SustainECU Archives

Jan 09, 2024
  • Kim Fox

ECDOI is Green Office Certified!

The ECU Sustainability Program is happy to announce the most recent office to earn the Green Office Certification: ECU Diabetes and Obesity Institute (ECDOI). Our Green Office Certification is earned...

Jan 09, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Green New Year’s Resolutions

Living sustainably is something that we must continuously recommit to. Between being surrounded by advertisements for products that are usually not very sustainable, updates to information, science, and technology that...

Dec 18, 2023
  • Julia Enright

Positive Climate Action of Stardust Startups North Carolina

This article was originally published as “Courage Investing: The Positive Climate Action of Stardust Startups North Carolina.” Read the full Stardust blog article by Julia Enright In 2022, a video...

Dec 13, 2023
  • Chad Carwein

ECU’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Understanding current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a necessary step towards developing goals for lowering future GHG emissions and strategies to combat global climate change. There have been numerous changes in...

Dec 01, 2023
  • John Gill
  • Kim Fox

Brewster Courtyard Renovations

If you've been past the Brewster Building anytime this past semester, you probably know that something has been going on in the courtyard. If you've been around for longer, you...

Dec 01, 2023
  • Kim Fox

Nitrogen Usage on Campus

Nitrogen is an important element for life on Earth. It is also a dangerous source of pollution that isn't talked about much in casual conversation. It is a major component...

Nov 30, 2023
  • Chad Carwein
  • Kim Fox

Happy (Sustainable) Holidays!

The holidays are just around the corner! This is a wonderful time to spend time with friends and family and also a good time to potentially start some conversations about...

Nov 06, 2023
  • Kim Fox

Campus Sustainability Day 2023

This year's Campus Sustainability Day was on October 26th (if you missed it, keep an eye out for Earth Week next semester). This year, we collaborated with several groups across...

Nov 02, 2023
  • Kim Fox

Embracing a “Climatarian” Diet

When people think of being sustainable and living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, they often look at things like the waste they produce, their water and energy usage, and the...

Nov 01, 2023
  • Kim Fox

November Events

11/3 - Pirates on Water, ECO-Pirates, Planet ECU Sharktooth Hunt @ 4:00 pm 11/5 - Campus Orchard Workday: 10:00 - 11:00 am  11/5 - ECO-Pirates Adopt-A-Street Cleanup: 12 pm-1 pm...