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People in attendance listening to the 2023 Intermountain Sustainability Summit lecture, Energy Financing: How to Make Your Energy Program a Cash Cow.

OPINION: SPARC-ing an interest in sustainability

Gretel Monjar, Section Editor March 28, 2024

“Your chauffeur has arrived,” my driver said as I stepped in. I sat down and stared out into the black morning. I buzzed with excitement. This day had been coming for 10 months. My chauffeur...

Pamphlets containing more information about the Intermountain Sustainability Summit for those attending the Summit.

Weber State hosts the Intermountain Sustainability Summit

Brisa Odenthal, Reporter March 30, 2023

Weber State University hosted the Intermountain Sustainability Summit on March 23 and 24 in the Shepherd Union Building. The summit featured multiple environmentalist speakers who spoke on issues relating...

Filmmaker, producer and director, Larry Confino speaking to students about the process of film making.

Documentarista Larry Confino visita WSU

Nathanael Stout and Cooper Hatsis March 30, 2023

Larry Confino, un director, productor y cineasta de documentales independientes, visitó la universidad Weber State el 23 y 24 de marzo para estimular sus películas recientes. Confino es graduado del...

Filmmaker, producer and director, Larry Confino speaking to students about the process of film making.

Documentarian Larry Confino visits WSU

Cooper Hatsis, Reporter March 30, 2023

Independent documentary filmmaker, producer and director Larry Confino visited Weber State University on March 23 and 24 in promotion of his recent films. Confino is an alum from New York University’s...

Hey Waldo, can we go thrift shopping?

Brisa Odenthal, Reporter January 26, 2023

Weber State University’s Energy and Sustainability Office is hosting a swap meet on Jan. 25 and 26. WSU’s students, faculty and community have been able to participate by donating or receiving items...

One building on campus has a roof that is nearly covered with solar panels. Photo credit: Summer Muster

Shining a light on solar power

Simon Mortensen April 18, 2022

Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres has said the world needs to be carbon-neutral by 2050, and it's sources like rooftop solar that will play a part in reaching that goal, while...

Students can choose from a variety of subjects in sustainability for their posters. Photo credit: Weber State University

Calling all sustainability artists

Connor Hopson February 7, 2022

Weber State University’s Sustainability Practices and Research Center is organizing a poster contest for students to express their academic pursuits and achievements centralized on sustainability....

The Intermountain Sustainability Summit was held Feb. 28 - March 2 at several Ogden locations. Photo credit: Flickr

The Intermountain Sustainability Summit is here

Brittany Fuhs March 13, 2018

The Intermountain Sustainability Summit is a three-day annual event that is held at Weber State University. The Summit is geared towards students, sustainability practitioners and the general public with...

Professor of Geography Dr. Daniel Bedford, left, speaking as part of the panel on "The Role of Education in a Post-Fact World," hosted by the Honors Program. (The Signpost Archives)

Climate change: our history and future

Brittany Fuhs February 16, 2018

Dan Bedford, Weber State University geography professor and co-author of “Climate Change: Examining the Facts," detailed the 160-year history of climate change on Feb. 12 as part of the Weber Historical...

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson speaking at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University on Friday, March 17. (Signpost Archives)

Weber State’s steps toward a green future

J. Michael Bailey October 13, 2017

Though scientific studies and immense catalogs of data have been collected to support claims acknowledging climate change as a real and pressing danger to our environment, the validity of climate change...

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson spoke at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University on Friday, March 17. (Dalton Flandro/ The Signpost)

Former Irish president talks human rights implications of climate change

Ashton Corsetti March 19, 2017

The first female president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, spoke about the dangers of global climate change and gender inequality during the eighth Annual Intermountain Sustainability Summit on March 17. Robinson...

Estudiante es reconocida por levantar conciencia sobre sostenibilidad

March 19, 2015

Tomar todo un experimento de ciencia y acomodarlo en un cartel de cuatro por tres pies parece una tarea desalentadora. La estudiante del último año de la Universidad Estatal de Weber con una licenciatura...

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