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Men's Basketball Holds 8th Annual Sustainability-Themed Game on Feb. 16

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Men's Basketball Holds 8th Annual Sustainability-Themed Game on Feb. 16

"Go Green," but wear red, white, and blue to Bender Arena to cheer on AU's men's basketball team at the 8th Annual Sustainability Awareness Game against Navy on Wednesday, February 16 at 7 p.m.
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The two 100-foot smokestacks behind Asbury Hall are coming down over winter break.

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Relics of a Bygone Era Coming Down Over Winter Break

The removal of campus smokestacks furthers AU’s green initiatives.
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AU EcoPledge program

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New Sustainability Initiatives Engage Hundreds of AU Students

As part of American University’s continued efforts to promote a culture of sustainability, this fall the Office of Sustainability launched the EcoRep and EcoPledge programs.
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Forest restoration is one of many approaches to carbon removal.

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6 Things to Know about Carbon Removal and Climate Change

We asked David Morrow, director of research at SIS’s Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy, to share with us six things to know about carbon removal and climate change.
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Filbert Street Garden

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A RECIPE for Changing the Food System

Network of researchers led by AU to help solve wasted food problem.
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AU’s Yazaki absorption chillers

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AU utilizes “trigeneration” to cool campus efficiently during summer months

University engineers take advantage of the new Low-Temperature Hot Water system and the electrical generation cogeneration plant to capture waste heat and use it to cool campus buildings.
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AU's Hall of Science

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Visually Striking Glass Wall Brings Beauty Inside Newly Leed-gold Certified Hall Of Science

The three-story, 125,000-foot structure’s most prominent feature proved to be its designers and builders’ greatest engineering challenge.
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power plant emitting fumes

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Earth Day Brings Attention to Climate on World Stage and at AU

On the day of President Joe Biden’s global summit on climate change, the SPA Center for Environmental Policy gathered experts to discuss the costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions - and the cost of falling short.
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Roper Pocket Park

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New Sustainability Plan Pushes AU Forward for Next Five Years

The action plan helps prepare for climate change impacts.
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Decarbonization and Net Zero Emissions: The View from Nation-state Analysis

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CEP Hosts Third Webinar in Decarbonization Series

Nation-state analysts exchanges views on carbon reduction efforts
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