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Students provide $340K to make campus greener
Gabor Zovanyi to discuss new book, ‘The No-Growth Imperative,’ Oct. 17 at Western
Architect Bert Gregory to speak at WWU Oct. 14
Student pilot program reduces on-campus waste

Each time a student enjoys a latte, tea or other hot beverage on campus, they are confronted with a choice: to use a single-use disposable cup or a reusable mug.
A student–designed pilot program, Project MUG, aims to prevent waste generated by single-use cups by offering reusable mugs to…

Economist Charles Antholt to discuss world water issues Oct. 10
Sustainability conversation series continues Nov. 5
State environmental conference slated for WWU
Washington's GMO Labeling Initiative Fires Up Global Food Industry

Agribusiness and the food industry have pumped a record $17 million into Washington state so far to defeat Initiative 522.

That's the ballot measure to require labeling of some foods and beverages with genetically engineered ingredients.

Six months ago, it’s doubtful very many…

Grants to go to Western students for 'green' projects

Starting in November, Western Washington University will award $340,000 in grants for student projects that aim to lessen the school’s carbon footprint, an effort that has involved many students and has already saved the school thousands of kilowatt hours of electricity.

The grants,…

WWU talk will cover water-resource management

Hart Hodges, director of Western Washington University’s Center for Economic and Business Research, will present a talk on water-resource management on Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of the WWU Huxley College of the Environment’s speaker series.
Hodges’ talk, titled “Issues in Water Resource…

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