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Tag Archives: environmental justice

Conscious existence is resistance. An interview with Earth U speaker Diana Leong.

February 23, 2017by susutah Leave a comment

Conscious existence is resistance—that is the theme of the 4th Annual Earth U: Sustainability & Diversity Mentorship Dinner, which takes place on March 8 from 6-8pm in the Union Ballroom. This […]

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Education, Justice & Equity, Upcoming Event, Upcoming Speaker

The True Costs of Staying Connected

November 22, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Katie Stevens, Sustainable Utah Blog Writing Intern It’s that time of year again.  Many of us will be busting through shopping malls on Black Friday, hoping to steal some of […]

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Justice & Equity, Research, Waste & Recycling

GCSC Presents: Seminar Speaker Dr. Fernando Bosco

October 25, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

The GCSC Seminar Series will present Dr. Fernando Bosco, Professor of Geography at San Diego State University. His gives his lecture “Journeys in a Food Desert: Place, Mobility, and the Everyday […]

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Food, Justice & Equity, Seminar Series, Upcoming Speaker
Strawberry partially covered with a brown mound of mold.

GCSC Presents: Seminar Speaker Dr. Julie Guthman

October 13, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Liz Ivkovich, Sustainability Office. The GCSC Seminar Series will present Dr. Julie Guthman, Professor of Social Sciences in the Program in Community Studies at the University of California Santa Cruz. […]

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Food, Justice & Equity, Seminar Series, Upcoming Speaker
Student serves soup.

Food Activism

October 11, 2016by susutah 1 Comment

Originally posted on October 10, 2016. On Chicago’s South Side, members of the Healthy Food Hub pool their resources to buy organic food at wholesale prices. In New York, LA, […]

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Food, Justice & Equity, Upcoming Event

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
Arial view of the foothills and the University's U at sunset

Divesting from easy answers/reinvesting in the power of action

May 12, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

Liz Ivkovich, Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Modern Dance. Fundamentally, the divestment conversation is about hypocrisy. Or, perhaps, it’s about integrity. Actually, it’s opportunities for reinvestment in alternative energy. No, really, it’s […]

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Confessions of a Vegetarian

April 28, 2016by susutah 1 Comment

By Austin Holmes, Sustainability Office I stare down at the miscellaneous, multifarious bowl of rice, beans, lentils, and quinoa. How did I become a vegetarian? Let me tell you. I […]

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Climate Change, Food, Justice & Equity
Before you start prepping your garden for the spring season, don't forget to give it a little bit of love!

Starting off the growing season

April 26, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Jayashree Lavanyan, Edible Campus Garden Steward In case you had not noticed with the snow still falling, it’s spring! And with the last frost date less than a month […]

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Campus Gardens & Grounds, Community Engagement, Justice & Equity

What’s in and what’s out: Recycling education at the U

April 22, 2016by susutah Leave a comment

By Sarah Martinez, Student Sustainability Ambassador Recycling is easy. Getting students to recycle correctly is not. So, the Sustainability Office created a force of well-informed students and staff to help […]

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Buildings, Education, Waste & Recycling

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