by Eric Boles | Mar 1, 2021 | Biodiversity, Pollinators, Uncategorized
In the fall of 2020, an interested university employee and long-time monarch butterfly enthusiast began to work on creating a pollinator garden in a dormant flowerbed in front of her office. That spring, the campus received a new monarch waystation certified by...
by Eric Boles | Apr 18, 2019 | Campus Sustainability Day, Earth Day, Earth Week, OFS Events, RSO, Sustainability Council
Join the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability and University Programs as we celebrate Earth-centered events, kicking off with the Earth Day Block Party on April 22 at 11 am in the Union Mall. Earth Day is the annual international demonstration of...
by Eric Boles | Feb 13, 2017 | Built Systems, Climate, Energy, Features, Greenhouse Gasses, Managed Systems, Technology
Nuclear energy is the only option available to us at this time that can provide a carbon free source of energy all day every day.
by Eric Boles | Oct 19, 2016 | Climate, Climate Action Plan, Energy, Greenhouse Gasses
We often think of universities as being on the leading edge of change – and sometimes that is true. But it’s important to take opportunities to reflect on the data and test those assumptions. That is what Sightlines and the University of New Hampshire recently...
by Eric Boles | Jun 3, 2016 | Agriculture, Food Justice, Uncategorized, Water
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) projects that we will add 2 billion people to Planet Earth by the year 2050. Accommodating this growth will require us to increase food supplies by 60% above current levels—no easy task. What’s more,...
