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Director of @asulights and the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability @asugreen. #Sustainability Scientist. Professor. Clean #energy advocate.

Joined December 2009
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♻️Happy America Recycles Day!! ♻️ To celebrate this national movement, check out this article to see what Arizona State University is doing to reduce waste in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering 3D Print Lab! ow.ly/QNcA50jGRt4
The first-ever #ASUInnovationDay is this Friday! We're proud to be a part of a university that supports our 500+ #SustyScientists & their cutting-edge work. For ex.: a new tool that helps conservation decision-makers maximize funding - @BiodiversityASU: ow.ly/xIls50jGjDd
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“Island Earth — we’ve only got one. It’s so beautiful, and it’s the only place we know of that has life, so why don’t we take care of it? —Nainoa Thompson @HokuleaWWV #WrigleyLecture
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The new report on #climatechange illustrates the need to make immediate changes in all aspects of society — it impacts not only our planet, but our #health too. @cnnhealth buff.ly/2EhgbXa
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On #WorldFoodDay, we call on States to address the root causes of hunger - ie, power imbalances, discrimination, poverty, conflict, abusive business practices. A world of #ZeroHunger can only be achieved by ensuring the full respect of #humanrights ➡️ instagram.com/p/Bo_232En-kS/…
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“How do we take what we do in research here at ASU andtransition that to help address big problems” @asu_gsi director @nadyabliss at #ASUNatSec event. @ASUResearch
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“What asu has been able to do in this domain (national security) over the last ten years is quite significant”. @DrPanch at @asu_gsi #ASUNatSec event. #cybersecuritymonth
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Replying to @CleanHealthyAZ
@CleanHealthyAZ check out our new film-series on the transformation of the U.S. electric grid #CurrentRevolution much of Episode 1 (which we just premiered) is about Arizona! We'd love to help set up screenings over the next month! @krismayes @ASUgreen #AmericanResilience
Check out @krismayes @garydirks and myself explaining why the transition to solar energy is absolutely critical for the future of the planet.
Replying to @CleanHealthyAZ
@CleanHealthyAZ check out our new film-series on the transformation of the U.S. electric grid #CurrentRevolution much of Episode 1 (which we just premiered) is about Arizona! We'd love to help set up screenings over the next month! @krismayes @ASUgreen #AmericanResilience
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Wonderful turnout at today’s @ASU 4th Annual State of #Sustainability gathering. Thank you to our panelists @garydirks and speakers @michaelcrow #innovation #impact #NewAmericanUniversity #GreeningASU2k18 @asu_usp @ASUgreen @ASUfacilities @ZeroWasteASU@ASUCSSI @WSSIatASU
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Only from @ASU with visionary leaders like @rickshangraw @DrPanch @michaelcrow @garydirks could @zeromasswater emerge. We’re fundamentally improving lives around the globe: apps from lux to impact; from drinking water to adv ag. Here’s a school in Maharashtra. I ❤️ what we do
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We are so happy to welcome the new @ASU School of Sustainability Class of 2022! 👋 Here's a few snapshots from Fall Welcome yesterday at Wrigley Hall. #ASUWelcome
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Thank you to Josh LaBaer, @garydirks, and @SybilFrancisCFA for joining us at our teamLA workshop to share leadership examples and work with our teams.
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“You put more CO2 in the atmosphere and you get more warming, that’s just super-simple physics that we figured out in the 19th century,” #ActOnClimate #ClimateChange theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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We're very proud of our students! "Sustainability students graduating at high rates, winning elite scholarships" ow.ly/wKqm30ldUAS
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If you’re a #FutureSunDevil, you might be wondering what to pack for #ASUMoveIn. Sun Devils bring these items to reuse on campus all year. @ZeroWasteASU
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TODAY: Director of our Center for Science & Democracy, @AARosenbergUCS is testifying at the ONLY hearing the @EPA is holding on their restricting science proposal. Here's why this proposal is bad news. #ScienceNotSilence #CensoringScience bit.ly/2L9lv19
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"In addition to the expected engineers, [energy researcher @garydirks] has brought English professors, historians and sociologists into the mix." Great @asunews story about @ASU's work in renewable energy. ow.ly/ID2K30kS5Ms
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"ASU on the forefront of a Great Transition" — Read what #SustyScientist Elisabeth Graffy, @asulightworks director @garydirks & others think about the future of energy and @ASU's place in it: ow.ly/kvlA30kS1C1 @asunews
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