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This section of our Web site is a compilation of current and previous press releases as well as clips of the CU Environmental Center in the news, organized by date and title.


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Newsletters
  • Director's Corner
  • April 22: A Day Revolving Around the Earth
  • CU Earth Week and Earth Day Events
  • The Dream Reborn
  • RecycleMania
  • Move Out... Sustainably
  • And the Winner Is...
  • Spotlight On: CU Going Local
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • More than a free lunch
  • Linking college students with the local community
  • Sustainable CU: The Environmental Improvement Initiative
  • Director's Corner
  • Director's Corner
  • Green Holidays
  • EJ at CU
  • Bookmark This!
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • Green Teams
  • Sustainable CU
  • 100,000 Pennies for Your Thoughts
  • Greening the Pack
  • America Recycles Day - Nov. 15
  • From Here to There. And On to the Mountains.
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • Colorado Bioneers
  • Computers for Youth Program
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • Director's Corner
  • Recycling Update
  • Energy Update
  • Transportation Update
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • Campus Environmental Awardees Announced
  • Take Real Action! Celebrate Earth Day by Volunteering
  • Earth Day Events Kick off This Weekend
  • Director's Corner
  • Recycling Update
  • Energy Update
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • Chancellor Peterson: CU Will Lead on Sustainability
  • Director's Corner: The Tipping Point
  • Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit: A Look Back
  • RecycleMania Update
  • Know Someone Making a World of Difference on Campus?
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • CU to Host 2007 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit
  • CU swings into action as Recycle Mania 2007 kicks off
  • CU-Boulder student government commits to carbon neutral
  • Sustainable Transportation Update
  • Director's Corner
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • CU Recycling Celebrates 30 Years
  • Director's Corner
  • Buff Energy Star Awards Recognize Conservation Efforts
  • Sustainable CU Update
  • Wind Challenge 1000 Seeks Climate Heroes
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • A Tip for Turkey Day
  • Haven't Made the LiveGreen Pledge? Do it Here!
  • Campus Carbon Off-Set Programs Launch
  • UMC Obtains LEED-EB Silver Ranking
  • CU Buffs Pledge to Live Green
  • Students Exposed to Recycling and Zero-Waste at Move-In
  • Director’s Corner
  • Comings and Goings
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • A History of Earth Day
  • Earth Day at CU
  • Director's Corner - The Triple Bind
  • Energy and Water Programs Update
  • Recycling Update
  • Sustainable Transportation Update
  • Campus Environmental Update
  • Sustainability Spotlight
  • What's Happening: Upcoming Events
  • Green Living Tip
  • Current State Environmental Legislation
  • Director's Corner
  • Energy and Water Programs Update
  • Recycling Update
  • Sustainable Transportation Update
  • Campus Environmental Update
  • Spotlight
  • What's Happening
  • Green Living Tip
  • Buy Green!
  • New Director at the Center
  • Blueprint for a Green Campus
  • Energy and Water Program Update
  • CU Recycling UPDATE
  • Transportation Update
  • Environmental Center Programs Update
September 2005 (1.58 MB)

  • Global Jam: CU’s first zero-waste event
  • Bioneers in Boulder offers inspiration for fall break
  • Green Living Guide: Make a World of Difference Every Day
  • and More
 
April 2005 (2.54 MB)

  • April 11-15: Vote Yes on Sustainable CU!
  • Environmental Center celebrates 35th anniversary
  • BIG BIKE BASH!
February 2005 (1.26 MB)

  • Balancing ecology, equity and economy
  • Colorado Sustainability Summit hosted by CU-Boulder
  • Buffs Recycle! Help CU Win!
  • Get involved! Volunteer for the environment this spring
April 2004 (1.61 MB)

  • East-West Bike Path May Connect CU to Boulder
  • Unvironmental Awards
  • Get Up, Stand Up!
  • Environmental Year in Review
February 2004 (1.81 MB)

  • UMC to get solar panels
  • UCSU environmental initiatives overview
  • The future is here: hybrid cars
  • NextBus real-time transit signs
  • Volunteer opportunities
October 2003 (2.23 MB)

  • Boulder environmental election issues
  • CU Reycling Update
  • ‘Have You Signed It?’ Pledge Card Drive
  • ‘We the Planet’ photos
September 2003 (1.31 MB)

