SU signs Presidents Climate Commitment, pledging to further increase campus sustainability
Syracuse University Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor has committed the University to a leadership role in the fight against global warming by signing a pledge to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases on campus. MORE...

Gov. George E. Pataki, Syracuse University unveil design for headquarters building for Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems
New York Gov. George E. Pataki joined academic and corporate partners of the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems in unveiling the design for the Syracuse CoE's new headquarters building and campus.

"The Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems will help us make Central New York a major international powerhouse in the development of clean and renewable energy sources," Gov. Pataki says. "This state-of-the-art center will have a tremendous impact on the region's economy and play an important role in our ongoing effort to reduce dependence on foreign oil, lower energy costs, improve our environment and create jobs." MORE...

Al Gore inspires student; sparks SU green dorm program
Twice as many Category 4 and 5 hurricanes have struck land in the last five years. The flow of melting ice from the Greenland glaciers has doubled in the last 10 years. Global sea levels are predicted to rise 20 percent. All of the ice in the Arctic Ocean could melt in the summers by 2005.

After hearing former Vice President Al Gore talk about the threat of global warming last fall, junior Neville Williams decided something needed to be done. MORE...