Articles: Tag: Sustainability

Allegheny Professor Receives Grant to Help With Sustainable Community-Based Forestry Project in Africa

by Richard Stanley October 5th 2018

Dr. Nicole Gross-Camp, a visiting assistant professor of environmental science and sustainability at Allegheny College, has received a grant from the United Kingdom’s Darwin Initiative in conjunction with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland to make forest management sustainable in Tanzania. The $469,000 grant will support the project participants over the course of three

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Profitability is the Key to Sustainability, Scholar Says

by Aubrey Hall '22 September 26th 2018

The key to future abundant renewable energy is finding a way to generate and distribute that energy in a profitable and sustainable way, scholar and author Jeffrey Ball told an audience at Allegheny College on Tuesday night. Ball, a former newspaper reporter, said his experience reporting on and researching renewable energy policy has shown him

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National Expert on Water-Use Policy to Speak at Allegheny

by Richard Stanley September 26th 2018

Robert Glennon, one of the nation’s foremost scholars on water policy and law, will deliver a free public address titled “Our Thirst for Energy in a Warming, Water-Stressed World” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Allegheny College’s Ford Chapel. During his visit, Glennon also will receive the inaugural Ewalt Environmental Prize from the college

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Allegheny to Host Public Lecture Series on Energy and Society

by Richard Stanley September 17th 2018

Allegheny College will host a series of three public lectures this fall focused on U.S. energy from a variety of perspectives, including energy policy, the relationship between freshwater and energy resources, and environmental injustices associated with energy production and distribution. The first lecture, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Tippie Alumni

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Allegheny Senior Owen Ludwig Receives Davey Foundation Arbor Grant Award

by Emma Highland '19 February 13th 2018

Allegheny College senior Owen Ludwig is one of this year’s recipients of the national Davey Foundation Arbor Grant Award, given annually to about 50 students who focus on forestry, agriculture, or another green industry. Ludwig is an environmental science major with a geology minor, and the $1,000 grant will support his work in green industries.

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EPA Recognizes Allegheny College for Largest Green Power Use Among NCAC Schools

by Kathleen Roos April 26th 2016

April 26, 2016 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Allegheny College as a 2015-16 Individual Conference Champion of the College & University Green Power Challenge for using more green power than any other school in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Allegheny has taken top honors for the past five years. Since April 2006,

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Creek Connections to Showcase Waterway Research by Local Students

by Kathleen Roos March 29th 2016

March 29, 2016 – Creek Connections will host its 14th annual Pittsburgh area student research symposium on Friday, April 8 at YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee in Fombell, just west of Zelienople. Community members are invited to view students’ project displays from 9 to 11 a.m. at the camp. Guest speakers at this year’s symposium will be

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Allegheny College Senior Jared Balik Receives Honors for Environmental Research

by Heather Grubbs March 24th 2016

March 23, 2016 — Jared Balik, a senior at Allegheny College, has been awarded a General Fund Award of $1,000 from the Society for Freshwater Science. The award can be used to contribute to his research in aquatic sciences. Balik will receive his award during the endowment reception for the Society for Freshwater Science. The

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