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During the month of March, the Office of Sustainability will host a daily blog, residence hall challenge and event series to engage people in aspects of sustainable living.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
During the month of March, the Office of Sustainability will host a daily blog, residence hall challenge and event series to engage people in aspects of sustainable living.
A campuswide change instituted in 2012 to reduce waste at UW-Stout is continuing to pay big dividends. Figures for 2014 recently were reported, and for the third straight year the amount of waste dropped significantly. Trash collection in 2011 was 1.25 million pounds. In 2014 it was 550,000 pounds.
by Jill Sakai At the public Climate Quest Finale on January 30, five teams delivered compelling presentations with their visions of novel approaches to help society reduce or cope with climate change and its effects. by Jill Sakai At the public Climate Quest Finale on January 30, five teams delivered compelling presentations with their visions …
February 3, 2015 | by Office of Sustainability staff Members of the UW–Madison and greater UW System community have responded strongly to news that Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-2017 budget includes a $300 million budget cut to the UW System and a proposal to separate the system from the state. February 3, 2015 | by Office of Sustainability staff …
February 3, 2015 | by Office of Sustainability staff Members of the UW–Madison and greater UW System community have responded strongly to news that Gov. Scott Walker’s 2015-2017 budget includes a $300 million budget cut to the UW System and a proposal to separate the system from the state. The cut would represent a 13 percent of …
by Sarah Olson From mindfulness to mealworms, five teams of researchers seek to address growing concerns in the face of global climate change including industry efficiency, food security and wasteful human behavior. As finalists in the Climate Quest competition, the teams will present their climate change solutions to a team of thought leaders and entrepreneurs …
Jan. 22, 2015 | by: Lika Balenovich The University of Wisconsin–Madison will offer its next round of sixMassive Open Online Courses beginning Jan. 26 with “The Land Ethic Reclaimed: Perceptive Hunting, Aldo Leopold and Conservation.”
Jan. 22, 2015 | by: Kelly April Tyrrell Today, fewer chicken nuggets can trace their roots to cleared Amazon rain forest. In 2006, following a report from Greenpeace and under pressure from consumers, large companies like McDonald’s and Wal-Mart decided to stop using soy grown on cleared forestland in the Brazilian Amazon. This put pressure …