special section | big ten environmentalism
Big Ten ‘mini-cities’ create big impactCollectively larger than the population of Miami, the Big Ten Conference demands a huge amount of electricity. The type of fuel used, where it comes from and how it’s burned all contribute to efficiency.
Innovative environmental initiatives
As the environment continues to suffer, society turns its attention to the country’s centers of intelligence, free thought and creativity for leadership — universities in the Big Ten Conference.
Waste Not, Want Not
From paper to hazardous waste, Big Ten universities generate tons of trash. Collectively, they recycle about 40,000 tons of that garbage each year. Which schools are the greenest? Which are lagging behind?
Wheels of Fortune
Whether they drive it, bus it or bike it to campus, Big Ten students are exposed to harmful pollutants that muddy the skies.
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No Food in the Lab?
Advocates for genetically engineered food claim it’s safe, reliable and a solution to world hunger, poverty and malnutrition. Others say we don’t know the long-term effects of eating foods not of the Earth, but of the lab.
Sparkling Clean?
So-called “conflict diamonds” leave the environment as dirty as they leave trade bloody.
Armed Conflict
Munitions, landfills and underground tanks – each endanger the environment and public safety when left behind at former military sites, often without label or explanation. But one federal initiative is trying to change all that.
Island Nation at Risk
Reporting in Jamaica is affected negatively by the small country’s libel laws, low pay and Westernization.
Have It Your (the Sustainable) Way
Cheap food has an ecological price, but what’s a person to do? Here are three simple steps to eating more sustainably without dieting or going vegetarian.
Slimed!
Overuse of phosphorus fertilizers is causing toxic algae to bloom in the Great Lakes and inland lakes and streams. Now some county officials are taking action against the green slime.
The Original American Marvel
The National Park Service has to provide access to public lands while protecting them, a balancing act that gets more difficult every year.
China’s grassroots grow deeper
Environmental groups in China face bureaucratic red tape and find themselves in the red financially — but they still manage to maintain their green message.
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