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 Linden Cheek | Sep 23, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Energy, Managed Systems, Systems Thinking, Transportation
On September 9, 2016, a section of the Houston to New York Colonial Pipeline was closed due to a leak that had spilled approximately 330,000 gallons of gasoline. The closure has lead to shortages of the fuel in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee, and even prompted...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 20, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Energy, Managed Systems, Technology
Alternative Energy It’s one of the most common topics you’ll hear in any conversation regarding sustainability and climate change. The reason? Finding an alternative energy source is imperative if we are going to combat climate change. Our current global...
by Linden Cheek | Aug 5, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Natural Systems, Systems Thinking, Water
Looking at an off-shore oil rig, just about some of the last words these mechanical colossals bring to mind is “environmental resource”. But recent research performed by oceanographer Amber Jackson and marine scientist Emily Callahan has shown that oil...
by | Jun 24, 2016 | Academics, Climate, Features, Green Jobs, Social Systems
As someone who works in the field of sustainability, I am occasionally asked how issues of social justice and inequality have anything to do with sustainability or the environment. Since most of us have been taught to compartmentalize the various “issues”...
by Marty Matlock | Jun 22, 2016 | Agriculture, Climate, Food Justice, Systems Thinking, Water
I am in China this week, where big numbers can be overwhelming. I am currently in Shanghai, a city of 27,000,000 people, sitting on a high-speed train headed to Beijing, a city of 22,000,000. Our own NYC, the best city in the world, has a mere 20 million in the...
