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Meet your new trash can

UCLA's new single-stream recycling program allows Bruins to recycle virtually everything but food.
Posted: 4/27/2010

Nudges Gone Wrong: A program designed to reduce energy consumption persuaded some Republicans to consume more.

A study by IoE Professor Matthew Kahn about providing feedback on residental energy consumption is discussed in Slate magazine.
Posted: 4/23/2010

UCLA's Institute for the Environment gaining ground

In honor of Earth Day National Public Radio's KPCC did a report on the Institute of the Environment.
Posted: 4/23/2010

Untold stories of early environmentalists come alive in oral histories

The UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research chronicles the activities of the environmental movement's pioneers.
Posted: 4/21/2010

At the end of a long road: the capstone project

The capstone experience requires undergraduates to bring the threads of their various classes together in one culminating venture.
Posted: 4/16/2010

Student interest in green degree surges

UCLA's Environmental Sciences degree has exploded as one of the campus' fastest-growing majors.
Posted: 4/16/2010

Hold the salt: UCLA engineers develop revolutionary new desalination membrane

Process uses atmospheric pressure plasma to create filtering 'brush layer'
Posted: 4/8/2010

Solar Feed-In-Tariff Policy Would Benefit Los Angeles Residents, Businesses

A UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation study is profiled in the Solar Industry Newsletter.
Posted: 4/7/2010

Hot, dry Santa Anas a particular threat in some Southern California areas

Professor Alex Hall's new study tracking wind patterns and wildfire flare-ups is profiled in the LA Times.
Posted: 4/2/2010

A Closer Look at Dining

Despite eating at the Dining Halls everyday, most students don't get to see what it takes to plan thousands of meals.
Posted: 3/31/2010

Do it in the Dark - "Save Energy" Competition Results!

From February 1st to March 1st 2010, students pledged to reduce their energy consumption during UCLA's 2nd annual Residence Hall energy competition, resulting in significant energy savings.
Posted: 3/31/2010

Eco Case Study's Good Clean Grades

The latest Southern California Environmental Report Card, Promoting Green Innovation by Peter Sinsheimer, is featured in a KCET Think Tank LA Blog.
Posted: 3/31/2010

Rediscovering Urban Rivers: Los Angeles and Beyond

A new exhibit hopes to raise public awareness of and support for efforts to revitalize and restore waterways running through cities, particularly in Sao Paulo and Los Angeles.
Posted: 3/31/2010

Understanding the Changing Planet: Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences

Eleven questions that should shape the next decade of geographical sciences research are identified in a new publication by the National Research Council.
Posted: 3/31/2010

A flawed cost/benefit study of a greener California - an LA Times Op-Ed by IoE Professor Matt Kahn

Institute of the Environment Professor Matt Kahn comments on an incorrect analysis of AB 32, California's global warming solution law, in an LA Times Op-Ed.
Posted: 3/24/2010

Corporate Partners Program Inaugural Event

Institute of the Environment Launches a New Sustainability Partnership with Business
Posted: 3/24/2010

Mayor Villaraigosa announces L.A. solar energy incentive plan based on UCLA Luskin research

The City of LA to encourage businesses and residences to install their own solar panels.
Posted: 3/18/2010

New findings reveal dogs were likely first domesticated from wolves in the Middle East

A study conducted by the Center for Tropical Research's Robert K. Wayne is featured in The New York Times.
Posted: 3/18/2010

UCLA students work with Inglewood high schoolers to start community garden

UCLA students help high schoolers build skills, feel empowered and beautify community.
Posted: 3/17/2010

Going native: UCLA gives green gardeners a boost

A new partnership between UCLA and the City of Los Angeles helps train gardeners in drought-tolerant practices.
Posted: 3/14/2010

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