Sustaining Success
The ocean's powerful winds make the coast an ideal location for a wind turbine. Ironically, it's that ocean air that presents a challenge to any turbine on or near the sea. The moist, salty air combined with a turbine's metallic materials can result in corrosion, a destructive process able to bring any power-generating source to a halt.
The University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have created a new avenue to connect science with resource management by launching a series of workshops where environmental academicians and regulators can share current research and discuss research needs.
Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will be the featured speaker in the DENIN Dialogue Series at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 6, in Clayton Hall.
The University of Delaware Sustainability Task Force is seeking two undergraduate students and two graduate students to join the task force co-chairs -- John Madsen and Kathleen Kerr -- at the ACPA Sustainability Institute in Boulder, Colo.
Creating environmentally friendly high technology jobs for Delawareans was the focus of the "Creating the Clean Energy Economy" conference, held Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 13-14, at the University of Delaware's Clayton Hall.
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Sustainability Resources
A host of resources related to sustainability issues are available to members of the University of Delaware community.
Campus Resources
UD Green Liaisons
www.udel.edu/sustainability/green/
UD GreenIT
www.udel.edu/topics/green/
UD Facilities/Recycling
www.facilities.udel.edu/recycling.aspx
UD Environmental Health and Safety/Recycling
www.udel.edu/ehs/waste/electronic-recycling.html
Government Resources
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
www.dnrec.delaware.gov/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
City of Newark
www.cityofnewarkde.us
Higher Education Resources
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
www.aashe.org/index.php
Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium
www.aashe.org/heasc/
Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability
www.aashe.org/dans/
Society for College and University Planning
www.playagreaterpart.org/
National Association of Education Procurement
www.naepnet.org/Microsites/sustainability/sustainability.html
Community Resources
Citizens for Clean Power
Contact Patricia Gearity at gearitylaw@earthlink.net
Sierra Club - Delaware Chapter
www.delaware.sierraclub.org/
Delaware Nature Society (with link to Ashland Nature Center) www.delawarenaturesociety.org/
Audubon Society - Delaware Chapter
www.delawareaudubon.org/
StopGlobalWarming.org
ClimateCounts.org
Green People - Sustainable Living
www.greenpeople.org/
Environmental Career Opportunities
Campus Ecology
www.nwf.org/campusEcology/index.cfm
The US Youth Network for Sustainable Development
www.sustainus.org/
Conservation Economy
www.conservationeconomy.net/
Green Delaware Recycling
www.greendelawarerecycling.com
