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Transportation Alternatives Program: A Smooth and Relaxing Ride to Work

UC Santa Barbara staff, faculty, and students are ditching their single-occupancy vehicles and using alternative forms of transportation to make their daily commutes to campus.

Meet This Year’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative Fellows

Meet this year fellows, Rachel Huang, Simran Kaur, and Sarah Swinnerton.

UC Santa Barbara students advocating for divestment

UCs Divest, Students React

In mid-September, a short opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times announced a shift that has for years felt both just around the corner and impossibly far off--the UC system is divesting from fossil fuels.

Energy Star Policy, Rebates, and Gateway Approval

For years, the University of California has required that new purchases of eligible appliances and equipment be ENERGY STAR (or WaterSense) certified, in alignment with the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

person biking on UC Santa Barbara campus

Bike to Work Year

Whether it is for fitness, fun, the environment, or the cost savings, everybody should try to bike to work more and turn “Bike to Work Week” into “Bike to Work Year.”

UCSB Launches Clean Energy Optimization Pilot with Southern California Edison and CSU Campuses

On April 25, the California Public Utilities Commission approved the four-year, $20 million pilot program that provides financial incentives to select CSU and UC locations to identify and implement actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

person testing bulbs in lamp testing lab

The Million LED Challenge Has Come To UCSB!

With the goal of replacing 1 million traditional bulbs with more energy efficient LED bulbs, UC is working towards its goal of achieving operational carbon neutrality by 2025, while also helping to reduce California’s carbon footprint.

"50 Years after the Santa Barbara Oil Spill” Presentation

My Experience at the “50 Years after the Santa Barbara Oil Spill” Event

An event at Arlington Theatre commemorated the 50th anniversary of what is now known as the dawn of the modern environmental movement.

Know the Numbers: UC Santa Barbara Launches Campus Energy Dashboard

Created in response to student requests for campus energy usage data, the UCSB Energy Dashboard gives the campus community access to data in real time, without needing to log in to a complicated application.

SRB Certified LEED Platinum

In September 2018, the Student Resource Building (SRB) received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for Existing Buildings from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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