  • CU Spraying for Dandelions
  • Green Living guide
  • Student Environmental Survey
  • Upcoming Events
April 2003 (299KB)

  • Hunter Lovins on Natural Capitalism
  • Interview with Featured Summit Speakers
  • 2003 Campus Environmental Awards
  • Events Calendar
  • Colorado Sustainability Summit Agenda
February 2003 (302KB)

  • Greening the Bottom Line: saving money and resources at CU
  • Pilot program for biodiesel Bus!
  • Exciting future for bicycles, no interest bike loans, free bike rental program set to gear up this spring
  • Recycling and water conservation tips: learn how to reduce your usage of resources and impact on the local environment
  • Meet Moe Tabrizl: CU's first ever Energy Conservation Officer sits down for a Q&A with the Environmental Review
  • Upcoming Events
  • Environmental questionnaires responses from candidates for the US House of Representatives, 2nd Congressional District
  • Environmental questionnaires responses from candidates for the University of Colorado Board of, 2nd Congressional District
  • Environmental questionnaires responses from candidates for the US Senate
  • Environmental questionnaires responses from candidates for the Colorado Governor's office
  • Third party candidates responses
  • New Bus Routes STAMPEDE Onto Campus
  • Facilities Management preserving the environment: An interview with Ed von Bleichert
  • Volunteer with the CU Environmental Center! Opportunities include Earth Education, Green Teams, Green Teams, and more.
  • CU Recycling Update: Environmental benefits of last year's recycling efforts at CU
  • Did You Know?: Info on Masala Cooperative and the Environmental Center Library
  • Upcoming Events: Transportation Fair and Environmental Exposition; Environmental Center Volunteer Meeting
  • Student Environmental Action Thriving at CU
  • All Four Campuses to Convene at 2002 Campus Earth Summit
  • A Year of Acheivements: Progress over the last year in meeting the goals set forth in the Blueprint for a Green Campus, as well as some of the ways that CU students have been contributing to environmental goals in the broader community
  • Blueprint for a Green Campus 2002 Update
  • April EARTH MONTH Events Calendar
  • Bush's Energy Plan Proposes Increased Drilling in Colorado
  • Generation Green: A Venture to Reduce Campus Energy Use!
  • Meet two of the speakers at Thinking Ahead: Energy in a Changing Climate (Walter Simpson & Karl Rábago)
  • Campus Resource Conservation Committee created to help manage increased energy cost
  • Renewables in the News
Fall 2001 (656K)

  • Recent grants boost recycling at CU
  • Keeping the environment in mind at the Department of Housing
  • Volunteer with the CU Environmental Center! Opportunities include Earth Education, Clean Energy Now!, Green Teams, and more.
  • Bus Ridership Jumps Up
Spring 2001 (1.3MB)

  • CU Recycling celebrates 25 years of progress
  • A brief history of Recycling at CU
  • Students to vote on bicycle funding
  • Facts on bicycling
  • Blueprint for a Green Campus: A Progress Report
  • Creating a Safe and Healthy Campus: Integrated Pest Management seeks to reduce the use of chemicals and pesticides
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
  • A Preview of the Green Products Purchasing Guide

 

Press Releases
02/12/08 EcoStar Challenge pdf
02/05/08 Recycle Mania Underway at CU pdf
01/38/08 CU Students End REC Purchases, Switch to Local Offsets pdf
10/25/07 The Focus the Nation Climate Change Essay Contest: Four CU Boulder undergraduates will win $1000 scholarships pdf
10/25/07 CU-Boulder Receives Top 25 Ranking By Sustainable Endowments Institute In Second Annual Report Card pdf
09/07/07 University of Colorado Releases Study on Sustainable Solutions for Grab and Go Packaging pdf
10/01/07 CU to Donate Recycled Computers to Denver Youth
05/03/07 UCSU bill a major step toward CU-Boulder's carbon neutrality goal
04/12/07 Campus Environmental Awardees Announced
02/21/07 CU-BOULDER EMBARKS ON AMBITIOUS PLAN TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
11/10/06 Celebrating 30 Years of CU Recycling msword
04/28/06 Campus Sustainability Plan Publicly Released msword
04/24/06 Results for the CU Environmental Center Spring Residence Hall Wind Challenge pdf
04/17/06 CU PLACES 12TH IN NATIONWIDE RECYCLING CONTEST pdf
04/11/06

RESULTS FROM THE CU ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER SPRING RESIDENCE HALL WIND CHALLENGE!

