۲ݮƵ's Electric Snowmobile Wins during the Clean Snowmobile Challenge
۲ݮƵ University of Montreal, Canada won the Zero Emissions, or electric, category of the challenge last weekend at Michigan Technological University's Keweenaw Research Center.Published on March 13, 2014 | SF Gateby Dan Roblee
Pathogens could be freed from thawing permafrost, scientists warn
French researchers are cautioning that the mining and drilling of northern regions could potentially free dormant pathogens out of the frozen soil.Published on March 4, 2014 | The Globe and Mailby Tu Thanh Ha
Leith Sharp: Embracing “disruptive sustainability”
Leith Sharp comes to ۲ݮƵ February 27th, 2014, here she answers some pertinent questions:Published on Feb 20, 2014 | ۲ݮƵ Reporterby the ۲ݮƵ Reporter Staff
Is biodiverse agriculture an anachronism?
Given the need to feed an estimated 2.4 billion more people by the year 2050, the drive toward large-scale, single-crop farming around the world may seem inexorable.Published on Feb 21, 2014 | Teatro Naturale InternationalWritten by S.C.
It isn’t easy being green, but why not try?
Composting on campus: a big project in the works. After finishing the last bite of an apple, it’s almost second nature to toss it into the trash can before heading off to class. But what happens then?Published on Feb 7, 2014 | ۲ݮƵ TribuneWritten by Jenny Shen and Marlee Vinegar
Why ۲ݮƵ needs ECOLE
۲ݮƵ School Or Architecture teams up with volunteers to foster growth of Montreal's bee population.Published on Feb 18, 2014 | ۲ݮƵ TribuneWritten by Ilana Khin
۲ݮƵ student-run initiative Educational Community Living Environment (ECOLE) project funded
Educational Community Living Environment looks forward to new housePublished on Feb 17, 2014 | The DailyWritten by Sarina Gupta
b-Shack
b-Shack: Bourdonnement d’initiatives sur le campus MacDonald.publié 11 fév 2014 | Le DélitRédigé par Alexandra Nadeau
FARMM's b-Shack is an Urban Hive and Bee Study Center for ۲ݮƵ Students
۲ݮƵ School Or Architecture teams up with volunteers to foster growth of Montreal's bee population.Published on Feb 7, 2014 | InhabitatWritten by Lori Zimmer
How Nike ran with the notion of environmental sustainability
Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at ۲ݮƵ University, talking management for The Globe and Mail, speaks to [associate professor] Glen Dowell from the [Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management] at Cornell University.Feb. 04, 2014 | The Globe and Mail By: Karl Moore
CSR Ratings
So, does more information add more value? We decided to examine the extent to which dimensions of CSR behaviour used by various rating organizations are in fact complementary or redundant.Published on January 22 2014 | Corporate KnightsWritten by Dror Etzion
Troubled waters: World’s groundwater increasingly at risk
The groundwater footprint. If you haven’t heard that term yet, read on, because it soon could become as familiar as “carbon footprint.”Published January 29 2014 | ۲ݮƵ ReporterWritten by Patrick McDonagh
Petrocultures 2014 preview
The myriad of ways in which petroleum is reshaping our politics, economy and culture will be the focus of the 2014 annual conference of the ۲ݮƵ Institute for the Study of Canada, to be held on Feb. 6 and 7.Published on January 28 2014 | ۲ݮƵ ReporterWritten byWill Straw
۲ݮƵ Net Positive: strength, and synergy, in numbers
A professor at the ۲ݮƵ School of Environment and the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Elena Bennett, spends much of her research time looking at the ways ecosystems interact and provide multiple services for people.Published on January 21 2014 | ۲ݮƵ ReporterWritten by Neale Devitt
Froid, consommation d’énergie, écologie
Comment une université comme ۲ݮƵ est-elle chauffée l’hiver?Published on January 21 2014 | Le DélitWritten byCamille Gris Roy
L’hiver à ۲ݮƵ, ce sont environ 225 bâtiments étendus sur près de 850 000 m² qui doivent être chauffés.