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Innovative Industries 1: Writing (WLP)
By: Sustainability Research Fellow, Katie Koenig Introduction So much of environmental advocacy and innovation relies on the idea of “the future.” What will the future look like on our current path, ravaged by more climate disasters than ever before? What future do we want for our planet? One where greenhouse gas emissions are eliminated and…
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Colleges, Now 9: Finding Information
By: Katie Koenig Finding Information Data dashboards are incredibly helpful to check out what institutions are doing when it comes to energy efficiency, renewable energy, and waste diversion. Still, not every institution offers these convenient web pages, like Emerson (yet). If the institution doesn’t publish that data, there’s very little you can do to find…
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Weigh the Waste: a Year in Review
By: Sustainability Coordinator, Jacqui Moy Throughout the year, Emerson sustainability has weighed diners’ waste in the Dining Center during a dinner period on a monthly basis. We do this to collect data, increase awareness about food waste, assist with waste sorting, and gain feedback from diners about the causes of food waste. Since 2022, we…