http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:46:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/29/32325/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/29/32325/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:01:20 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32325 UC Berkeley won triple honors for its efforts to go green at the 2012 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/29/32325/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/07/plastic-disclosure-project/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/07/plastic-disclosure-project/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:26:49 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31241 Stepping up to the global challenge of trying to keep plastic out of the environment, UC Berkeley is the first university campus in the world to embrace the Plastic Disclosure Project. From disposable lab ware to chicken-nugget bags to Styrofoam packing, plastic makes up a big part of the campus's waste stream, and this effort aims to help solve the problem. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/07/plastic-disclosure-project/feed/ 0 http://tgif.berkeley.edu/index.php/grants/projects/2012-projects http://tgif.berkeley.edu/index.php/grants/projects/2012-projects#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 22:36:50 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30392 In a milestone year for the Green Initiative Fund, the student-funded TGIF has awarded grants to 22 student sustainability projects and funded 56 student internships. Composting, zero waste and eco-movie showings are among projects that won approval.]]> http://tgif.berkeley.edu/index.php/grants/projects/2012-projects/feed/ 0