Sustainability

WMU offers new freshwater and sustainability degree

The Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the world’s surface freshwater and Michigan has a wide diversity of lakes, streams and wetlands, making it an ideal  place to study freshwater […]

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Sangren Hall gets more applause for eco-friendly design
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Westminster Art Festival explores care for the Earth
Richard Harwood
What Does Public Innovation Mean?

Battle Creek is working with the Harwood Institute to be a Beacon Community. The institute's founder Richard Harwood shares some thoughts on what exactly we mean when we talk about innovation in the public arena.

WMU in the running for Climate Leadership Award
Tom Small
A revolution that can change the world, one backyard at a time

As the world changes at a pace that is impossible to keep up with, a grassroots movement wants to help communities cope with what's ahead. Zinta Aistars has the story on the Transition Movement. 

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Don’t Farm Naked says Friends of the St. Joe River
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How to protect children from environmental threats
Bio-Kleen adds screen cleaner to its product line

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