Planet Blue
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March 30, 2016
Sustainability progress
Progress toward the 2025 campus sustainability goals: Goal: Decrease vehicle carbon output per passenger trip by 30 percent.Status: On track. Reduced vehicle carbon output by 18 percent per passenger trip. Goal: Shrink the amount of waste sent to landfills by 40 percent.Status: Slight reduction; 38.3 percent decrease still needed. Goal: Protect the Huron River through stormwater-control strategies and apply 40… -
March 30, 2016
Report highlights sustainability achievements, provides goal updates
The University of Michigan’s efforts to foster a healthier planet under the Planet Blue initiative are highlighted in the 2015 Sustainability Progress Report.
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February 2, 2016
RecycleMania waste-reduction contest returning to campus
Employees working in various campus buildings again will compete in the 10th annual RecycleMania Battle of the Buildings Competition, Feb. 7-April 2.
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November 4, 2015
Munger is first university residence hall to be LEED Gold certified
U-M’s newest residence hall, the Munger Graduate Residences, is the first on campus to receive LEED Gold Certification for its green-building strategies and practices.
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October 29, 2015
Sustainability Town Hall to review push toward campus goals
The university will host a town hall Nov. 5 to review initiatives, projects and programs that are supportive of U-M’s sustainability goals.
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October 23, 2015
University invests in major campus sustainability efforts
U-M’s Ann Arbor campus is about to get a whole lot “greener” following significant investments toward more sustainable campus operations.
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October 12, 2015
Survey shows sustainability knowledge not translating to action
U-M community members report increased sustainability knowledge in a new survey, but there is considerable room for improvement with regard to environmentally responsible behaviors.
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September 14, 2015
EarthFest’s Party for the Planet set for Thursday
The campus community is invited to join the annual “Party for the Planet” at EarthFest on Thursday on the Central Campus Diag.
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September 11, 2015
University climbs to gold rating for sustainability performance
U-M’s sustainability performance has moved up to a gold rating by the international Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System.
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July 15, 2015
All Michigan Dining facilities certified as Platinum for sustainability
Michigan Dining is the first department on the Ann Arbor campus to have all of its facilities achieve the university’s Platinum-level certification for sustainability.
