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Mitchell Center_April Update, University Of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions
Mitchell Center_April Update, University Of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions
Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
Email update for the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, including an update regarding the Center's activities during the COVID-19.
Environmental Activism, Ellen Dexter, Lydia Dexter
Environmental Activism, Ellen Dexter, Lydia Dexter
Honors Expanded Learning Clubs
An after school book club that follows Greta Thunberg's book of speeches No One is Too Small to Make a Difference , as well as uses hands-on activities to teach the importance of environmental activism.
Lean-Green Manufacturing Practices And Their Link With Sustainability: A Critical Review, Wadhah Abualfaraa, Konstantinos Salonitis, Ahmed Al-Ashaab, Maher Ala'raj
Lean-Green Manufacturing Practices And Their Link With Sustainability: A Critical Review, Wadhah Abualfaraa, Konstantinos Salonitis, Ahmed Al-Ashaab, Maher Ala'raj
All Works
© 2020 by the authors. The current rapidly changing and highly competitive market has put companies under a great pressure towards adopting sustainable practices, in terms of keeping a healthy balance among economic, environmental and social performances. In this context, the lean-green manufacturing approach, which combines lean practices focused on customers' demand, and green practices focused on reducing the business' environmental impact, has gained popularity. Nevertheless, the lean-green manufacturing is still a relatively new practice, lacking a clear and structured research definition, and of significant evidence of successful cases in the practice. In this paper, a literature review is conducted …
Cooperative Extension And Sustainability Outreach: Programmatic Successes, Administrative Support, And Areas For Improvement, Roslynn Brain Mccann, Mark Apel, Clark Dove, Ramona Madhosingh-Hector, Jennison Kipp Searcy, David Kay
Cooperative Extension And Sustainability Outreach: Programmatic Successes, Administrative Support, And Areas For Improvement, Roslynn Brain Mccann, Mark Apel, Clark Dove, Ramona Madhosingh-Hector, Jennison Kipp Searcy, David Kay
Extension Research
According to the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, without urgent global changes, climate catastrophe caused by warming of greater than 1.5°C will occur by 2030, endangering the planet's capacity to sustain human populations and livelihoods. The National Network for Sustainable Living Education administered a national survey in January 2017 to assess how well-positioned Extension is to address sustainability in the communities the organization serves. Educators from 40 states responded, and 1,395 usable surveys were received. Survey results will help Extension employees discover opportunities for innovation and relevancy in their programming.