Sustainability News
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Who’s Next: Environment and Energy: Meet 13 people making Pittsburgh cleaner, greener, and more energy efficient
“Pittsburgh is a place at once recognized for its environmental progress and for all the progress it has left to make. “And in our first-ever Who’s Next: Environment and Energy…
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Calling Sustainable Vendors: Building/Construction Materials and Products Pitch Fair
Pittsburgh International Airport is committed to increasing environmental sustainability through the Terminal Modernization Program. A building materials Vendor Product Pitch Fair is being held on August 27 from 10 a.m….
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Climate crisis reducing land’s ability to sustain humanity, says IPCC
“One of the most stark conclusions in the IPCC report is that soil, upon which humanity is entirely dependent, is being lost more than 100 times faster than it is…
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Congressman Mike Doyle to hold town hall on climate change on Aug. 14
“Clean Water Action, an environmental advocacy group supporting the event, provided the following tentative speakers list: “Forest Hills Borough Councilwoman Patty DeMarco, an environmentalist and author, will introduce the event,…
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This Land Is the Only Land There Is
“These were the ‘really complex political issues’ at the center of the IPCC talks. ‘Land can’t, at the same time, feed people, and grow trees to be burned for bioenergy,…
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SFO Bans the Sale of Plastic Water Bottles Throughout Airport
“In order to reduce the airport’s impact on the environment, and to advance the airport’s Zero Waste Goal, San Francisco Airport (SFO) has banned the sale of plastic water bottles….
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Westminster grad helps borough get sustainability recognition
“Anuszek’s findings, which he presented at the May borough council meeting, indicated that the borough was eligible for Bronze Status by documenting some sustainability practices that they were already doing…
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Industrial Evolution: From Steel City to Sustainability Pioneer
“The city’s enthusiasm to rebrand by telling an inclusive, green story was evident when 10 leaders, representing public and private stakeholders, quickly agreed to participate in an interview with Marketing…
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Got a community-led project? Apply for the URA’s $100,000 neighborhood assistance program.
“Starting this week, hundreds of nonprofit and community groups across Pittsburgh will have the chance to apply for up to $100,000 to support neighborhood-wide improvement projects. . . . “Specifically,…
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Ready for the new age of employee activism?
“Bringing a sense of societal mission into today’s workplace appears to be a necessity. Nearly half (48 percent) of Fortune 1000 employees consider finding a sense of purpose through their…