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2008

CEC News:

- Earth Day Coverage from the Daily Texan 

- Earth Day Coverage from the Statesman 

- The War for the Trees 1/22/08

- Rice students train to battle climate change 2/8/08
- ReEnergize Texas Gets Fired Up! 2/9/08
- Hundreds Gather for Re-Energize Texas Summit 2/10/08 
- Youth conference addresses global warming issues 2/11/08
- UT Joins Recycling Contest 2/12/08
- Re-Energize Interview with Ted Glick 2/13/08
- Re-Energize Interview with Tom Smith 2/13/08
- Student to participate in environmental summit 2/14/08
- The Re-Energizer Revival 2/15/08 
- Re-energize Texas Summit 2/15/08
- Students promote a green, litter-free Beautiful U Day 4/14/08 

 Other News:

-  Oil extraction nanotechnology may boost energy production 1/17/08
-  Viewpoint: UT's Oil Spillover 2/1/08 
-  Austin CarShare Opens Doors to Green Alternative 2/7/08 
- Campus 'convenience store' provides bicyclists with services 2/28/08
- Waste not Want not 3/3/08 
- Student urges conservation by rewarding green actions 3/20/08
- Research connects media, climate change 4/4/08
- Waller Creek gets makeover at biannual cleanup 4/7/08 
- Keeping the Campus Green 4/9/08
- Public Health Week stresses impact of climate change on health  4/10/08
- Some scientists call Baltimore sludge study into question 4/14/08
- Company showcases innovative plug-in car prototype 4/14/08 
- Scientists seek sustainable water supply for a thirsty world 2008 Feature 
- Creativity is 'EcoFashionable' 4/21/08 
- Buffalo Exchange Helps Tortoise 4/22/08 
- UT scientists discover key to an alternate fuel source 4/30/08 
2007

CEC News:

  • Recycling contest pits UT against other universities 3/20/07  
  • UT Environmental Center looks to create new position 5/9/07
  • Dumpster diving, without diving into dumpsters 8/23/07  
  • Viewpoint: A better place for your junk 8/24/07
  • West Campus residents fed up with lack of recycling program 9/13/07
  • Campus garage sale helps environment, students 9/27/07
  • Residence halls work to reduce energy use 10/15/07 
  • Student volunteers clean up campus 10/22/07 
  • Speaker: Electric cars can stifle U.S. oil demand 10/23/07 
  • BLOOMhouse takes 10th place 10/23/07 
  • This way or no highway 10/23/07 
  • Campus festivities focus on fostering ecologically sustainable environment 10/25/07
  • Students spruce up UT 10/30/07
  • Nissan North America and World Wildlife Fund Announce Winners of University Campus Environmental Grants 12/3/07 

    • Other News: 

  • New store provides healthier eating options 1/19/07
  • Nonprofit offers Austinites car-sharing service 1/19/07
  •  Retention pond could generate $1 million a year for University 1/23/07
  • A Sustainability Report Card 1/24/07
  • Austin may reform water usage 1/25/07
  • Students try to re-engineer car to reduce energy use 2/1/07
  • You know climate concern has gone mainstream when sororities get on board 2/5/07
  • Austin groups protest Perry's proposal to build 17 coal plants 2/12/07
  • Employees, film inspire SWSW to go green 2/20/07
  • University seeks to decrease carbon emissions 2/21/07
  • Energy company donates $1.8 million to UT professor 2/23/07
  • Student-Led Sustainability 4/07
  • Turning T-shirts into empowerment for Third World women 4/10/07
  • April Madness: My College Outrecycles Yours! 4/1/07
  • UT professors investigate burgeoning global warming 4/6/07
  • Austinites think eco-friendly 4/4/07
  • City offers rebates to green drivers 4/3/07
  • New 'pilot courses' to stimulate freshmen minds fall 2007, will be fully implemented in 2010 4/5/07
  • Plan calls for less water usage 4/17/07
  • Student video project on solar panels at UT 5/1/07
  • Cents and Sustainability 5/18/07
  • Trashed: College Students leave a lot behind 5/22/07
  • Green on the Go 5/25/07  
  • Think outside the car 9/13/07
  • Team unveils solar house 9/18/07 
  • Anti-littering 'superheroes' aim to implement ideals in children 9/20/07
  • Healthy eats magazine debuts 9/20/07 
  • Al Gore brings film to campus 10/2/07
  • Texas wind energy begins earnestly 10/3/07 
  • UT honoring Exxon today, who tomorrow? 10/5/07
  • Festival encourages environmental activism for Austin residents 10/15/07
  • Renovations lead campaign to save energy on campus 10/16/07
  • City council plan creates energy-efficient homes 10/19/07
  • Bureau of Economic Geology Receives $38 Million for First Large-Scale U.S. Test Storing Carbon Dioxide Underground 10/24/07 
  • Speaker brings green urbanism ideas to UT 10/25/07
  • Environmentalists protest power plant expansion 10/29/07 
  • UT building certified "green" 10/31/07
  • Students teach students to waste less on campus 11/04/07
  • UT passes up climate neutrality program 11/9/07 
  • Green groups start socializing 11/15/07
  • CapMetro adds routes, 12 buses 11/15/07
  • Look past 'organic' label for eco-friendly alcohol 11/16/07
  • Talk addresses myths and truths about worldwide climate change 11/19/07
  • UT projects look to beautify campus 12/12/07 
    • 2006

