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Category Archives: Energy

Stabilizing Energy Storage

March 2, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Originally posted at UNews on Feb. 21 2017. Because the sun doesn’t always shine, solar utilities need a way to store extra charge for a rainy day. The same goes for […]

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Energy

ALTA Call For Nominations

February 2, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Celebrate sustainability leadership on campus by nominating yourself or a colleague for an Alta Sustainability Leadership Award. These Awards recognize excellence in leadership in the areas of campus as a […]

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Air Quality, Climate Change, Community Engagement, Ecosystems & Wilderness, Education, Energy, Research, Water

Tackling Dirty Air

November 15, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Sarah Lappé, Communications Coordinator. Originally posted on Nov. 14, 2016. Utah’s winter inversion season is here, but this year Utah will have more clean, electric cars on the road […]

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Community Engagement, Energy
Photo of the law school's solar canopy.

Flip the Switch

October 5, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

Originally posted on October 3, 2016. The University of Utah will officially “flip the switch” to unveil a new solar parking canopy in the southwest corner of campus designed to […]

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Buildings, Campus Gardens & Grounds, Energy

Utah is energized about solar

July 28, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Sarah Lappé, Communications Coordinator Utah is one of the U.S. states with great potential for solar power, and residents are taking advantage. In 2015, rooftop solar grew by 199 percent, with more than 8,000 […]

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Community Engagement, Energy, U Community Solar

Energy lesson: What’s in a window rating?

July 7, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, Sustainability Office. Last fall, my husband and I moved into an apartment in a structure that was built in 1912. The age of the home was a […]

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Education, Energy

No installation required: You, too, can buy solar energy

June 21, 2016by susutah 1 Comment

By the Sustainability Office Thought solar was out of your reach? A new program is making it easier for long-term renters, those not ready to make the initial investment in […]

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Air Quality, Climate Change, Education, Energy, U Community Solar
Student holding a compact fluorescent lamps and an incandescent light bulb

11 ways to beat the heat and high energy bills this summer

June 16, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By the Sustainability Office As many of us well know, summers in Utah are beautiful, sunny, and regularly brutal. Here in Salt Lake City, temperatures in July average 90 degrees […]

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Education, Energy
McRaney-Rusho using recycled glass to create her art including glass beads

Glass with a past

June 9, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

Originally published in @theU on June 8, 2016 By Annalisa Purser, Communications Specialist When U alum Jodi McRaney-Rusho first explored creating art with post-consumer glass, she was met with discouraging […]

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Climate Change, Energy, U Community Solar, Upcoming Event
Scenes from "Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective," playing April 7 at 7pm in the Union Theatre.

Parking Day, Pickling, and Permaculture

April 4, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Shaun Daniel, Environmental Humanities Alumnus I hear Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers post-Parking Day and pre-permaculture picture. And so can you this Thursday! April 7 will […]

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Art & Design, Community Engagement, Education, Energy, Food, news, Transportation, Upcoming Event

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