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Program on the Environment
The Mission of the Program on the Environment is to foster, promote and catalyze interdisciplinary environmental education and research at the University of Washington in the context of service to the wider community.
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University of Washington Earth Initiative (UWEI)
The University of Washington Earth Initiative (UWEI) is a transformational
initiative that encourages innovative partnerships to address environmental
and natural resource challenges. By focusing on problem-specific environmental
issues in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, we bring together faculty, students,
and community partners to create collaborative research, teaching and scholarship.
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Capital Projects Office - Sustainability
The Capital Projects Office Provides Leadership for Sustainability to Support a Focused Program to Carry Out the Goals for New Construction and Renovations on UW Campuses
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Facilities Services Sustainability Program
The University’s commitment to proactive energy conservation goes back to 1994 and has intensified in the years since. Testimony to our leadership, dedication and success in conservation and sustainability are the awards received. Most recently, the UW Facilities Services and Capital Projects Office won the 2005 Mayor’s Environmental Leadership Award, an award program sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Seattle Public Utilities.
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Environmental Health and Safety
The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) website is a comprehensive
site that provides details on environmental management programs in place
at the UW that go beyond compliance and ensure that the environmental,
health and safety standards are met and in most cases, exceeded.
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Housing and Food Services
Housing and Food Services is committed to environmental stewardship, which is everyone's responsibility. HFS works closely in collaboration with our students, UW departments, vendors, suppliers and other partners to reduce our environmental impact.
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Sustainability and Medicine (SAM)
This website was created to highlight the amount and breadth of efforts underway across the University of Washington that incorporate elements of social and/or environmental responsibility.
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UW News
Provides information on the current articles on environmental issues at
the University of Washington and/or the surrounding communities.
Type "environmental" in the search box to locate articles related to
environmental stewardship.
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Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
Use this site to determine your carbon foot print online.
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Greening Your Own Home
Seattle City Light can give you some tips on greening your own home. Look at the link for some information on how to "green" your home.
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Seattle Climate Partnership
In February of 2005, Mayor Greg Nickels challenged the Seattle community to meet or beat the global warming pollution reduction target of the Kyoto Protocol, and he appointed a Green Ribbon Commission on Climate Protection to develop recommendations for achieving that goal. One of the Commission’s key recommendations is the formation of the Seattle Climate Partnership—a voluntary pact among Seattle-area employers to take action to reduce their own emissions, and to work together to help meet the community-wide goal.
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The American College and Universities President's Climate Change (ACUPCC) Initiative Project
The ACUPCC Leadership Summit and public launch on June 11-12 in Washington, D.C was a great success! We were pleased to have 70 college and university presidents and over 30 higher education association leaders along with visits by members of the US Senate and House, national and regional news media and the EPA Administrator.
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The UW Medical Center (UWMC)
UWMC is a nationally recognized academic medical center for the UW School of Medicine offering world-class specialty and primary care. More information on the environmental stewardship efforts of the UWMC is online.
