2025 Leadership Award Recipients: Green California Schools & Higher Education Summit
With the assistance of the Deputy Superintendent for Public School Instruction, Abel Guillén, and Director…
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them…
2024 Leadership Award Winners: Green California Schools & Higher Education Summit
Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have…
Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change
Extreme Heat and the role that Climate Change has to all of us. Read more…
Sustainable Facilities Forum 2024 Leadership Award Winners
The importance of these awards lies in their ability to inspire and motivate individuals, organizations,…
The High-Tech Landscape: How Expanded WI-FI is Keeping Chico State’s Grounds Watered and Healthy
The story of smart irrigation at Chico State has been one of seizing opportunities when…
Green CA Schools and Higher Education Summit 2023 Leadership Award Winners
The Leadership Awards play a vital role in promoting and accelerating the transition towards a…
Meet the CCC: Growing the Green Energy Work Force
Blue hats, khaki shirts, big smiles – while attending Green Technology’s signature events you might…
Sustainable Facilities Forum 2023 Leadership Award Winners
The importance of these awards lies in their ability to inspire and motivate individuals, organizations,…
The unexpected arboretum: CSUSM benefits from sustainable approach to water and environmental management
Back in 2021, arboretums were very much on the minds of surveyors from the educational…
Rethinking Sustainability
In the past, sustainability in furniture manufacturing typically involved using sustainable materials and sustainable processes.
Now,…
How to Meet Biden’s 2030 climate goals and dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions
Unprecedented forest fires in the drought-stricken western United States. Tropical storms and rising seas threatening…
Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason for optimism
It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate change…
Can my electric car power my house?
As manufacturers introduce new models of electric vehicles, demand for them is growing steadily. New…
First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California
Mounting evidence suggests the western United States is now in its worst megadrought in at…
‘Zero Day’ for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning
California triggered headlines heard around the world when officials announced how much water suppliers would…
Outside the Lines
HED, in collaboration with Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners, recently designed a dramatic new…
Achieving Your Sustainability Goals
California has long been a leader in the fight for sustainability, and rightly so. The…
Making schools green and fighting COVID-19: A Guide to ESSER III Funds in California
As California reopens, ESSER III funds can provide a much needed boost to California schools,…
EV-olution: Recharging EV sales in the US
2020 was a great year for electric vehicles (EVs). Around 3.24 million EVs were sold…
A Breath of Fresh Air: Returning to a Different Kind of Classroom
As the 2020-2021 school year comes to a close, there is more focus than ever…
America gets a D+ for school infrastructure – but federal COVID relief could pay for many repairs
Many kids are attending public schools this spring with the use of COVID-19 safety protocols,…
Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change
Protecting forests is an essential strategy in the fight against climate change that has not…
Holding on to the Future
Queens University of Charlotte was facing this dilemma. After opening its doors in 1857, the…