College of Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Think that fish farming is not sustainable or eco-friendly? Think again! Introducing the Tilapia fish: cheap, healthy, and humanity’s best hope of having lots of tasty fish. cees-edu.org

The Palouse Wind project in Eastern Washington at sunset a few months ago.

CEES PROFESSOR DISCUSSES SUMMER 2013 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS BOOT CAMP

US Solar Energy Jobs on the Rise!

During the summer, heat can be oppressive in cities. But a new type of piping can alleviate the sweltering temperatures in urban areas replete with asphalt roads. Hot asphalt can warm pipes with running water a few centimeters under the road. This asphalt then cools, prolonging the road's lifespan, and heats water to be used as is or to generate electricity. Read more: http://ow.ly/k9TSJ Image: The Atlantic Cities

A bikini ... covered in solar panels ... that can generate power to charge your gadgets. Yep. It exists. Now you can get some vitamin D and some free renewable energy the next time you visit the beach. Now when are they gonna make bathing shorts for the guys? Learn more: http://ow.ly/k9RjR

The GAO has estimated that 25,000 school buildings are in need of extensive repair or replacement and that thousands of these schools are circulating air unsafe to breathe. The solution? Greener schools. The National Building Museum has an exhibit on green schools through January 14. Click here to learn more:http://ow.ly/k9Ibr Image: Green School exhibit in front of National Building Museum

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Scientists in the Netherlands have designed a windmill without rotating blades. EWICON, an acronym for electrostatic wind energy converter, uses particle movement to generate energy. Wind moves electrically charged water droplets across a bipolar field in the steel structure, which creates a current that can be transmitted to a grid. Read more: http://ow.ly/k9v4s

Kansas wants to outlaw sustainability. From House Bill 2366: "No public funds may be used, either directly or indirectly, to promote, support, mandate, require, order, incentivize, advocate, plan for, participate in or implement sustainable development." Dorothy is not pleased. She knows that deadly tornadoes are caused by climate change, which can be reduced through sustainability. Read more: http://ow.ly/jWcXn

We live-tweeted the Ernest Moniz nomination hearing. One of our staff decided to hastily superimpose Moniz's hair on Obama for our Twitter followers. It's terrifying, but totally appropriate for the strange world of Tumblr.

Sweat-drenched runners in the Paris Marathon helped generate electricity this year. Pavegen Systems placed 25 meters of energy-harvesting tiles along the course. The tiles flex 5mm when stepped on, converting up to 8 watts of kinetic energy over the duration of the footstep or 8 joules. Find out more: http://ow.ly/jR8tn

You can pretty much deep-fry anything. But the grease from deep frying has become a problem in the London sewers; the city spends nearly £1 million cleaning the sewers each month because they're clogged with cooking oils. Now a utility company has proposed a plan to power 40,000 homes using this greasy waste at a fat-fueled power station. Learn more: http://ow.ly/jR5Dr

Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of the UK, has died at the age of 87. She once asked Indira Gandhi, the first female prime minister of India, "how do you do it?" "Very early on, we struck up a close rapport, for we both felt the loneliness of high office and it was good to be able to talk to someone who understood," Thatcher said during a 1995 visit to India. Read more: http://ow.ly/jR3FL

In a severe budgetary rough patch, American public schools are looking to solar power to save money. In Georgia, the Dublin City School District is expected to save $3.5 million over the next 25 years because of a new solar array. Mage Solar is supplying the materials. Image: Proposed Solar Array for a New Jersey Public School Read more: http://ow.ly/jI7EG