This blog is cross-posted on BSR.com. I recently read American Wasteland, the 2010 book by Jonathan Bloom that analyzes the issue of food waste in the United States. Bloom’s main thesis is that we can significantly reduce the amount of food waste we generate by...
Phel Meyer ('13) analyzes the issue of food waste in the United States with author of American Wasteland, Jonathan Bloom. "Given last summer’s heat wave and the food shortages and price increases we can expect as a consequence, I would think that food waste reduction...
Four substantial, student-led sustainability projects are gaining momentum on campus, thanks to financial support from the new Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund. One of them is the Reusable Containers Program, headed by Erb students Phel meyer, Rich Grousset and...
As of 2011, the University of Michigan campus was generating 10,000 tons of solid waste every year - nearly 28 tons per day. The University realizes this is a major problem and has begun taking action accordingly. President Coleman recently set an ambitious target of...
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An open letter written by the Student Sustainability Initiative Roundtable and Board addresses President Mary Sue Coleman's green initiatives and sustainability goals announced earlier in the year. "Letter to the Editor: Coleman should continue to push sustainability...
Congratulations to 2011 Erbers Paul Davis and Hunt Briggs! The ReGenerate Team won the $100,000 Waste Management "Think Green" prize for their patent-pending our Compact Organic Waste System (COWSO) which combines anaerobic digestion and aerobic composting to...
Katie O'Hare, Erb '11 interned with the Innovation Center for US Dairy, where she led a project team to create the first sustainability progress report for the dairy industry. "For centuries, dairy families and businesses have had a proud legacy of providing...
Hunt Briggs and Paul Davis took Grand Prize for their company ReGenerate at the first Accelerate Michigan business competition Friday, December 10. From ACCELERATE MICHIGAN, Dec 13, 2010: The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition awarded over $1 million in cash...
By Nemanja Babic, Amanda Bednarz, Sidney Brown, Clair Leighton, Ashwina Mahanti, Mike Sintetos Abstract: The role of institutions is critical to both climate change adaptation and development. Institutions bring in external resources, utilize location specific...