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CAS to host lecture about using video for climate change

AnnMarie Barenchi December 1, 2016

What is the best way to talk about climate change? How do we use video to present science in an engaging and inclusive way? These are questions Alex Griswold, a research associate at the Harvard University...

Harvey Michaels, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, speaks at an Earth Week+ event hosted by the BU Institute for Sustainable Energy on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY ADRIANA DIAZ/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Intelligent buildings can be energy efficiency’s future, scholars say

Sophia Eppolito April 19, 2016

Scholars presented the concept of intelligent buildings as a key factor in the future of energy efficiency during a seminar Tuesday afternoon hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable...

BU professor in the Department of Earth and Environment, Robert Kaufmann, warns that despite NASA’s report on rising global temperatures, large-scale snowstorms pose even more of a risk. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRITTANY CHANG/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

NASA records reveal 2015 as warmest year yet

Corina Pintado January 26, 2016

A portion of the country may be in the midst of blizzards and below-freezing temperatures, but a Wednesday release from NASA deemed 2015 the warmest year to date, with record-shattering surface temperatures. According...

According to a recent Environment Massachusetts Research & Policy Center study, Massachusetts is ranked fourth in the country for solar energy installations. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

Mass. ranks high for solar energy installation, capacity in nation, report finds

Julia Metjian September 9, 2015

Massachusetts ranked fifth for solar energy installations in 2014 and has the sixth highest solar capacity in the nation, a Thursday report by the Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center...

Massachusetts was ranked the fifth most eco-friendly state in a report released by WalletHub Monday. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts ranked fifth most eco-friendly state

Paige Smith April 22, 2015

Personal finance website WalletHub released a report Monday detailing the most and least eco-friendly states, with Massachusetts ranking as the fifth most eco-friendly state in the nation. The report...

MIT researchers develop new battery for cheaper, large-scale energy use

Daily Free Press Admin September 2, 2013

Tree huggers, rejoice: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new battery prototype that may make renewable sources of energy, including wind and solar power, more dependable. What’s...

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