New solar panels help power Ackerman

Ackerman Union is the latest building on campus to receive an environmental upgrade.
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UCLA to go 'zero waste' by 2020

UCLA encouraged Bruins to preserve the environment at its 5th annual Sustainability Fair on Oct. 24th and it’s not just empty talk: The university’s waste-reduction strategy saved 20,500 tons of waste from the landfill this year.

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Lights go out on the Hill for energy competition

It’s dorm against dorm on the Hill this month as UCLA students compete to see which residence hall can cut its electricity use the most.

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Hammer Conversations | Richard Jackson & Roger Sherman
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
7:30 PM
UCLA Hammer Museum - Billy Wilder Theater

Solar Impulse Across America
Friday, April 19, 2013
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

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Sustainability Message from the Basketball Team
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A least 20% of the department's purchases of janitorial paper and trash bag products, cleaning products, disinfectant, and hand soaps are certified sustainable cleaning products and materials.
New Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Modernization will reduce UCLA's carbon footprint by 17,000 tons/year
UCLA has purchased recycling distillation equipment and is recycling alcohol from the clinical labs. In 2006, 2,424 gallons of alcohol were recycled.
1.9 million vehicle trips are saved each year from UCLAs investment in transportation which equals nearly 5,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions
UCLA's Bruin Green Cleaning program includes policies that address sustainability in three areas: cleaning, purchasing, and equipment.

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