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Listen to the full broadcast below Published November 21 2013 | CBC Daybreak Montreal  ECOLE (Education Community Living Environment) is an ongoing project from McGill University that aims to create a sustainable living house in the Milton-Parc community. Listen to the full broadcast.

Many campuses have adopted clean energy policies to reduce their carbon footprint. Published by Earth Island JournalWritten by Megan Tady Canadian students have flocked to join or start sustainability initiatives on their college campuses like they’re running for the dinner bell.

Safety, environmental racism discussed Published on October 2013 | McGill DailyWritten by Mark Tartamella On October 10, CKUT 90.3FM and the McGill Sustainability Projects Fund hosted the second installment of “Under the Weather,” a monthly series focusing on climate change.

Greg Andrusiak always had a passion for sustainability. In fact, it plays a big part in his role as land negotiator for Encana Corp. in Calgary. Published on September 23 2013 | Financial PostWritten by Denise Deveau 

Zero emission vehicle perfect for sensitive air-quality research  Published on August 14, 2013 | McGill ReporterWritten by Neale McDevitt

Published August 2013 Shaping the Next Design contrains at Montreal's Mount Royal McGill University's McIntyre Pavillion, a cutting-edge medical research and teaching facility, led to innovative electromechanical systems that significantly reduced the energy consumption of the building.  Download the PDF

Published on August 27, 2013 | Forbes

Published on August 3, 2013 | ArchSupply "Past approaches no longer sustain new demands and require innovative thinking. The need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental changes that touch upon environmental, economic and social aspects.

Aired on July 23, 2013 | CBC News Most chefs don't have the luxury of talking to a farmer once a day to find what product is ripe or ready in the next few weeks , but four years ago Executive Chef Olivier Volpi turned to McGill's Farm at Macdonald Campus in an effort to go local.

Written by Emma EleyPublished on June 27, 2013 | Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemistry World "An international team of chemists (from McGill and the RIKEN Institute, Japan) has reported a clean and green way to perform one of the most important industrial reactions for pharmaceutical and petrochemical synthesis. Platinum group metals are currently the catalysts of choice for hydrogenations due to their high activity.

Published on May 30, 2013 | the Montreal Gazette

Published May 25, 2013, in the DomainWritten by Jacinta Le Plastrier "One of the world's most influential and innovating architects outlines his blueprint for modern living.

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