sustainability
BTN LiveBIG: At Illinois, more sustainable electronics aren't an impossible mission
BTN LiveBIG: At Illinois, more sustainable electronics aren't an impossible mission
During football and basketball games, BTN LiveBIG will spotlight notable examples of research, innovation and community service from around the conference. In-Game stories will provide more background on these features, and the opportunity to view the videos again. Conventional wisdom says that the best way to make a product more sustainable is eliminate or reduce […]
BTN LiveBIG: Iowa converts tall grass to energy
BTN LiveBIG: Iowa converts tall grass to energy
Throughout the state of Iowa, something interesting has been happening with farms over the past few years - they?re disappearing in the hundreds. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farms fell by 500 in 2014 to a total of 88,000. This trend has leading minds in the Hawkeye state asking: How […]
BTN LiveBIG: Minnesota team wins top honors in energy-efficient home design competition
BTN LiveBIG: Minnesota team wins top honors in energy-efficient home design competition
Students at Big Ten universities aren?t waiting until they get out into the ?real world? to make a difference. Find out how they?re working together to create positive, meaningful change in this BTN LiveBIG series: the Student Section. Imagine you rip open the envelopes of all your monthly energy bills - gas, HVAC, hot water […]
BTN LiveBIG: Ohio State students create app to show positive impact of recycling programs
BTN LiveBIG: Ohio State students create app to show positive impact of recycling programs
From dormitories to the Horseshoe, Buckeyes are enthusiastic about the benefits of recycling. And a team of students from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and the College of Engineering created a tool that they hope will help spread that enthusiasm to municipalities of all sizes across the country. The group recently developed […]
BTN LiveBIG: Maryland alumna finds artistic treasures in trash
BTN LiveBIG: Maryland alumna finds artistic treasures in trash
As the old saying goes, ?One man?s trash is another?s treasure.? But most people don?t take that proverb as literally as Fern Gookin, University of Maryland graduate and co-founder and project manager at Recycled Artist In Residency (RAIR) in Philadelphia. RAIR?s mission is to raise public awareness and engagement around sustainability and environmental issues through […]
BTN LiveBIG: University of Michigan initiative helps establish eco-park in hard-hit Flint
BTN LiveBIG: University of Michigan initiative helps establish eco-park in hard-hit Flint
For decades now, Flint, Mich., located about 60 miles northwest of Detroit, has been dogged by a terrible reputation. From the film ?Roger and Me,? a chronicle of the city?s descent into poverty as manufacturing jobs dried up, to the steady stream of national headlines about its high ranking in areas such as violent crime […]
