Sustainability is a strategic initiative in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Below are the most current stories showcasing our college's sustainability efforts.
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EarthTalks: Richard Alley to examine value of uncertainty in studying climate
02/08/2022
02/08/2022
Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the value of uncertainty when it comes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions and studying climate during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14.
EarthTalks: Tom Richard to discuss the path to a carbon-negative bioeconomy
01/27/2022
01/27/2022
Tom Richard, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, will discuss how agriculture, food and forest systems can support a bioeconomy that reverses climate change during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31.
EarthTalks: Erica Smithwick to discuss changing climate narrative, conference
01/19/2022
01/19/2022
Penn State attendee and COP26 presenter Erica Smithwick, distinguished professor of geography, will discuss key takeaways from the climate conference and the need to change the climate narrative during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24.
Post-fire forest recovery tools developed
01/18/2022
01/18/2022
Restocking forest patches after fires is important but relies on landscape and local factors, making successful tree replacement and forest recovery difficult. Now, a team of geographers analyzed forest recovery to develop aids for managers in maintaining forests.
Penn State awarded $3.4 million contract to target plastic waste
01/17/2022
01/17/2022
Penn State has been awarded a $3.4 million contract from the REMADE Institute, a public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy, to fund research targeting the inefficient methods currently used to process and upcycle mixed plastic waste.
Integrated modeling of climate impacts on electricity demand and cost
01/17/2022
01/17/2022
Around the world, energy systems are increasingly impacted by the effects of a changing climate.
Battery metals from mine waste: Potential economic benefits for the commonwealth
12/17/2021
12/17/2021
New findings by a team led by Penn State researchers suggest potential economic opportunities from the domestic production of critial minerals like cobalt and manganese.
EarthTalks: Michael Mann to discuss COP26 and path to net zero emissions
12/14/2021
12/14/2021
Penn State attendee Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences, will share his impressions about which efforts succeeded and which did not, along with his thoughts about the best path forward to net zero emissions, during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10.
EarthTalks seminar to discuss wildfire management policy in fire-prone forests
11/30/2021
11/30/2021
Scott Stephens, professor of fire science at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss fire policy and policy problems during a talk titled "Fire policy and policy conundrums in fire-prone Mediterranean climate forests."
Urbanization not always bad for food and land use diversity
11/19/2021
11/19/2021
Widely accepted myths that urbanization negatively impacts food and land use biodiversity are incorrect, according to a team of researchers who developed a framework for evaluating this intersection. Their results could also affect nutrition and food insecurity in urban areas.