    CEC News:

    - Student group seeks to refine used veggie oil for biodiesel 9/18/06
    - Colleges and universities are learning what it takes to go green 9/12/06
    - New efforts by the Campus Environmental Center allow the Recycling Task Force to expand its efforts by partnering with UT Facilities Services 10/17/06
    - UT Students Turn Greasy Oils into Clean Fuel 14/11/2006
    - ReLeaf project plants trees to beautify UT 11/20/06
    - Students take part in recycling day 11/16/06
    - Conservation and tuition bills 3/28/06
    - Viewpoint: Trashing furniture 8/7/06

    Other News:

    - UT joins online association for environmental sustainability 10/4/06
    - UT joins sustainability association - Austin Business Journal 10/4/06
    - A ring without much class 10/4/06
    - Destitution in your cup 10/2/06
    - Viewpoint: Biodiesel in Texas 10/2/06
    - University to experiment with CO2 storage in ground 9/25/06
    - University launches program to count, appraise campus trees 10/16/06
    - Students and staff take the trash out of Waller Creek 11/13/06
    - Austin lauded for 'greenness' 4/24/06
    - Team reveals plan for functional solar-powered house 12/7/06
    - SG program hopes to turn trash into cash 4/28/06
     - Universities study sustainability 6/19/06
     - Recycling increased, group says 10/17/06
     - LBJ launches social innovation competition 12/4/06
    - UT home page spotlight: The Triple Bottom Line: Caring for environment, community produces results for corporate America 12/4/06
    - Cutting edge electrical plant will power the Dell Children's Medical Center, which will be affiliated with UT 10/18/06
    - Global Warming Increases Species Extinctions Worldwide, University of Texas at Austin Researcher Finds 10/14/06
    - Campus dining taking trans-fat off menu 11/21/06
    - University of Texas at Austin Solar Decathlon Team Wins BP Solar Design Competition 11/2/06
    - University saves trees for later replanting 7/24/06
    - Keeping Texas' roots alive, one legend at a time 2/16/06
    - Institutions of Higher Education: A Study of Facilities andEnvironmental Considerations 6/06
    - Our new survey results show environmental awareness is driving purchase decisions for facilities construction and products and services 9/06
    - Students, faculty test pilot Signature Course 9/18/06
    - Student group seeks to refine used veggie oil for biodiesel 9/18/06
    - Global Warming Increases Species Extinctions Worldwide, University of Texas at Austin Researcher Finds
    2005

  • Pledge to improve UT recycling 11/15/05
  • Task force to study energy use 11/8/05
  • Center Facilitates Trash to Treasure Program 10/28/2005
  • New Childcare Center Certified Green Building 10/5/2005
  • First-Ever Campus Garage Sale Draws High Turnout 8/29/2005
  • UT Trash turns into environmental treasure 5/9/2005
  • Experts gather for sustainability forum 4/27/05
  • Task force to study energy use 11/8/2005
  • New childcare center certified Green Building 10/5/05
  • First-ever campus garage sale draws high turnout 8/29/05
  • Volunteers clean up area parks 4/25/05
  • SG to vote on easing registration, recycling computers 2/22/05

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    2004

  • Austin Raises awareness on Earth Day 4/23/2004
  • Waller Creek's treasures exposed in organized clean-up 4/19/2004

    •  
    2003
  • UT Environmental Center Urges Student Involvement 9/29/2003
  • Campus recycling program gets a boost 2/6/03
  • Anti-litter campaign aims to clean campus 11/14/03
  • Fraternity praised for 'going green' 11/12/03
  • Task force seeks to expand recycling 4/21/03
  • Initiative addresses energy practices 4/1/03
  • Campus recycling program gets a boost 2/6/03
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    2002
  • New center to address ecology, progress 12/9/02
  • Volunteers urge for recycling in honors dorms 12/2/02
  • Happy Tofurky Day 11/26/02
  • Oil company's environmental record criticized 11/26/02
  • Groups promote awareness on recycling holiday 11/18/02
  • SG to begin UT recycling initiatives 8/12/02
  • Resource center will aid student groups 7/15/02
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    2000 - 2001
  • Redeem your eco-karma 4/17/01
  • Panelists debate use of biologically engineered crops 3/29/01
  • Students support drilling ban 3/23/01
  • Environmentalist groups endorse light-rail proposal 10/19/00
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