Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon offers perspective on one rancher's efforts to find opportunity in the wake of the mountain pine beetle's destruction. New York Times (Business Day) Read more: Invasion of the Beetles, and a Rancher's Revenge (html)
Results for research on: North America
Case Study: Jamba Juice and the Foam Cup
Developed under the supervision of Andrew Hoffman by graduate students Wesley Allred (Erb ’14), Heather Croteau, Fareed Hussain, Melisa Ongun and Sheena VanLeuven (Erb ’15) Jamba Juice CEO James White must determine how to respond to an online petition started by a...
Case Study: SC Johnson and the Greenlist Backlash
This case was developed under the supervision of Andrew Hoffman by graduate students Alice Appleton, Cara Bastoni, Kara Davidson (Erb ’13) and Yuan Zhang. SC Johnson developed the ingredient improvement process, called Greenlist™ to reduce the negative environmental...
Environmental assessment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles using naturalistic drive cycles and vehicle travel patterns: A Michigan case study
Environmental assessment of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles using naturalistic drive cycles and vehicle travel patterns: A Michigan case study (html) Authors: Brandon M. Marshall, Jarod C. Kelly, Tae-Kyung Lee, Gregory A. Keoleian, Zoran Filipi Publication: Energy...
Scaling Up Payments for Watershed Services – Opus winner!
Scaling Up Payments for Watershed Services gives readers recommendations for increasing participation in watershed conservation for non-industrial private forest landowners in the Sebago Lake Watershed, Maine. This book was the Erb Institute 2012 Best Opus Project...
Crucial Creeks Watershed Project
Client Organization: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council Client Website: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council SNRE Faculty Advisor: Allen Burton and Dave Allan Master Students Involved in Project: Elizabeth Lillard, MS Sustainable Systems Diana Portner, MS Behavior,...
How Science Can Predict Where You Stand On Keystone XL
Erb Director discusses the roles of the "bright green" and "dark green" environmental factions, and activist Bill McKibben in "How Science Can Predict Where You Stand on Keystone XL. Read more: Read it online: How Science Can Predict Where You Stand On Keystone XL
REI Rentals
REI Rentals (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on (Case study #1-429-202) - published on 01/2013, 20 pages. Developed by: Mary Fritz and Rich Grousset under the supervision of Damian Beil and Wallace Hopp Description: Kirk Myers, REI’s Manager of Corporate...
Re-imagining Cities at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works
Erb PhD, Mikell Hyman explores how we can re-imagine our cities and the way community-based programs teach children about environmental science and green design. Read more: Geoff Cape, Reimagining Cities at Toronto's Evergreen Brick Works (html)
Alum, Emily Reyna authors new report on California cap-and-trade
Erb alum, Emily Reyna ('09) mentioned that "A few weeks ago, California held the state’s second cap-and-trade auction. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is closely monitoring California’s cap-and-trade program and we are committed to making sure implementation of the...