03/04/06 STUDENTS TO VOTE ON CHANGES TO RTD
BUS PASS SERVICE
pdf
01/30/06 CU TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL RECYCLING CONTEST msword
01/10/06 CU Environmental Center announces new Director pdf
02/01/06 New CU Dining Grab-n-Go Features Natural & Organic Foods msword
11/28/05

New Life for Old Ink Jets msword

10/25/05 CU's Championship Solar House Features Many Waste-Reduction Elements
10/18/05 CU Recycling and City of Boulder partner to gauge student opinion pdf
05/08/05 Students Pull Together to Limit Herbicide Spraying
04/15/05 CU-Boulder Computer Round-Up
04/14/05 Campus Environmental Awardees Announced msword
03/30/05 Buff Energy Star Award 2004 Winners
03/30/05 Celebrate Conservation Week at CU
01/25/05 CU TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL RECYCLING CONTEST
11/11/04 CU Celebrates America Recycles Day
5/12/04 New Buff Energy Star Program
3/11/04 Over 13,000 campus community members pledge to reduce their energy usage
10/30/03 ‘Have you signed it?’ Yellow energy pledge cards make a big splash on campus
10/22/03 Update to CU’s ‘Blueprint for a Green Campus’ released and posted on the Web
9/25/03 CU-BOULDER STUDENT TO RECEIVE DAVID BROWER YOUTH AWARD FOR CAMPUS WORK ON BIODIESEL
9/22/03 CU-BOULDER CONSERVATION EFFORTS REVERSE DECADE-LONG CAMPUS ENERGY USE INCREASES
8/28/03 CIRCLE OF LIFE PRESENTS WE THE PLANET
8/21/03 CU STUDENTS CARE ABOUT MORE THAN PARTIES
3/31/03 Easy Ride no interest bike loan program
3/20/03 CU-BOULDER STUDENTS JOIN WITH CU DEPARTMENTS TO LAUNCH BIODIESEL BUFF BUS
3/20/03 CU-BOULDER BICYCLE BASH FEATURING BUFF BUS BIODIESEL SET
11/12/02 CU-BOULDER ENERGY CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF THIS MONTH WITH THREE-PRONGED APPROACH
9/26/02 CU hires a new energy conservation officer
7/3/02 CU-BOULDER HELPS FOSTER COMPUTER REUSE WITH JULY 10 PUEBLO WORKSHOP
4/4/02 CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED: Ceremony to be Held Tuesday, April 16
4/4/02 All 4 CU Campuses to Convene at 2002 Campus Earth Summit
2/14/02 CU-BOULDER STUDENT-INITIATED PURCHASE OF WIND POWER FEATURED IN EXHIBIT AT WINTER OLYMPICS
10/31/01 CU-BOULDER TO KICK OFF PROJECT TO MONITOR, REDUCE ENERGY USE
10/30/01 CU-Boulder to Kick Off Project to Monitor and Reduce Energy Use on Campus
8/29/01 CU-BOULDER RECEIVES GREEN POWER LEADERSHIP AWARD
8/9/01 CU- Boulder Among Founders of National Green Power Partnership
8/9/01 CU-BOULDER AMONG FOUNDERS OF NATIONAL GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP
1/16/01 CU-BOULDER ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER TO HOST ENERGY SUMMIT JAN. 24-26

 

