Sustainable UConn

By Rich Miller

How our values about the environment, clean energy, and social responsibility are greening the Husky Blue. Rich Miller is director of the Office of Environmental Policy.

Monthly Archives: January 2013

Tapping the Brakes on the Way to the Climate Cliff

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Rich Miller Email Author
My last post to this blog talked about the sprint to the “climate cliff,” and focused on 350.org’s latest advocacy campaign calling for divestment by higher education endowments in fossil fuel industry stocks. However, when I asked my colleagues on the Green Campus listserv whether divestiture had gained momentum on their campuses, I learned that… continue reading
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Accelerating to the Climate Cliff

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Rich Miller Email Author
Several UConn scientists said it well in a recent Hartford Courant op-ed piece, “… we find ourselves beset by one of the biggest challenges our country has ever faced. No, it is not the fiscal cliff we hear so much about. The largest challenge our country faces is the climate cliff. If we do nothing… continue reading
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