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As at all conventions, this one has a vendor showcase area. They call it the Idea Marketplace, although I always thought of the marketplace of ideas as more a metaphor than a specific ...

Only one session this afternoon -- it was scheduled long and ran even longer. The presenter was John Tagg, an emeritus at Palomar College, and the announced topic was "Framing Change in Higher ...

One of the first sessions this morning was a presentation on the USGBC's Portfolio Program. Titled "From Building-Centric to Campus-Wide", it addressed USGBC's efforts to facilitate ...

Just a couple of additions to previous information. As regards Portland's public transit system (my experience of which will continue to expand as this thing goes on), it appears that in addition ...

One session this afternoon presented information from Michigan State U, and spoke to the need to correlate behavioral changes to reduce energy demand with operational changes to increase energy ...

The opening plenary today was addressed by Jonathan Kozol – always an inspiration in terms of the value of education as opposed to training, and particularly relevant to education for ...

The air transport system in the USA (and probably in most other countries as well) isn't a good answer to the question of how to move people around. I spend yesterday on three different flights, ...

This year's conference of SCUP (the Society for College and University Planning) is in Portland, OR next week. I'll be attending, as one of 1100+ educators, administrators, and ...

According to a paper appearing in the International Journal of Global Warming, the problem isn't greenhouse gases. To be more precise, it isn't only greenhouse gases, or even mostly greenhouse ...

According to a release from the Center for Biological Diversity and associated groups, Dow has applied to test sulfuryl fluoride to see how well it sterilizes agricultural soil. More than just ...