Planet Blue
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March 30, 2015
Report highlights sustainability progress on campus and beyond
The university is showing a positive impact on sustainability both locally and globally as highlighted in the university’s online sustainability report released this week.
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March 13, 2015
U-M reduces use of traditional chemicals in land management
Continued sustainable land management efforts have resulted in a 54 percent reduction in the use of traditional chemicals on campus property in 2014.
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January 29, 2015
University launches upgraded Planet Blue Ambassador program 2.0
U-M’s Planet Blue Ambassador program launches PBA 2.0, featuring an online tool allowing users to make pledges and track success in a state-of-the-art dashboard.
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November 5, 2014
Campus sustainability goals set for review by working groups
The university will convene working groups on greenhouse gas, waste reduction and campus culture as part of a review of its Campus Sustainability Goals and to generate new ideas to accelerate progress.
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October 15, 2014
Energy use decreases across many campus buildings
The university has avoided millions of dollars in energy costs for the seventh consecutive year as the result of ongoing efforts on the Ann Arbor campus.
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October 9, 2014
Campus labs cut energy, avoid $1.5 million in costs
Sustainable lab practices in all campus laboratories have resulted in an estimated 10 percent energy reduction and an avoidance of $1.5 million in energy costs for U-M.
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October 8, 2014
Survey: U-M sustainability awareness up, behavior change lags
A new report shows most U-M faculty, students and staff have boosted their knowledge about how to be more sustainable, but behavior has remained essentially unchanged.
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September 29, 2014
Sustainability Town Hall to focus on efforts to cut campus waste
A Sustainability Town Hall on Oct. 8 will provide an update on the university’s sustainability goals, with a focus on campus efforts to address waste reduction.
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September 8, 2014
EarthFest 2014: Party for the Planet set for Sept. 17
The U-M squirrels will share the limelight with a barred owl on Sept. 17 when all things related to sustainability at the university take over the Diag for EarthFest.
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May 27, 2014
UHR reduces energy, cuts costs to earn Platinum Certificate
University Human Resources has advanced its Gold Sustainable Workplace Certificate to a Platinum Certificate by removing 73 space heaters.