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Towards Integrated Pest Management on the UCLA Campus: Preliminary Research and Meetings
Winter 2017 - Week 4: IPM
Bait and switch: UCLA study finds fish fraud runs rampant
A new study from researchers at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University checked the DNA of fish ordered at 26 Los Angeles sushi restaurants from 2012 through 2015, and found that…
Philippines honor Environmental Science and Engineering graduate
Cris Liban was presented with the Philippines' highest civilian award for those working overseas for his work at L.A. Metro, where he serves as Executive Officer for the Environment and Sustainability. Through his work, Liban seeks to connect communities and improve lives.
California’s past and future coastal habitat
As conservationists brace for changes in habitat from a rise in sea level, it bears taking into account lessons from the past. When it comes to California, topography played a major…
Corporations meet environmental science in revamped program
Businesses can make a major difference for the environment. Becoming more sustainable is something that is increasingly good for the bottom line. Check out a new program that's looking to sweeten the pot.
Morphology, Generosity, and the Nature of Cities
Dr. Pincetl’s latest post in the Nature of Cities. I have been reading an extraordinary book by Marwa Al-Sabouni: The Battle for Home: the Vision of a Young Architect in…
Eight scientific visions for a thriving planet
At Earth Now: Earth 2050, UCLA's top environmental thinkers gave short talks on the paths we must take to have a sustainable planet in decades to come.
NBC News: Energy Use Study
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Post-carbon Cities – the Urgency of Now
Post carbon cities are post-waste cities that confront the reality of our limited resources and overtaxed planet. Compost will be a way of life, as will sophisticated recycling and supply chain management. We no longer assume unlimited energy and planetary resources. We understand that our margin for resource extravagance is now razor-thin and that we can’t just override the constraints of natural systems by applying more brute carbon based energy. Earth resources are finite; its atmosphere sensitive. Instead, we recycle and repurpose as much as possible. Post carbon is about doing more — and better — with less.
Future of the wooly mammoth
Is Earth's sixth mass extinction really underway? An expert panel including Stewart Brand, an advocate of de-extinction and co-founder of Revive and Restore, will discuss the causes and consequences of mass species loss and what can be done to protect endangered species.
LA Energy Atlas Update
Since the launch of the Los Angeles Energy Atlas (energyatlas.ucla.edu) in 2015, CCSC has been collecting, processing, mapping, and analyzing updated building energy consumption data for Los Angeles County and beyond. See attached for more…
L.A. River is a living experiment
The L.A. River is getting a massive makeover. To many Angelenos, the cement-lined urban waterway has become a symbol of future hope that past environmental harm can be remedied. A…
The future for wildlife in a revitalized L.A. River
Will the restored waterway once again be a habitat for native fish and plants? A UCLA La Kretz Center expert weighs in