While President Donald Trump has enacted mass rollbacks on climate policy at the federal level, Boston University’s climate research programs and sustainability groups have continued to educate and advocate.
Good luck with midterms! Today on East to West, we cover BU’s divestment from fossil fuels, political club’s preferences in the Boston mayoral election, the establishment of Boston’s Black...
Boston University’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing is currently conducting a five-year consideration of fossil fuel divestment to make a recommendation to the board of trustees, which endorsed a review of policies in 2016.
Large corporations with hefty fossil fuel emissions are often criticized for exacerbating climate change. But now, many businesses are joining the climate movement themselves by prioritizing environmental sustainability. Why the businesses are motivated to do so — and if their actions will be enough — is up for debate.
The Trump administration has made its stance on the environment and the effects of climate change clear — they plan to ignore it completely. In his less than three years in the White House, President...
Environment Massachusetts and Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group Students are jointly spearheading the “Sox Go Green” campaign, which aims to get the Red Sox to use sustainable energy at both their home stadium, Fenway Park, and their training facilities in Florida.
The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change released a report Jan. 29 reflecting Massachusetts residents’ concerns about the state being “green.”
The report was made...
Nearly two months after Boston University’s Board of Trustees approved BU Bold, a version of the Climate Action Plan mandating that BU adopt 100 percent renewable energy by 2040, BU has taken steps to...
DivestBU urged the Boston University Board of Trustees to adopt BU Bold — a version of the Climate Action Plan advocating that BU shift entirely to renewable energy by 2040 — at a rally Wednesday...
