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Heal the Bay 2011 Beach Report Card
Water quality at LA County beaches worsened between 2010 and 2011 and water quality statewide dipped slightly but remained “very good to excellent,” according to the annual report released May 25 by environmental group Heal the Bay.
Posted: 5/25/2011
UCLA, UC system save millions annually through energy efficiency
UC has won national praise for its 50 LEED-certified facilities, the most of any U.S. university. Many are considered shining examples of the latest in energy-efficient technology.
Posted: 5/25/2011
Energy: America's top climate cop
Nature News profiled former Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Director Mary Nichol's efforts as Chair of the California Air Resources Board.
Posted: 5/23/2011
Global species extinction isn't quite so dire, study finds
The LA Times documented a new study co-authored by Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and IoES Distinguished Professor Stephen Hubbell.
Posted: 5/23/2011
Hybrid owners look to extend carpool privliege
IoES Professor Matt Kahn is quoted in a New York Times article about the expiration of California legislation that gave hybrid cars automatic access to carpool lanes.
Posted: 5/19/2011
Biofuels technology is latest example of UCLA spurring economic growth
A company that is commercializing a next-generation biofuels platform and has licensed intellectual property co-developed by a preeminent UCLA professor recently completed a $107 million initial public offering.
Posted: 5/18/2011
Species extinction rates have been overreported, new study claims—however, researchers say, global extinction crisis remains very serious
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and IoES Distinguished Professor Stephen Hubbell co-authored a new Nature paper.
Posted: 5/18/2011
America's Climate Choices final report released by The National Research Council
Chancellor Emeritus and IoES Affiliate Dr. Albert Carnesale is the Chair of the report's authoring committee.
Posted: 5/17/2011
Greening the U.S.
Fiji TV's weekly current affairs magazine program, Close Up, interviewed UCLA climate change experts including: Paul Bunje, Executive Director of the IoES Center for Climate Change Solutions & IoES Affiliate faculty members Laurence Smith, Aradhna Tripat
Posted: 5/17/2011
Environmental education has failed and must be revamped, new book argues
Schools must revamp how they teach about the environment to prevent ecological collapse, conservationist Charles Saylan and UCLA life scientist Daniel T. Blumstein argue in "The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)," published this w
Posted: 5/16/2011
Environmental education has failed and must be revamped, new book argues
Schools must revamp how they teach about the environment to prevent ecological collapse, conservationist Charles Saylan and UCLA life scientist Daniel T. Blumstein argue in "The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)," published this w
Posted: 5/16/2011
Greening lesson plans
The Failure of Environmental Education (And How We Can Fix It)
Posted: 5/16/2011
The Dry Garden: Looking at redesigned LADWP bill and considering the true cost of water
IoES Professor Matt Kahn and IoES Advisory Board member Mark Gold are cited in a LA Times blog about the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power redesigning the monthly bill its customers receive.
Posted: 5/16/2011
Water shortages threaten the American West lifestyle
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Director Glen MacDonald is quoted in a Miller-McCune magazine article about water shortages in the western United States.
Posted: 5/16/2011
Student research team uses Android app to monitor trees on campus, improve environment
The Education for Sustainable Living Program's Action Research Teams will deliver their final presentations on May 23rd at 4 PM at Kerckhoff Hall - Charles E. Young Grand Salon (248).
Posted: 5/13/2011
When environmentalism, education, and entertainment mix.
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Director Glen MacDonald, along with IoES undergraduate and graduate students, participated in a special event with environmentalist Philippe Cousteau.
Posted: 5/12/2011
Man-made rock reef is part of a welcome seaweed change
The LA Times reported on IoES Corporate Partner Southern California Edison's creation of an artificial reef 50 feet below the waves to support a new kelp forest.
Posted: 5/9/2011
Fate of Mountain Glaciers in the Anthropocene - A Report by the Working Group Commissioned by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences
IoES Affiliate Thomas Painter is a co-author of this study that cites the moral imperative before society to properly address climate change.
Posted: 5/6/2011
Protecting nature...one park at a time.
The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and UCLA Center for Climate Change Solutions partnered with the National Park Service for a 2-day climate change summit at UCLA.
Posted: 5/6/2011
Inquiring minds learn about conservation & more at the Santa Monica Mountains Science Festival/div
The Festival had talks, hands-on demonstrations, nature walks, family activities, live animal displays and meet and greets with scientists, including researchers and staff from the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and Center for Tr
Posted: 5/5/2011
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