's new energy initiative

portland state is a leader in sustainability and place based education, two faculty from Brooklyn College went to visit last year and we're largely impressed.  This initiative really ups the ante in terms of their role in promoting sustainability in the region.  because of the density of the NYC metro area it would play out differently, but still interesting to ponder, especially as Obama has put nukes back on the table. 

Portland General Electric, the region’s major urban utility, and Portland State University, the region’s major urban university, have formed a long-term strategic partnership to promote the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the Portland metro area.

new Fed office connecting housing, transportation and sustainable development

The word "silos" is most often used to talk about grain or
coal, not the federal government. But in the case of transportation and housing
-- two sectors that accounted for more than 43 percent of the nation's carbon emissions in
2008 -- Washington's
siloed approach of divided, blindered policymaking could put wheat farmers to
shame.

The Obama administration is starting to break down those
barriers between agencies, asking the Department of Transportation (DOT), the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to take an all-hands-on-deck approach to smart growth.
Dubbed the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, the effort aims to provide
federal support for localities that want to offer more walkable neighborhoods
and cleaner commuting options than the car.