On Wednesday evening, the Roux Lantern was aglow with conversations of hope and visions of tangible action for environmental justice.
Students, faculty and Brunswick residents packed the room for an environmental justice panel featuring Roux Distinguished Scholar Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, …
Last weekend, Bowdoin partnered with The Roux Institute at Northeastern University to co-host an event titled “Start Summit: Decarbonizing the Built Environment.” State representatives, nonprofit founders and green energy experts led a panel at the Portland Museum of Art last …
As part of the Association of Bowdoin Friends’ community lecture series, Keisha Payson, the director of sustainability, discussed the College’s plan to decarbonize by 2042 in Moulton Main Lounge yesterday. She spoke on what the College has alreadyachieved and …
Last Monday, the Brunswick Town Council unanimously approved a new year-long position on the Brunswick Conservation Commission specifically for Bowdoin students. The position builds on another student committee position added to the Town Commons committee this summer, which is held …
As the Mail Center’s start-of-semester bustle of move-in boxes, Amazon packages and textbooks seems to slow down, a new problem arises: getting rid of all the boxes.
Starting this month, the Mail Center’s newly-hired student “sustainability analysts” will work to …
Quarters and swipes no more—Bowdoin is officially offering free laundry this year, and a Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) initiative means access to free laundry detergent is on the horizon.
This summer, the Office of Sustainability spearheaded the replacement of all …
How to get from place A to place B may seem like a mundane consideration, but a panel hosted by the Office of Sustainability asked the Bowdoin community to approach choices about transportation more critically.
Environmental conservation appears a simple enough concept until one must reconcile it with other considerations like development, justice for Indigenous lands and the economic interests of Americans whose income stems from the depletion of natural resources. At a Wednesday night …
Last Friday, members of the Bowdoin community gathered in a bustling Smith Union for the Blueberry Extravaganza. The event intended to educate students about pollination, sustainability, general wellness and, of course, blueberries—one of Maine’s most important crops.