What's in the News?
Thanks to The New York Times and USA Today, there will be select articles from these papers and other sources on the Common Theme focal topics.
If you have an article for us, please send the link to comtheme@iupui.edu.
September 29, 2010: Green, but Still Feeling Guilty, The New York Times, Joyce Wadler
September 26, 2010: Better Listen to Bill Clinton on Green Jobs, Newsweek, Jonathan Alter
September 16, 2010: Strength in Numbers, Newsweek, Bill McKibben
September 12, 2010: North Africa’s Sun King, Newsweek, R. M. Schneiderman
September 9, 2010: Mr. President, Reinstall Those Solar Panels, Newsweek, Daniel Stone
September 9, 2010: Steelworkers Launch War with Chinese Green Energy, Newsweek, Eric Rosenbaum for TheStreet.com
September 8, 2010: Field Report: Will Work for Food. The New York Times, Christine Muhlke
September 2, 2010: Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption: The New York Times, Alice Pfeiffer
September 1, 2010: Doing More While Using Less Power, The New York Times, Eric Gies
August 30, 2010: On Organic Coffee Farm, Complex Interactions Keep Pests Under Control, U.S. News and World Report, The National Science Foundation
August 25, 2010: Are Free-Range Eggs Safer?, Newsweek, Angela Wu
August 16, 2010: Happiness is…, Newsweek, Christopher Dickey
August 17, 2010: Green and Clueless, Newsweek, Sharon Begley
August 19, 2010: Math Lessons for Locavores, New York Times, Stephen Budiansky
March 24, 2010: Rice Dreams in Louisiana,
New York Times, Christine Muhlke
March 21, 2010: "Is a Food Revolution Now in Season?"
New York Times, Andrew Martin
March 19, 2010; U.S. Plans Spot Tests of Organic Products,
New York Times, Willia Neuman
February 10, 2010: How Chicken Manure can help Climate Change,
Nation, USA Today, Brian Winter
February 12, 2010: New Rules Detail Requirement to be Labeled Organic,
Money, USA Today, Henry Jackson, AP
February 3, 2010: Renewable Energy Commitment Could Double Jobs,
Money,USA Today, Julie Schmit
September 28, 2009: Interest in Farmers Markets is Growing,
Money, USA Today, Chris Joyner
November 20, 2009: Shoppers Going Green Despite Struggling Economy,
Money, USA Today, Basil Katz, Reuters
November 23, 2009: Waste Not, Want Not;Compaines Find Uses for Leftover Animal Parts,
Money, USA Today, Geg Latshaw
Nov. 2009, "IUPUI's Sustainability Grade a C-," The College Sustainability Report
Students, faculty and staff can help IUPUI become more sustainable, enter the Common Green Contest
October 26, 2009: "Home Remedy: Household Changes Can Put a Major Dent in Carbon Emissions," Conservation Magazine
October 21, 2009: "Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None," New York Times, Leslie Kaufman
September 15, 2009: Have a nice day," New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman
September 3, 2009: "One Man's Trash...: Turning the Castoffs of a Throwaway Society into Low Cost Housing," New York Times, Kate Murphy
August 13, 2009: "The Sustainable Campus," Campus Technology, Bridget McCrea
August 12, 2009: Green Degrees in Bloom Newsweek, Sarah Kliff
Check out this slideshow of the top 10 green campuses in the U.S., from treehugger.com
August 22, 2009: "In Brazil, Paying Farmers to Let the Trees Stand," New York Times, Elisabeth Rosenthal
August 20, 2009: "Toyota, Hybrid Innovator, Holds Back in Race to Go Electric," New York Times, Hiroko Tabuchi
August 10, 2009: G.D.P. R.I.P., New York Times, A15, Eric Zencey
August 3, 2009: "College Students Are Flocking to Sustainability Degrees", Careers, USA Today, Jillian Berman
Check out Tom Zeller's blog: "Green Inc.: Energy, Environment and the Bottom Line," New York Times. See articles and videos on green homes and other reports on energy efficiency.
July 30, 2009: "White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cutters," New York Times, Felicity Barringer
July 18, 2009: "A New Enforcer in Buildings, The Energy Inspector," New York Times, Clifford Krauss:
July 10, 2009: "Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities," New York Times, Elisabeth Rosenthal
May 29, 2009: "Green Promise Seen in Switching to LED Lighting," By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Felicity Barringer, New York Times
May 23, 2009: "Bill McKibben's Movement," By Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
May 13, 2009: "For Urban Gardens, Lead Is a Concern," By Kate Murphy. IUPUI's Gabe Filippelli, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, is quoted in this article.
April 15, 2009: "Third-World Stove Soot Is Target in Climate Fight," By Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times
March 19, 2009: "Obamas to Plant Vegetable Garden at White House," By Marian Burros, New York Times
March 26, 2008: "Millions of Jobs of A Different Collar," Steven Greenhouse, New York Times
