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Isabella Masini speaks at a screening of former Vice President Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” Masini is a site coordinator of the One Earth Film Festival — a Chicago-area festival aiming to educate the public on environmental issues.

Northwestern screens climate change movie as part of One Earth Film Festival

March 9, 2018

Members of the public and the Northwestern community watched “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” and discussed climate crisis at the McCormick Foundation Center on Thursday. About 80 people...

A Divvy bike station on campus. NU student memberships with Divvy increased to 667 by the end of the 2016-2017 school year, according to a sustainability report released last week.

Sustainability report shows improvement in waste reduction, energy conservation

January 23, 2018

Northwestern diverted about 38 percent of campus waste from landfills during the 2016-2017 academic year, according to a new sustainability report released last week. The report detailed progress NU...

Faculty Senators gather in Scott Hall to hear a presentation on sustainability. Northwestern’s Sustainability Council presented its first Strategic Sustainability Plan during Faculty Senate Wednesday.

Sustainability council presents environmental plan to Faculty Senate

November 9, 2017

A sustainability council presented its first Strategic Sustainability Plan and outlined a set of environmental objectives and strategies to Faculty Senate Wednesday. The University released the plan...

A Coca-Cola Freestyle machine in Norris University Center, where NU Dining’s ‘Cats Cups program is available. The program aims to reduce the amount of waste from disposable cups and glasses.

’Cats Cups program aims to increase sustainability with reusable plastic bottles

November 5, 2017

Students now have the option to fill reusable plastic bottles with more than 100 different beverages due to a new Northwestern Dining program that aims to increase campus sustainability. “‘Cats...

A NU student rides his bike along Sheridan Road. The new sustainability plan announced on Tuesday included transportation initiatives, such as an effort to increase bike commuting by 10 percent.

University announces new 5-year sustainability plan

October 4, 2017

Northwestern announced a five-year strategic plan Tuesday to guide sustainability programs from 2017 to 2021 and encourage involvement in related campus initiatives. The plan was developed by sustainNU,...

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