Sustainability
Showers available for bike commuters
To encourage more active commuting among McGill staff
Published on June 15, 2014 | McGill Reporter
by: McGill Reporter
AstroMcGill Presents: Public Astro Night
This Thursday: "Gamma-ray Astronomy: The Atmosphere as a 3D Display", by Dr. Jean-François Rajotte. It will be followed by night-sky observations (weather permitting).
McGill Fossil Fuel Decisions Shift
The McGill University board of governors has included “grave environmental degradation” as allowable criteria for divestment.
Published on June 10, 2014 | The Gazette
by: Karen Seidman
Many students at McGill University are celebrating a fundamental shift in how the university will decide whether to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.
McGill Students Fiona Yuan and Christopher Tegho win at 2014 Scotiabank EcoLiving Student Leadership Award
Yuan and Tegho are in their last year of electrical engineering at McGill University and are keen about sustainability and energy conservation. Together they designed an “energy management and power disaggregation” system that helps homeowners and businesses better monitor, control and manage the energy use of individual appliances.
Podcast: Environment or Economy: At the Muskoka Summit
Published on June 4, 2014 | CBC
Ideas with Paul Kennedy
Following on the heels of Green Growth: Can Profits Save the Planet?, IDEAS presents the Muskoka Summit, a biennial conclave with some of the world's most respected ecologists debating one of the crucial questions of our time -- is it possible for economists to understand and appreciate the 'real' value of the environment?
The Institut du Nouveau Monde presents École d'Été
Scholarships available for new one-credit course taken in collaboration with l’École d’été
This August 13th - 16th, McGill University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) will be hosting L’École d’été, a yearly event organized by l’Institut de Nouveau Monde. L’École d’été will bring together 500+ youth to engage with civil society leaders on a variety of issues related to social engagement in Quebec.
Given our frigid climes, think indoor greenery
Montreal — Green spaces can help obliterate blue spaces in our minds: It’s a no-brainer.
Published on May 30, 2014 | The Gazette
by: Bill Brownstein
GIMI Plant Sale
Now that spring is finally here, it’s time to think about plants.
Are any of your indoor office plants getting too big?
Do you need to divide your garden perennials?
Did you start too many tomato plants?
The Greening Indoor McGill Initiative (GIMI) would be thrilled to receive any of them.
The second annual GIMI Indoor and Outdoor Plant Sale takes place on Wednesday, June 11, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Y intersection on lower campus.
Mark your calendars, and pass the message on.
Harvesting water out of thin air
Harnessing humidity to quench thirst in the world’s most arid regions
Published on May 13, 2014 | McGill Reporter
by: Neale McDevitt and Chris Chipello
McGill honours champions of equity and diversity
The 2nd annual McGill University Awards for Equity and Community Building were handed out on April 24.
Published on May 8, 2014 | McGill Reporter
by: McGill Reporter Staff