Tag archive for ‘Sustainability’
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April 16, 2012
UT's Community Action Committee is hosting an hour-long weatherization workshop at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, as part of ongoing Earth Month celebrations. UT alumnus and AmeriCorps member John McCollum...Read More »
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April 13, 2012
UT Knoxville received the Presidential Award for making the largest purchase of green power from the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2011. The university purchased nine megawatt hours of green power...Read More »
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April 3, 2012
More than twenty environmental organizations from UT and the surrounding community will showcase their work at the Go Green Fair at from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 4,...Read More »
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April 2, 2012
This week marks the start of Earth Month celebrations. Now in its sixth year on campus, Earth Month promotes environmental awareness, conservation, and sustainable practices to the campus community. UT...Read More »
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March 30, 2012
Lights will be turned off for an hour tomorrow night in two buildings on campus to celebrate Earth Hour and to conserve energy. Earth Hour is a global celebration, hosted...Read More »
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March 29, 2012
Students, faculty, and staff who eat at the campus's Southern Kitchen are taking advantage of "Green Takeout"—a sustainable program with Volunteer Dining. For a one-time fee of $5, patrons can...Read More »
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March 27, 2012
The RecycleMania competition is entering its eighth and final week and the campus is celebrating the milestone by focusing on compostable food waste. At three zero-waste events this week, employees...Read More »
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March 26, 2012
In February 2011, Chancellor Cheek challenged the campus community to work together to reduce our energy consumption. The Chancellor's Challenge is now over, and the results are in. The campus...Read More »
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March 19, 2012
This is the final week to nominate a university faculty or staff member or student for a 2012 Environmental Leadership Award. If you know of someone who goes the extra...Read More »
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February 6, 2012
Today is the first day of RecycleMania. What have you recycled today? RecycleMania is a friendly eight-week competition between universities across the country to promote waste reduction activities to their...Read More »
