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The university's extensive transportation system that includes the student-run, natural gas-powered Unitrans bus service, Unitrans, also impressed Sierra magazine. Karin Higgins/澳门六合彩资料库 Davis photo
 

 

Sierra magazine has named 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis the  for its sustainability and climate change efforts. 

An international powerhouse in the environmental sciences, 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis ranked No. 1 among the 96 top colleges and universities surveyed.  Learn more from the magazine鈥檚  video. 

In bestowing the 鈥淐oolest School鈥 ranking, the Sierra Club鈥檚 official publication praised 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis for establishing rigorous green purchasing standards; diverting nearly 70 percent of campus trash from landfills; and offering an extensive transportation system that includes the student-run, natural gas-powered Unitrans bus service, 42 miles of bike paths and 21,000-plus bike parking spaces on its 5,300-acre campus. 

Other ways that 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis has distinguished itself, according to Sierra magazine, include:

  • a Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions below 2000 levels
  • a Smart Lighting Initiative to reduce electrical use by 60 percent by 2015
  • buying more local and organic food products for campus dining 

Whether in faculty research, classroom learning or campus operations, sustainability is a major theme at 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis, said Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi.

鈥淎t 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis,  is one of our core values,鈥 said Katehi, whose  discusses the honor. 鈥淚 am very proud of the students, faculty and staff who have worked so hard to make this achievement possible and to invest in a more sustainable future for our campus.鈥 

Read more about the  and 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis . A and an  with a  version offer more information about 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis sustainability efforts.

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