Posts Tagged ‘CU boulder’
CMCI Enviornmenal Projects at CU Boulder Funded by Mission Zero
By Hannah Prince (Jour’22) Meatless Monday As Emma Rabius (StratComm’22, CMCI) walked across campus, she was deep in thought about a class assignment: create a climate-focused project that would change student attitudes. It had to be good, she knew. The winning idea would be submitted for grant funding. Once in class, Rabius proposed a localized,…
Read MoreHindsight Presents Changing Skies Launch Event
Hindsight will host its first Launch Event for its new journal Changing Skies. This event will take place on the University of Colorado Boulder campus in the University Memorial Center in room 235 on November 11th at 7pm. It features keynote speaker Scott King, whose Mission Zero initiative funded the production of Changing Skies. Join the Hindsight staff in celebrating the printing of Changing Skies featuring Creative Nonfiction writing and artwork related to the effects of climate change, these pieces come from CU Boulder students and beyond.
Read MoreOpen Letter to the University of Colorado System to Divest from Fossil Fuels
We, the University of Colorado students, alumni, faculty and staff, and concerned community members, call on the University of Colorado to commit to divesting the University of Colorado System’s Treasury Pool, Retirement Funds, and Endowment from the fossil fuel industry and to reinvesting in a just energy transition by the end of 2027.
Read MoreClimate Across the Curriculum Case Study: Chemistry, Nabilah Carlon
CU Boulder Chemistry Professor, Nabilah Carlon, testimonial on incorporating climate into her freshman chemistry class curriculum.
Read MoreCU’s eCenter Director, Dave Newport, on Mission Zero
Originally posted on CU’s website here If the eCenter had a competitor If the Environmental Center (eCenter) were a private business operating in a market and another business called “Mission Zero” came along that had the same mission, more flexibility, and greater resources, we would have to consider them a challenging competitor. Fortunately, we serve…
Read MoreMission Zero Partners with CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business
Mission Zero to fund a new climate course, “Climate Action for Business” Mission Zero is proud to announce a newly funded program with the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. Leeds is committed to educating principled, innovative leaders who drive value. The Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility (CESR) at Leeds is…
Read MoreThe Elimination of Fossil Fuels: Fact vs Fiction
The Steamboat Institute hosted a debate on the CU campus with the prompt of, “Should America Rapidly Eliminate Fossil Fuel Use to Prevent Climate Catastrophe?”. The Mission Zero was intrigued and attended, with open minds and ears. What we witnessed was an intense debate between fact and fiction.
Read MoreFounder’s Story, Scott King
I wanted to do something, to take practical action. I considered what would happen if the climate crisis grew – it was bleak. I studied what we had done so far to stop climate change – it wasn’t enough. But what could I do, one person, in the face of so much devastation? The problem…
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