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SAVE THE DATE for Earth Week 2011!  April 16-20, 2012

So much is happening on campus and in Missoula for Earth Week 2011. Keep an eye out for the events as spring gets closer!

UM OPEN HOUSE AIMED AT REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

The University of Montana publically released its first Climate Action Plan in April 2010!

This Climate Action Plan seeks to develop ways to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The University’s first Greenhouse Gas Inventory was completed in 2009.  It identified three primary sources of emissions:purchased electricity, the on-campus steam plant and transportation associated with University activities.

The Climate Action Plan, will prioritize strategies and set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and operations, transportation, and solid waste. It also will identify opportunities to include sustainability in education, research and community outreach.

 

SUSTAINABILITY PLEDGE!

Join other members of the campus community in helping to green our campus. Sign the sustainability pledge and commit to reducing your own environmental footprint!To sign the pledge visit: The Pledge

CYCLE THE ROCKIES FOR CREDIT!

Each summer a group of energetic University of Montana students and instructors bicycle across the state for four weeks as they explore regional energy choices and the impacts of climate change -- all while earning college credit.

The course, Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana, takes six students and two instructors on a 700-mile journey from Billings to Whitefish. It is offered by UM and the Missoula-based Wild Rockies Field Institute.

Read more at UM Stories

REGENTS APPROVE UM CLIMATE CHANGE MINOR

On Friday, March 20th, 2009 the Montana Board of Regents approved the creation of one of the nation’s first undergraduate degree programs devoted to the challenges and opportunities global climate change presents.The new minor in climate change studies will combine rigorous training in sciences with course work in ethics and policy to offer students a unique, multidisciplinary understanding of climate change. Students will examine the scientific and social dimensions of global climate change, as well as explore potential solutions.Read the entire Press Release

ENERGY AUDIT UPDATE

The first major round of energy audits is complete. Audits of this type had not been done on UM’s campus for 15 years, and the projected energy saving potentials are enormous. An energy auditTo learn more about the audits, click here.