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Opportunity Green Business Conference held to promote eco-friendly practices

Corporations, non-profits, local government, and the UCLA community converge on Covel Commons to discuss business solutions to environmental problems.

UCLA experts take lead in regional climate plan

The (LARC) Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability hopes to transform the Los Angeles region.

Architect Thom Mayne, UCLA students create floating house for New Orleans residents

Responding to the past devastation in New Orleans and future predictions of sea level rise, UCLA architects find a new design.

Army of Bruin volunteers clean up city

An army of 4,300 UCLA students volunteered September 22, 2009, at sites across Los Angeles, possibly the nation's largest university-organized volunteer day.

UCLA Researcher Finds CO2 at Highest Levels in 15 Million Years

You would have to go back at least 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels on Earth as high as they are today, UCLA chemist Aradhna Tripati and colleagues report Oct. 8 in the online edition of the journal Science.

Its Easy to be Green! UCLA Event Sustainability Volunteer Program

UCLA program to green campus events receives recognition from collegiate events planning association.

Screen Scene: No Impact Man

A new film by UCLA alumna Laura Gabbert documents a year in the life of the Beavan family as they puruse a commitment to having zero environmental impact.

UCLA students seek latest eco-friendly classes

UCLA Extension offers new environmental program that integrates multiple disciplines

Undergraduate students find green opportunities

UCLA offers resources for students to get involved and understand environmental issues

Building's green makeover wins high score UC-wide

The recent LEED certification of the Public Affairs Building adds another super-efficient building to UCLA.

Climate Action Plan

UCLA set to meet green house gas emission reduction goals eight years early!

New sustainability coordinator looks ahead to year's green projects

The sustainability pipeline at UCLA is bulging with new initiatives, from the campus's first-ever Climate Action Plan to student-run delivery of locally farmed produce on a weekly basis.

UCLA students play a role in success of critical LA County transportation measure

UCLA undergraduate and graduate student efforts contribute to passage of Measure R, a half cent sales tax that will fund transportation improvements throughout LA county

Event Sustainability Volunteer Program

The UCLA Event Sustainability Committee and the UCLA Events Office announce the new Event Sustainability Volunteer Program.

Environmental courses signal a shift in learning

Green studies are among the fastest-growing degree programs at some universities.

Integrating Wildlife Conservation into the Management of Cameroons Cacao Agricultural Landscapes

by Thomas Dietsch, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles

'Green cities' can come in shades, including gray

by Elisabeth Rosenthal