Environment & Sustainability http://today.duke.edu/topic/52/rss en Get Paid for Sustainability Work at Duke http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/sustdukeemployment16 Students can apply now for paid and unpaid internships Tue, 16 Aug 2016 19:00:00 -0400 Sustainable Duke Hiring Assistant Director http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/sustdukeassitantdirector Opportunity open to join the dynamic sustainability team at Duke  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:21:00 -0400 Future climate warming could cause only minor cuts in energy output at power plants http://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=23580 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:29:00 -0400 Volunteer for the Taste of Duke freshmen picnic! http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/taste-duke Help freshmen sort their waste and learn about Duke's zero waste initiatives Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:27:00 -0400 Volunteer for Zero Waste Football Game Day! http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/zerowastegameday Help Duke honor our title as the first ACC school to achieve a 90% gameday diversion rate from the landfill Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:43:00 -0400 Volunteer at Duke "Potato Drop" Food Recovery Event http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/potatodrop Sign up to volunteer at this service event sorting potatoes for local food relief agencies on September 3rd!  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:24:00 -0400 Warming Climate Likely A 'Minor' Impact on Power Plant Output https://nicholas.duke.edu/about/news/warming-climate-likely-minor-impact-power-plant-output Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:55:00 -0400 Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy of Duke University Hospital Earns Green Workplace Certification http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/greenworkplaceptot 75 workplaces including over 2,534 staff have earned the Duke Green Workplace Certification Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:00:00 -0400 Scientists call on presidential candidates to address key science issues https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10082016/scientists-call-presidential-candidates-address-key-science-issues-hillary-clinton-donald-trump Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:34:00 -0400 Nicholas PhD Alum Tirtha Banerjee Wins Gandhi Medal https://nicholas.duke.edu/about/news/phd-alum-tirtha-banerjee-wins-gandhi-medal Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:26:00 -0400 This Friday at the Duke Farmers Market http://www.hr.duke.edu/benefits/wellness/farmers/thisweek.php Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:28:00 -0400 Extinction looms closer for hundreds of species in dwindling Asian forests, Duke study finds http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/10/extinction-looms-closer-for-hundreds-of-species-in-dwindling-southeast-asian-forests-duke-study-finds/ Wed, 10 Aug 2016 15:32:00 -0400 Many More Species At Risk From Southeast Asia Tree Plantations, Study Finds https://nicholas.duke.edu/about/news/many-more-species-risk-southeast-asia-tree-plantations-study-finds Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:32:00 -0400 How bacteria could be the key to healthier crops http://www.wfdd.org/story/how-bacteria-could-be-key-healthier-crops Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:08:00 -0400 Ryke Longest: Some government agencies ‘shield polluters from citizens' suits by taking weak enforcement actions’ https://thinkprogress.org/the-kochs-big-oil-are-taking-their-war-with-the-epa-to-the-ballot-box-987a7a56b68b#.5ix4ztoq3 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:19:00 -0400 Nicholas School Dean Alan Townsend to Take Leave of Absence http://today.duke.edu/2016/08/townsend-leave Jeffrey Vincent, Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics and Management at the Nicholas School, will serve as interim dean. Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:14:00 -0400 The Politics of Climate Change http://sanford.duke.edu/articles/politics-climate-change-policy-360-podcast Kelly Brownell, Billy Pizer discuss policy approaches and political options Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:08:00 -0400 Scientists urge Obama to end federal coal leasing http://www.climatecentral.org/news/scientists-urge-obama-end-federal-coal-leasing-20565 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:44:00 -0400 Varsha Vijay: Where in the world is palm oil deforestation? http://blog.ucsusa.org/science-blogger/where-in-the-world-is-palm-oil-deforestation Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:43:00 -0400 Pilkeys seek to inspire young scientists http://www.coastalreview.org/2016/07/pilkeys-seek-inspire-young-scientists/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:41:00 -0400