Since 2008, Yeshiva University’s Office of Energy & Sustainability has been annually tracking its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). After five years, the university has seen a reduction of 7 percent in GHG emissions on track to reach its first major milestone of a 20 percent GHG reduction by 2020. While year over year data can [...]
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YU sees 7% Reduction in GHG Emissions after 5 years
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013Green your Summer Commute.
Thursday, July 26th, 2012Transportation causes 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the US and globally; the U.S. transportation sector alone causes 7% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. By exploring new options for your daily commute, you can reduce your personal carbon footprint and make Yeshiva & New York City a cleaner, healthier place to be. CARPOOL: [...]
Muss Hall wins YU Unplugged
Friday, January 6th, 2012This past November and December of 2011, the undergraduate students worked hard to reduce their dorm electricity usage as a part of Yeshiva’s Dorm Energy Competition. YU Unplugged, a competition that first began as an idea from the undergraduate Environmental Club, has continued annually since its conception three years ago. This year’s two month program [...]
YU Eco Rep Program to have 2nd year.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011As the first year of the Eco Rep Pilot Program comes to a close, The Office of Energy & Sustainability (OES) is happy to announce the program’s continuation. The project first began in Fall 2010 with the help of a grant given by Hazon and matching funding from OES, allowing the office to reach out [...]
New Carpooling Program
Thursday, April 28th, 2011As a part of Yeshiva University’s sustainability initiatives, the Office of Energy & Sustainability and the Security Department have teamed up to bring a new carpooling program to current participants of the Wilf campus’s parking program. Those interested in sharing a parking permit with a fellow Yeshiva employee will be able to divide the monthly [...]
Yeshiva Receives 11th Place in Nationwide Recycling Competition
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011After three years of participating in Recyclemania, a nationwide university and college recycling competition, Yeshiva has risen to the top! This year out of 219 schools in the bottle and can recycling division, Yeshiva University placed 11th. That is up from 35th place in 2010. The university also was rated 57th out of 363 schools [...]
Bottle Wareness Day
Friday, January 28th, 2011On December 15th 2010, the YU EcoReps on Beren campus ran a daylong event focused on bottled water. Reps, Sophie Felder and Rachel Sussman chose this focus due to the student population’s heavy reliance on bottled water. Though both cafeterias at Stern College offer fountain drinks and have water fountains, the primary source of water [...]
YU Unplugged is back…
Thursday, January 27th, 2011[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woko6pJeXYY[/youtube] President Joel is getting ready for YU Unplugged…Are you? Join all the undergraduate dorms in competing Feb 1st to March 31st to win a FOOSEBALL TABLE for your dorm. Do so by using less electricity: Turn off the lights when not in use Unplug unused equipment Turn off your air conditioners and close your [...]
YU Celebrates America Recycles Day
Thursday, January 6th, 2011On November 15, Yeshiva University celebrated America Recycles Day for the first time by recycling used cell phones. Students were asked to give in their old cell phones and batteries, and were provided with Recycle Day t-shirts and entered into a raffle to win an iPod Touch. The t-shirts were sponsored by Keep America Beautiful [...]
Gardening Club offers Edible Results
Monday, November 8th, 2010Read about how Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Gardening Club first began in the mid-1990s and is still growing strong today.