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UW–Madison included in EPA Green Power Partnership Top 30 list

Posted on July 26, 2021

UW–Madison ranked among the top 30 college and university partners of the EPA’s Green Power Partnership. In order to be included on this list, “organizations must use green power at a level that meets or …

Posted in NewsTagged EPA, Green Power Partnership, Renewable Energy, UW-Madison

Can Plants and Trees Change the Weather?

Posted on July 24, 2018

An array of towers, aircraft and researchers will keep watch over the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in northern Wisconsin, focusing on an area from a region of the country that is sensitive to changes in climate. …

Posted in NewsTagged CHEESEHEAD19, Climate Change, Professor Ankur Desai, UW-Madison, Wisconsin

Researcher follows dairy cows’ carbon footprints from barn to field

Posted on April 9, 2018

A study by UW–Madison dairy scientists, engineers, and agronomists shows how a cow’s breed and forage consumption affect the greenhouse gases generated by her gut and her manure. Read the full article on the UW-Madison news page …

Posted in NewsTagged Agriculture, Agronomy, Dairy Science, Engineering, Greenhouse Gas, Michel Wattiaux, UW-Madison

Bio-renewable process could help ‘green’ plastic

Posted on January 29, 2018

Learn more about how UW–Madison researchers have developed an economical way of producing a critical plastic precursor. Read the full article on the UW–Madison news site here.

Posted in NewsTagged Plastic, Research, UW-Madison

Forum 2015: Thinking upstream of recycling

Posted on February 15, 2015

February 10, 2015 | by Scott Hennelly and Jill Sakai With an emphasis on “greener” lifestyles and sustainability, growing numbers of people know to recycle items when possible rather than send them to the landfill. …

Posted in NewsTagged Forum, Office of Sustainability, Recycling, Sustainability, UW-Madison

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