Zambezi river delta, snapped by Landsat 8 in March 2018. NASA Tamlin M. Pavelsky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill In 1889, near the remote border town of Embudo, New Mexico, John Wesley Powell, the famous explorer of the … Read more
What happens to a municipality when the local coal-fired power plant closes? Or nuclear facility? Conversely, what community impacts are there when a utility-scale solar field is installed; or new natural gas power plant begins operation nearby? Are the employment … Read more
Let this sink in: Southeast Asia, India and Europe are beating us when it comes to the smart cities movement. At least, that’s according to Jim Haskins, Cisco’s Smart Connected Communities/IoT specialist. “We’re a little slow on the uptake,” he … Read more
Panelists at the UNC Clean Tech Conference discuss how renewable energy developers, infrastructure companies, utilities and energy brokers can get the pieces to work together to increase the use of clean energy sources.
Carolina hosted its annual Clean Tech Summit, convening entrepreneurs, government leaders and researchers from across the country for discussions on the global clean technology economy. Clean technology isn’t just good for the environment. It’s also a multibillion-dollar industry, and North … Read more
UNC Chapel Hill is hosting its sixth annual Clean Tech Summit this week, providing a forum for students and industry leaders to share insights on the ever-advancing clean energy sector in North Carolina. The agenda includes two days of sessions … Read more
“In North Carolina, we have a statewide mercury advisory and 25-site specific advisories for consumption of locally-caught fish,” said Kathleen Gray, Ph.D., at a Jan. 17 seminar. Gray leads the community engagement core at the NIEHS-funded Center for Environmental Health … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Tech are offering free well water testing to any resident or business using a private well for indoor and outdoor use in Chatham County, N.C. or nearby areas. The samples … Read more
In 1889, near the remote border town of Embudo, New Mexico, John Wesley Powell, the famous explorer of the Grand Canyon and second head of the U.S. Geological Survey, started a quiet scientific revolution. He knew that water would be … Read more
By Peggy Mullin (B.S. Environment and Ecology ’19) Greg Gangi, who formerly served as the UNC Institute for the Environment’s associate director for education, is taking on a new role as associate director for clean technology and innovation. As the head … Read more
