Category: Sustainability
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George Homsy, Binghamton University – African American Households Shoulder a Heavier Burden of Energy Costs
On Binghamton University Week: African American households are shouldering a heavier burden of energy costs; why is this? George Homsy, Director of Environmental Studies and Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy, finds two possible reasons why. George Homsy’s research centers on sustainability and local government policymaking. He explores the drivers of…
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Vishal Agrawal, Georgetown University – Designing Better Clothing Take-Back Programs
On Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Week: A lot of our clothes we buy end up in landfills. Vishal Agrawal, Professor and Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in sustainable business, looks to reduce this. Vishal Agrawal is Henry J. Blommer Family Endowed Chair in Sustainable Business, Professor of Operations and Information Management, and…
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Meghann Jarchow, University of South Dakota – Working in Our Place for Visionary Sustainability
Thinking locally can lead to a more sustainable future. Meghann Jarchow, chair and associate professor in the department of sustainability and environment at the University of South Dakota, discusses how. Dr. Meghann Jarchow is chair and associate professor in the Department of Sustainability & Environment at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Jarchow’s research program…
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Ben McCall, University of Dayton – Modernity is Incompatible with Planetary Limits
Our current rate of energy use cannot go on forever. Ben McCall, professor of sustainability at the University of Dayton, looks for solutions. Ben McCall, a professor of sustainability and executive director at the Hanley Sustainability Institute at the University of Dayton, is a founding member of the Planetary Limits Academic Network to promote the…