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Friday is Bike-To-Work Day
Groups will leave from Oak Ridge and from Knox County on Friday morning, May 18. Click here for details.

Greening ORNL
 
The Sustainable Campus Initiative embodies ORNL's efforts to achieve enduring sustainability in its facilities, operations, and organizational structure.		 Green Your Commute
Green IT
The Information Technology Services Division's Green IT initiative promotes electronic stewardship and sustainable computing practices.		 Blog with Us! 
SCI Newsletters
 
Monthly newsletters chronicle the greening of ORNL and provide information to help you move toward sustainability at work, at home, and in your community.		 Sustainability Tips

Sustainability Seminars
 
A series of seminars provide information to support sustainability at work, at home, and in your community.


GREEN NEWS
  • UT Offers Electronics Recycling Event
    •     UT Recycling will accept household electronics such as computers, cell phones, televisions and game systems from 9 to 3 on Saturday, May 19. Read the article.
  • In Search of the Best (Energy) Ideas: A Q&A with ARPA-E's Arun Majumdar
    •     Scientific American speaks with Majumdar about ARPA–E and its future. Read the article.
  • VW Plant Wins Environmental Award
    •     Volkswagen Chattanooga has been awarded a Gold 2012 Edison Green Award for environmental and sustainability achievements. Read the article.
  • Willing to Pay (a Little) More for Clean Energy
    •      A new study finds that people are in fact willing to pay more for cleaner energy. Read the article.
  • 81 Things You Can Compost
    •     Most people focus on kitchen scraps, but that’s just the very tip of the composting iceberg. Read the article.
     
    2012 Community Sustainability Award announced

    ESD's Laurence Eaton, along with Lauren Rider and Ernie Roberts, honored for energy efficent historic home restoration. More...

    ORNL's 2012 Sustainability Report is out

    The Annual Sustainability Report tracks the Laboratory's progress in meeting its sustainability goals.

    In case you missed it...

    Slides and a video of Pat Parr's recent seminar on Landscaping Sustainably at ORNL are available here.