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By Rich Miller
Environmental Month: Strong Finish to a ‘Sustainable UConn’ Year
With another busy spring semester now behind us, let’s look back at the sustainability events of April, the last full month of the semester, also known as “Environmental Month” here at UConn and elsewhere across the country. UConn organized and hosted a series of events throughout April for the second annual installment of Climate Impact…
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Come Join UConn’s Earth Day Celebration!
April is Environmental Month at UConn, with a variety of programs and activities dedicated to bringing attention to issues related to climate change and sustainability at the Storrs and regional campuses. The Office of Environmental Policy plays a leadership role in this effort and is proud to support the efforts of our student groups, including…
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Stretching UConn’s Water Budget, Part II
Our previous post began to describe UConn’s record of water conservation over the past seven years, in the context of an ongoing Environmental Impact Evaluation aimed at helping the University and the Town of Mansfield select an additional source of drinking water supply for long-term growth. In that post we discussed water supply-side improvements, things…
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Stretching UConn’s Water Budget, Part I
As UConn and Mansfield envision our future over the next 50 years, it’s clear that an additional source of water will be required to meet the needs of both the town and the campus in the coming decades. Our shared goal is not just development, but sustainable development, of important proposed projects such as the…
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Climate ‘Turmoil’ Compels Action
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy framed it right during one of his many televised storm emergency and recovery de-briefings, which, by their frequency alone, have largely defined his administration to-date. Speaking this time in the wake of Nemo, the record-setting blizzard of 2013, he proclaimed that we are already experiencing the devastating effects of not…
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CIMA2: Building on the Momentum
In the interest of keeping climate change at the forefront of the UConn community’s attention, the Office of Environmental Policy (OEP) will help coordinate a system-wide interdepartmental “teach in” this coming April. Provisionally titled “Our Environment: A Dialogue on Change,” this week-long effort, from April 15-22, will continue building on the momentum set by a…
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Tapping the Brakes on the Way to the Climate Cliff
My last post to this blog talked about the sprint to the “climate cliff,” and focused on 350.org’s latest advocacy campaign calling for divestment by higher education endowments in fossil fuel industry stocks. However, when I asked my colleagues on the Green Campus listserv whether divestiture had gained momentum on their campuses, I learned that…
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Accelerating to the Climate Cliff
Several UConn scientists said it well in a recent Hartford Courant op-ed piece, “… we find ourselves beset by one of the biggest challenges our country has ever faced. No, it is not the fiscal cliff we hear so much about. The largest challenge our country faces is the climate cliff. If we do nothing…
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Celebrating UConn’s Environmental Leaders
The 2010-2012 Environmental Leadership Awards (ELA), held November 16th at the UConn Foundation, recognized dozens of people whose efforts over the past few years have exemplified UConn’s commitment to campus sustainability. Plaques and certificates were presented to leaders in nine different award categories. The biennial ELA ceremony has become a way to refresh our often…
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Results for UConn’s EcoMadness 2012
As the sparse remnants of UConn’s fall foliage flutter to the ground, just days after the powerful winds of Hurricane Sandy stripped the leaves from even the most resilient of Oak trees on campus, it signals (at least to us campus sustainability wonks) that another fall season of EcoMadness has come to an end. The…
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