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CSU Campuses Earn Green Practice Awards

May 29, 2009 -- A rainforest on a CSU campus, revolutionary building designs, and student-led energy audits are among the projects to be honored with an Energy Efficiency Partnership Best Practice Award during the  8th Annual UC/ CSU/ CCC Sustainability Conference, to be held June 21-24 at UC Santa Barbara. 

In total, seven sustainability projects on four CSU campuses (Humboldt, Northridge, San Bernardino, and San Luis Obispo) will be held up as models for California’s public universities and colleges.

(Shown above: 2008 Sustainable Living, Arts & Music Festival, sponsored by Humboldt State's Green Campus Program.)

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CSU to Planet: ‘Chill-Out’ Cal Poly Goes On the Bio Fuel Diet
Green Building

The CSU system’s eight  megawatt solar power partnership, CSU Northridge’s one megawatt fuel cell/ rainforest project and Humboldt State’s “Jack Pass” public transportation initiative each won recognition in the annual Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming competition, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).

The announcement was made via webcast at campuschillout.org and featured an all-star cast including Nobel Laureate and former Vice President, Al Gore.  

(Shown above: Subtropical rainforest at the CSU Northridge campus.)

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Green Building

Diesel engines at Cal Poly Pomona are making a healthy switch to biodiesel, a clean- burning alternative fuel that is produced from renewable sources, such as vegetable oil or soybeans.

Facilities Planning & Management recently installed a 500-gallon biodiesel tank that will supply the fuel for the campus vehicles.

The switch to biodiesel is part of the Presidents Climate Commitment, which President Ortiz signed in 2007.

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Information is Greener at CSUEB SSU Helps Build Green Communities
CSU East Bay Server Room

In recognition of its “green” approach to computer information storage, CSU East Bay has been honored with a 2009 “Green 15 Award” by InfoWorld, a computer industry media group.

Computer servers provide the backbone of information technology services for Cal State East Bay, as they store millions of pages and documents, as well as maintain critical records for everything from students’ grades to payroll. Facing a shortage of available energy to power its computers, the university developed a more energy efficient data storage system.

(Shown above: Data storage server room at CSU East Bay.)

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Sonoma State Sustainability Center

Sonoma State's Department of Environmental Studies and Planning has launched a new Center for Sustainable Communities.

Through the center, university experts will train local governments, develop policy documents, consult on implementation programs and expand its program of service learning.

The center will take on a range of issues such as reducing green house gas emissions, green building, land use planning and public health. 

(Shown above: Environmental Technology Center at Sonoma State.)

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