 ICView 2007/2 |
The BuildingGreen founder teaches how to harness renewable energy and become self-sufficient. by Zeke Wright ’07 During the summer of 1976 a group of students from IC and Cornell received funding through the National Science Foundation to study energy self-sufficiency. The plot of land they hoped to turn self-sufficient was in south Danby; it was... |
 ICView 2008/1 |
Controversial bioethicist Peter Singer, the distinguished speaker in the humanities, has definite ideas about our diet. by Liz Getman ’09 Around noon each day, parking lots of fast food restaurants and mini-marts are filled with people looking for a quick and inexpensive meal. For many, convenience is a primary factor... |
 ICView 2007/3 |
Biology professor involves the public in an entomological sleuthing mission. Roses, beavers, and bluebirds are all commonly found in New York -- a good thing, as they are the official state flower, animal, and bird. But the state insect hasn’t been, er, spotted in New York in 15 years. The... |
 ICView 2007/3 |
Allan Miller, M.S. ’97, joins an NSF expedition to Antarctica as a research fellow and education consultant. by Alex Meril ’07 For some people, exploration is just a hobby. For Allan Miller, M.S ’97, it’s a lifelong passion. He’s a licensed pilot. In 2003 he was a finalist to become an... |
 ICView 2007/3 |
Learning how each person can act to save the planet. by Chelsea Theis '08 Phil Byers ’08 knows his bottled water. And now he knows that only one in seven of the plastic bottles in which it’s sold are recycled in the United States, and that 840 bottles are wasted every 30 seconds. Byers, a... |
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by Sarah Brylinsky ’09 It was difficult for me to breathe by the time I’d reached my room in Quito. Ten thousand feet above sea level, the fourth floor seemed more like the forty-fourth floor, and the backpack which had weighed under 30 pounds in Pennsylvania now weighed at least 655. In the next ten days I would hike higher... |
 ICView 2007/1 |
In the absence of a national policy on climate change, IC steps up institutional efforts. by Doug McInnis As the planet heats up, a lot of people have waited for Washington to set an aggressive national policy to curb greenhouse gases. Ithaca College isn’t waiting—on the government or anyone else. ... |
 ICView 2007/1 |
Business professor David Saiia and students work with a new breed of entrepreneurs in the Maquipucuna community. by Khrista Trerotola ’07 In the corner of Dave Saiia’s office hangs a bright yellow coat. “I have to make sure people see me,” says the assistant professor of management,... |
 ICView 2004/3 |
Editor Maura Stephens comes from a family of frutal folks — call them early sustainability advocates. “Don’t buy that brand; it’s packaged in plastic.” “Keep that candle end; we’ll use it with other scraps to... |
