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Eugene Odum Environmental Grants awarded to 10 school projects
Writer: Will Linto, 404/913-1331, wlinto@uga.edu Contact: Jennifer Dunlop, 706/542-1301, jdunlop@uga.edu Athens, Ga. – The Eugene Odum Environmental Grants Program, which is administered by the University of Georgia Office of Sustainability, awarded funding to 10 schools in the Athens area to … Continue reading
World beginning sustainability revolution, says UGA scientist
written by: Lee Shearer Humanity is at the beginning of its third major cultural and economic revolution, a University of Georgia scientist told bioenergy researchers at UGA. First there was the agricultural revolution about 12,000 years ago, when humanity switched … Continue reading
UGA researchers look to harvest electricity from plants
Writer: James Hataway, 706/542-5222, jhataway@uga.edu Contact: Ramaraja Ramasamy, 706/542-4101, rama@uga.edu Athens, Ga. – The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted into useful … Continue reading
Volunteers haul out tires, dolls, more in Athens river clean-up
By Lee Shearer updated Friday, April 26, 2013 – 10:36pm http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-04-26/volunteers-haul-out-tires-dolls-more-athens-river-clean The Middle Oconee River contains 44 fewer automobile tires than it did a day ago after a Friday cleanup of a 2.8 mile stretch of the river that winds … Continue reading
Panel of sustainability leaders touts shifts in practices
By Nick Coltrain published Saturday, April 27, 2013 http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-04-27/panel-sustainability-leaders-touts-shifts-practices Sustainability practices are becoming more mainstream among corporations and businesses, creating opportunity for those looking to enter that field, a panel of sustainability leaders recently said at a University of Georgia … Continue reading
Electronics recycled at UGA event
By LEE SHEARER http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-04-23/electronics-recycled-uga-event A long line of cars queued up at the University of Georgia Intramural Fields on Tuesday to shed electronic waste for recycling. Items brought included computers and monitors, floppy discs by the hundreds, batteries by the thousands, … Continue reading
Most trash in UGA bins was recyclable, audit finds
By LEE SHEARER updated Wednesday, April 24, 2013 – 10:39pm The University of Georgia still has a way to go before it meets a goal of diverting about two-thirds of its waste from landfills to recycling centers. A waste audit conducted Tuesday … Continue reading
UGA students, faculty and staff receive sustainability awards
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Writer/Contact: Kevin Kirsche, 706/542-1301, kkirsche@uga.edu Athens, Ga. – Four members of the University of Georgia community recently were recognized for their dedication to creating a more sustainable UGA. The UGA Office of Sustainability, as part of … Continue reading
UGA Sustainability, WUGA sponsor happy hour drive for recycling electronics
Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013 11:00 am Jeanette Kazmierczak Have old batteries, computers, televisions or other electronics sitting around? Try dropping them off at the Happy Hour Recycling Drive Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Intramural Fields Parking Deck. You don’t … Continue reading
Campus Kitchen at UGA receives top student organization award
Writer: Don Reagin Contact: Joshua H Podvin Athens, Ga. – Campus Kitchen at UGA was named the University of Georgia’s “Organization of the Year” during the 12th Annual H. Gordon and Francis S. Davis Student Organization Achievement and Recognition Awards, … Continue reading