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8 May 2008:
UCLA students passed The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) Thursday with a solid majority of 76%, marking an important step in the campus's greening process, and demonstrating an elevated concern among the student populace about environmental issues.
The Bruin branch of the California Student Sustainability Coalition - E3 - led the TGIF campaign.
As per the referendum, student fees will increase by a nominal $12 per year to supply $2 million for student-led sustainability projects over the next 10 years. See below for more details
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By Talia Berman
Young people often turn deaf ears to the adult platitudes hurled at them every day, such as "you are what you eat." As good as that advice may be, youth often make better judgments based on personal experiences. For environmentally conscious youth, that means it's not just what you eat but where the food comes from and how it was grown or raised.
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Long a hotbed of environmental activism,
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East Bay Business Times-
By Mavis Scanlon, Staff reporter
Berkeley announced the first grant recipients that were awarded funding through its new Sustainable Products and Solutions Program.
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Irvine, Calif., April 17, 2008
UC Irvine has created a new research institute dedicated to the study of how the environment and society interact. The new endeavor – called the UC Irvine Environment Institute: Global Change, Energy and Sustainable Resources – will bring together scientists from across campus to work on projects specific to these areas.
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