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Judge: Bohemian Grove logging plan violates law

IoES and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Phil Rundel is quoted in San Diego's North County Times about a judge halting a plan to cut down part of an old growth forest on land owned by the Bohemian Club.
Posted: 3/15/2011

State overdue for Big Ones, but Japan didn't increase risk

IoES and Earth and Space Sciences Professor Dave Jackson was quoted in the Los Angeles Daily News about the potential for major earthquakes in California in the near future.
Posted: 3/15/2011

IoES welcomes new faculty member Rick Greenwood

This latest professional credit adds to Dr. Greenwood’s venerable record of involvement with the University.
Posted: 3/10/2011

Why investors can view the same company as a leader and a laggard

Institute professor and management researcher Dr. Magali Delmas presents an alternative method for assessing corporate social performance—a method that favors peer-to-peer comparisons over generalized, universal scores.
Posted: 3/8/2011

UCLA engineers demonstrate use of proteins as raw material for biofuels, biorefining

Two types of raw materials are currently used for biorefining and biofuel production: carbohydrates and lipids. Biofuels like ethanol are derived from carbohydrate raw materials such as sugars and lignocellulose, while biodiesels are derived from another
Posted: 3/7/2011

An evolutionary tale about dogs and humans

Institute Professors Bob Wayne and Blaire Van Valkenburgh participated in a symposium about the genesis of dogs and the complex relationship between humans and "man's best friend."
Posted: 3/4/2011

Green Campus Program audits facilities for energy efficiency and sustainability

A team of five students discovered illegal tampering of a high-speed nozzle and made recommendations to improve sustainability in dining facilities on the Hill.
Posted: 3/3/2011

California Energy Commission awards $1 million for Institute of the Environment and Sustainability initiated research project

The Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program will create a comprehensive tool that evaluates and analyzes regional energy use and its environmental and socioeconomic impacts.
Posted: 3/2/2011

Give campus bicyclists room to ride

Bicyclists on campus are hoping that a new campaign just launched by UCLA Transportation will make the roads a little easier for two-wheel travel.
Posted: 3/2/2011

Video now available: "The Future of Energy and Transportation" presented by Elon Musk, Tesla

Watch the Phi Beta Kappa and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability hosted lecture held on January 8, 2011 at the Fowler Museum's Lenart Auditorium.
Posted: 3/2/2011

New clean energy standards could raise utility costs for California and UCLA

UCLA utility costs are expected to increase in the short term as California moves toward more aggressive standards for renewable energy.
Posted: 3/1/2011

UCLA faculty assess the opportunities presented by California's planned high-speed rail system

As talk continues about a national high-speed rail system, four UCLA faculty members are researching the more local effects on station cities, especially in California.
Posted: 3/1/2011

Not a carbon copy of the U.S. — Asia's urban approach to reduced energy use

A study by Institute Professor Matt Kahn is mentioned in an LA Times article.
Posted: 2/28/2011

Global Green USA unveils city carbon index for L.A. to grade progress in creating clean jobs, air and energy

The City Carbon Index is a new Web tool designed to benchmark cities' efforts to reduce carbon emissions and motivate citizens to advocate for smart climate policies at a local level, starting in Los Angeles.
Posted: 2/24/2011

Even in a crowd, you remain unique, UCLA life scientists report

Institute Professor and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Chair Dan Blumstein examined personal uniqueness by analyzing animal calls.
Posted: 2/22/2011

Students "Do It In the Dark"

Competition encourages Hill residents to be more sustainable by conserving electricity
Posted: 2/18/2011

Sustainable Enterprise Partnership announces Institute Professor Magali Delmas as the 2011 Fetner Visiting Sustainability Leader

Professor Delmas' research focuses on the various interactions between environmental policy and business strategy at national and international levels.
Posted: 2/17/2011

Environmental justice groups sue for cap and trade alternatives

A final decision regarding a law on California greenhouse gas emission reduction will likely come in the next few weeks.
Posted: 2/16/2011

Follow IoES Affiliate Professor Aradhna Tripati's expedition to the Antarctic

Scientists, historians, artists, explorers, educators, innovators and polar experts will mentor international undergraduate and graduate-level University students on a ship-based journey that will explore southern South America, the Antarctic Peninsula an
Posted: 2/16/2011

Institute Director Glen MacDonald chosen for American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Dr. MacDonald will serve as Chair-Elect of the AAAS Section on Geology and Geography.
Posted: 2/14/2011

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