Recent news on sustainability from the Aquinas Center for Sustainability. http://www.centerforsustainability.org 2005 en-us C. Edward Balog, the President of Aquinas College, formally signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in June 2008. In doing so, Aquinas has committed to creating a strategy to achieve climate neutrality and taking steps to meet that goal. http://www.centerforsustainability.org/news.php#246 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Written by Emily Monacelli, this article explores student initiatives on local college campuses involving organic food and gardening. Click on the link below to read the article. http://www.centerforsustainability.org/news.php#244 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 High gasoline prices dramatically have changed Americans' views on energy and the environment with more people viewing oil drilling and new power plants as a greater priority than energy conservation than they did five months ago, a survey shows. http://www.centerforsustainability.org/news.php#245 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Legislative committees have passed bills strengthening Michigan's regulation of large-scale water withdrawals. The votes Tuesday follow Monday's announcement of a deal, ending more than two years of work. Approval of the regulations is needed before Michigan will ratify a regional compact preventing Great Lakes water from being diverted elsewhere. To read the article in its entirety, click the below. http://www.centerforsustainability.org/news.php#243 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Grand River might be metro GR's most underutilized natural asset. But the city is brimming with ideas to make its stretch of Michigan's longest river more of a focal point for its redevelopment. Now Mayor George Heartwell, the Green Grand Rapids steering committee, and other civic leaders want to hear those ideas and advance a more formal vision for the Grand River as part of an overall effort to green Grand Rapids. To read the full article from Rapid Growth Media, click the link below. http://www.centerforsustainability.org/news.php#242 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400