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Tag Archives: Emissions

Winter Biking

February 14, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Commuters who ride their bikes to work may be happier than their compatriots who drive solo. While cycling may not be feasible for all individuals, those who can partake may find relief […]

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Air Quality, Transportation

Certify Your Green Office

February 8, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Bianca Greeff, Graduate Assistant. 14 departments across the University of Utah are currently participating in the Sustainability Office’s Green Office Certification, with six already certified. Green Office Certification helps the […]

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Buildings, Campus Gardens & Grounds, Community Engagement

Clean Air For U

January 31, 2017by susutah 2 Comments

Ready, set, Clean Air for U Challenge! Clean Air for U begins tomorrow. Drive less to help clean the air. Log your walking, biking, riding transit, and carpooling trips at tinyurl.com/Ucleanair to see […]

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Air Quality, Education, Transportation

CLEAN AIR FOR YOU

January 24, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt and Nate Bramhall, Sustainability Office. Originally posted on Jan. 23 2017. Drive less to help clean the air. Mobile sources, including personal vehicles, are responsible for nearly half of the […]

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Air Quality, Community Engagement, Education

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

GCSC Presents: Seminar Speaker Dr. Leah Sprain

September 22, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office The next speaker in the GCSC Seminar Series is Dr. Leah Sprain, Assistant Professor of Communication at UC Boulder. Sprain will present “Democratic dilemmas of […]

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Research, Seminar Series, Upcoming Speaker

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

TAKING ACTION ON AIR QUALITY

June 30, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

Originally posted on June 27, 2016 By Ayrel Clark-Proffitt, campus engagement coordinator, University of Utah Sustainability Office. What’s your motivation? Why do you care about clean air? No matter your reason, July is […]

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Air Quality
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

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