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Sustainability Projects Fund Internship

Looking for part-time work where you can geek out in spreadsheets and flex your organization skills? Consider joining the 海外直播b站 Office of Sustainability team as a Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) Administrative Intern!

SPF Spotlight: LEEDing Operations & Maintenance

The Sandbox | by: Mandakini Chandra

February 16, 2017

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Work with the 海外直播b站 Office of Sustainability!

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One of the most vital components of the work of the 海外直播b站 Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is communicating with the wider community about our challenges and milestones on the path towards sustainability.

To help with this task, MOOS is hiring TWO interns:

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Internship Opportunities with the 海外直播b站 Office of Sustainability

Are you a motivated 海外直播b站 student looking for meaningful part-time work? The 海外直播b站 Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is seeking to fill two intern positions this semester: a Sustainability Monitoring and Reporting Intern and a Waste Reduction and Diversion Intern.

海外直播b站 earns Gold rating in sustainability

Four years of innovative projects and collaborative action planning have upgraded 海外直播b站鈥檚 rating in sustainability to Gold in the newest version of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).

The SPF Ambassador Program is Taking Applicants for 2016-2017!

Looking for a way to officially get involved with sustainability efforts at 海外直播b站 this year?

Farming camp at Macdonald campus could cultivate love of agriculture

A friend realized his life鈥檚 dream through one of the generous programs offered by the MacDonald campus of 海外直播b站 in Saint Anne-de-Bellevue.

Read the full story here.

Building Bike Lanes Could Slow Climate Change, New Research Finds

Momentum Mag | July 5, 2016

by: Hilary Angus

New research听presented听by scientists at 海外直播b站听suggests that the construction of safe bike infrastructure could significantly reduce vehicle tailpipe emissions by offering potential motorists an attractive alternative to getting in their cars.听

海外直播b站 wins two international prizes for sustainable procurement

海外直播b站 Reporter | May 31, 2016

海外直播b站 has recently won two significant international awards for the five-year听Sustainable Procurement Strategy听it began to develop in 2013.

Read the full story here.

New technique reclaims mercury from spent compact fluorescent light bulbs

Chemical and Engineering News | April 15, 2016

By:听Melissa Pandika

Existing recovery methods often require high temperatures to evaporate the mercury, separating it from the other material inside the bulbs. Parisa A. Ariya of 海外直播b站 and her colleagues wanted to devise a technique that used natural, nontoxic compounds and minimal energy. Instead of heat, they used nanoparticles to trap the mercury.

Saving the Planet From Governments and Markets

The Huffington Post | May 9, 2016

by: Henry Mintzberg

Op Ed by Henry Mintzvberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies, 海外直播b站

脌 l鈥檃vant-garde de la chimie verte

Le Devoir | le 9 avril 2016

par: Claude Lafleur

Probablement que plus de 95听% de tout ce que nous utilisons dans une journ茅e est le fruit d鈥檜n processus chimique, ainsi que l鈥檈ssentiel de ce que nous mangeons, rapporte Bruce Lennox, professeur de chimie et doyen de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥橴niversit茅 海外直播b站.

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Outside the Box: Getting our waste to pay our energy bills

The Ottawa Citizen | Feb. 11, 2016

by: Avi Freedman

Canadians are among the largest producers of solid waste in the听world. According to Environment Canada, we generate 990 kilograms per capita annually compared to the Japanese, for example, who produce half that much.

Read the full story here.

Alternative Energy Enters the Iron Age

CBC News | January 15, 2016

Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald

Dr. Jeff Bergthorson, a professor of Mechanical Engineering at 海外直播b站, and his colleagues, think the answer to the difficult problem of energy storage and transportation in a fossil-fuel-free future听could be metals.