Will the materials we use in everyday products end up in our water supply? How much metal does the developed world use in computers, cars and skyscrapers? These questions were at the heart of two research papers written by Yale environmental engineers...
We may be too late to save the world from meltdown, but we have to try anyway, so said writer and environmental activist Bill McKibben to the audience that had gathered in Marquand Chapel to hear his lecture on global warming.McKibben — whose April 3 talk...
Yale University has completed construction of a new ultra-green building—designed to use 50 percent less energy than a comparably sized modern building—for its School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES). Kroon Hall achieves its remarkable...
A special advance screening of the Disney film, Earth, and a documentary by Madonna that chronicles the suffering of children in Malawi orphaned by AIDS will headline a Yale film festival intended to raise awareness of global environmental issues. “Film...
In just a year’s time, the University has “saved” 810 trees, the equivalent of 10 swimming pools’ worth of water and more than 717,000 pounds (or 25 garbage trucks full) of solid waste, all by switching campus-wide to the use of 30% recycled-content paper...
A special advance screening of the Disney film “Earth” and a documentary by rock star Madonna that chronicles the suffering of children in Malawi orphaned by AIDS will headline a Yale film festival intended to raise awareness of global environmental...
Visitors to the newest exhibition at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History can ride a bike, sort recyclable cans and switch on different light bulbs to learn how individuals can live in a more environmentally friendly way.Titled “Sustainable Choices,”...