PSC budget for 2009 announced
A PSC budget of $138,750 for fiscal year 2009 has been approved by President Spaniolo and was announced at the Oct.14 meeting. These funds are to cover the expense of implementing some of the...
View ArticleCommittee begins carbon footprint reduction planning
At its December 16 meeting, the PSC voted to begin planning reductions in the university’s emissions of greenhouse gases. A report released in 2008 described the “carbon footprint” for the baseline...
View ArticleForum Discussion on Parking Lots and Campus Sustainability, April 24
On Friday, April 24, the Environmental Society will host a forum discussion open to the university community and the general public. Location: Pedernales Room, Upper Level, E.H. Hereford University...
View ArticleSummer course — Carbon footprint reduction planning
Project Planning: Campus Carbon Footprint Reduction CIRP 5332 (course no. 51241) Summer 2009 Wednesdays, 6:00-9:50 p.m., June 3 – August 13 Instructor: Dr. Jeff Howard, School of Urban & Public...
View ArticleUpdate on carbon footprint reduction planning
At the December 2008 meeting, the PSC voted to develop a carbon footprint reduction plan by the end of June 2009. Early in the spring semester, as the first step of this process, several of the PSC...
View ArticleUT Austin carbon footprint project
UT Austin hired a contractor to perform the university’s first carbon footprint analysis. The results were published this spring. Details
View ArticleAASHE overview for 2008
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, of which UT Arlington is a member, has issued its annual compendium of developments in campus sustainability. The 356-page...
View ArticleNorth Central Texas Campus Climate Summit
On October 28th UTA hosted the North Central Texas Campus Climate Summit. The event was co-sponsored by the University of Texas at Arlington, the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology Program...
View ArticleUpdate on carbon footprint reduction
Yesterday I updated the PSC Steering Committee on the carbon footprint reduction initiative. The committee requested that Sustainability Director Meghna Tare prepare a proposal on how to formally get...
View ArticleUniversity joins ASSHE STARS program
UT Arlington has joined a cutting-edge program called Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher...
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