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Renewable energy is the future of UCLA

When the U.S. was again considering drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to offset the impending energy crisis, Steve Brye, project manager at the L.A. County Metropolitan Transport Authority, did something he deems in the spirit of a m
Posted: 8/11/2008

State-of-the-art water recycling system fuels campus facilities: In light of the growing water shortage, UCLA has harnessed the power of steam

The current water crisis facing the world has been growing in recent years due to changes in the environment and depleting resources, turning fresh water into a precious commodity.
Posted: 8/11/2008

UCLAs green efforts include transportation

In an age of increased carbon dioxide emissions, skyrocketing energy costs and Al Gore, its no wonder that the new buzzword of late is green. As large corporations such as Nissan and Starbucks increasingly become sustainable, the University of Californ
Posted: 8/11/2008

Creeks clear water revival: Changes stem from stream

UCLA Hardworking students and local environmentalists are getting down and dirty in the underbrush to keep UCLAs only creek flowing.
Posted: 8/1/2008

Mideast Drought and Syrian Wheat Harvest Failure

The wheat harvest is in across Syria and the Middle East and the situation looks grim. View Video by Glen M. MacDonald.
Posted: 8/1/2008

Environmental courses signal a shift in learning

Green studies are among the fastest-growing degree programs at some universities.
Posted: 7/30/2008

Around the world on solar power

A Swiss schoolteacher doing his part to change the world pulled his "Solartaxi" up to the curb on July 22 at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, the latest stop in his 50,000-kilometer, around-the-world drive to draw internatio
Posted: 7/23/2008

Could Preserving Biodiversity Reduce Disease? EPA Funds $2.25 Million to Research Connections

EPA awards $749,296 to the Center for Tropical Research, a part of the UCLA Institute of the Environment, to study the links between biodiversity and human health
Posted: 7/23/2008

Hidden creek on campus undergoes a rebirth

Most UCLA students don't know it's there. Few faculty have ever seen it. But Stone Canyon Creek, the tiny ribbon of water that runs behind the Anderson School of Management, is now getting some much needed attention in the form of a restoration to return
Posted: 7/21/2008

The L.A. River, Navigability, and the Future of Watershed Development

The Army Corps of Engineers recently determined what sections of the LA River are "navigable." This decision will have significant impacts on how the LA River is managed.
Posted: 7/21/2008

Study: Albany, Berkeley 'greenest' in state

by Shelly Meron, West County Times
Posted: 7/11/2008

UCLA study: Berkeley second-greenest city in California

by Nick Moore
Posted: 7/3/2008

New sales-tax would bring subway line to UCLA

Wouldn't it be great to take the subway to get to campus? The Los Angeles Mayor's Office and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are working hard to make that possible. Villaraigosa is seeking a half-cent raise in sales-tax to fund the subway expan
Posted: 7/2/2008

Ann Carlson: US Ruling May Let States Fight Global Warming

In this video op-ed, UCLA Professor of Law Ann Carlson, director of UCLA's Environmental Law Center, explains how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. EPA is likely to affect California's efforts to regulate some important causes of globa
Posted: 6/26/2008

Congratulations Class of 2008!

Environmental Science B.S degree program
Posted: 6/25/2008

Troubled Waters

Science, Policy and the Fight to Preserve Our Natural Resources.
Posted: 6/25/2008

Teamwork helps lab go green

About a year ago, Professor Ichiro Nishimura and his colleagues had a crisis of conscience. At the Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, where they do groundbreaking work to rebuild the faces of people maimed by illness, injury or birth de
Posted: 6/24/2008

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