News Stories
04/06/07 CU Promises to Reduce Energy Consumption (KCFR)
04/30/06 Green group wants green campus (Colorado Daily)
04/27/06 Got wind? (Colorado Daily)
04/23/06 No Energy Needed For Earth Day (Campus Press)
04/20/06 Yellow signs for a reason (Colorado Daily)
03/30/06 Talking Trash (Newmedia CU)
03/16/06 Organic addition to campus dining proves to be a success (Campus Press)
03/12/06 Agreeably green (Denver Post)
03/10/06 CU students opt to power rooms with wind energy (Campus Press)
02/28/06 Meet Dave Newport, New Director of the Environmental Center (Inside CU)
02/20/06 They pick through trash so you don't have to (Campus Press)
02/20/06 Avoiding the dump (Colorado Daily)
02/16/06 Recycle Mania redux (Colorado Daily)
02/12/06 Keeping ridership costs down (Colorado Daily)
02/08/06 New sustainable energy research looks promising (The Camus Press)
02/07/06 New program aims to power residence halls with wind energy (Campus Press)
02/07/06 Maniacs - for a good cause (Colorado Daily)
02/07/06 Water minus oxygen equals (Colorado Daily)
02/07/06 New program aims to power residence halls with wind energy (The Campus Press)
02/06/06 Conservation specialists give campus energy efficiency a boost (The Campus Press)
12/04/05 Business teams with CU to offer options on ink (Newsbank)
10/20/05 CU cited as energy conservation leader (Newsbank)
10/19/05 Report notes CU energy efforts (Colorado Daily)
06/02/05 CU to expand green projects (Newsbank)
05/09/05 Fewer weeds, less herbicide (Colorado Daily)
05/03/05 Electro-cycle (Colorado Daily)
04/02/05

Clean and Green Get a Head of Steam (chronicle.com)

04/01/05

Big News on Campus (Offsite: Organic Style)

02/03/05 Money matters at Sustainability Summit (Colorado Daily)
02/02/05 Sharing strategies on sustainability (Colorado Daily)
12/06/04 'Green' saves greenbacks (Colorado Daily)
11/14/04

Who Recycles?  CU Recycling adding 17 new stations; Hopes to increase recycling and recyclable materials in the future (Colorado Daily)

04/20/04 Earth Day with a twist (Colorado Daily)
03/11/04 Energy savers fill campus (Colorado Daily)
9/29/03

Campus showing colors of green (Colorado Daily)

9/17/03 Students favor environmental management on campus (Campus Press)
9/15/03 Bio-fueling a debate (Rocky Mountain News)
9/13/03 Biodiesel's arrival plants hope for vegetable power (Daily Camera)
9/12/03 Students use alternative transportation in the wake of painful parking (Colorado Daily)
9/12/03 We the Planet Tour launches (Colorado Daily)
9/12/03 Julia Butterfly Hill and friends promote eco-consciousness at CU (Daily Camera)
9/10/03 Family pumped about offering biodiesel (Denver Post)
9/8/03 Biodiesel gas on sale in Boulder (Denver Business Journal)
9/3/03 Campus festival promotes alternatives to driving car (Daily Camera)
6/23/03 A slick solution to pollution (Daily Times Call)
5/7/03 “Fried Fuels” (Colorado Engineer Magazine)
4/9/03 “Bike rentals, loans allow pedalers to pennypinch” (Campus Press)
4/9/03 “Rental solution to throwing away money for parking” editorial (Campus Press)
3/16/03 “Food Fuel: CU students pioneer use of biodiesel on campus” by John Peabody (Boulder Weekly)
3/16/03 “Running on vegetable oil: Biodiesel proponents push sustainability, low emissions of their automobiles” By Katy Human, Camera Staff Writer (Daily Camera)
1/05/03 “Colleges Go Green” (Green Power Insight; includes a profile of CU's renewable energy efforts)
5/3/02 Earth Summit participants meet in collaborative effort (Carillon)
Spring 2002 Green energy: Renewable Power Arrives on Campus (Campus Ecology Connection)
3/29/02 Collegians push foruse of renewables
2/22/02 Energy Summit at CU-Boulder
2/11/02 CU-Boulder student-initiated purchase of wind power featured in exhibit at winter olympics
1/18/02 University of Colorado at Boulder recognized by National Wildlife Federation for its environmentally conscientious practices on campus
10/01/01 CU-BOULDER SEEKS TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Committee will coordinate efforts across campus
9/21/01 University among founders of national Green Power Partnership
9/21/01 CU-Boulder receives Green Power Leadership award
9/21/01 Campus and the Biosphere class in the news
8/26/01 Environmental Center wants CU to juice down by 3 percent
Facilities management coughs up $15,000 for conservation
5/5/01 “Wind Power at the University of Colorado, Boulder” is an article in the May 2001 issue of Declaration, the journal of the University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.
10/5/00 Waste not, Want not,October 2000