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WSU takes strides to conserve water

September 14, 2013

The water shortage is becoming more apparent each year. Ogden City just moved into Phase 2 of its water shortage enactment plan, and Weber State University wants its community to know it is also taking...

Video game challenges students to save the world

September 6, 2013

Between oil crises, global warming, fossil fuels, climate change and economic crisis, the question being posed to teams of Weber State University students is if they have what it takes to save the world....

Viewpoint: Water shortage getting serious

August 27, 2013

With this summer being one of the hottest on record, not to mention 2012 being labeled as a drought year, we are already out of water. Gone. Pineview Water Systems has asked residents to drastically reduce...

Ogden to offer glass recycling

June 24, 2013

Beginning in July, Ogden residents will have another avenue to help save the planet with the implementation of glass recycling in Ogden City. Glass recycling bins will be in place at three locations...

Weber alumnus builds tiny homes

June 7, 2013

  In 2010, Stew McInnes picked up a book about the process and advantages of building small, self-contained living units: "The Small House Book" by Jay Shafer. Upon finishing the book, MacInnes...

WSU clubs to push for divestment in fossil fuels

June 7, 2013

Activists throughout 308 colleges and universities, 105 cities and states and 11 other institutions are participating in a campaign to withdraw investments from fossil fuel companies. Ten institutions,...

WSU makes plans to conserve water

April 13, 2013

WSU currently has a Climate Action Plan in place that addresses mostly energy consumption and conservation, but it doesn’t include water, trash, transportation and other materials consumed on campus....

WSU becomes more environmentally conscious

April 7, 2013

Spring finds Weber State University students and faculty alike joining forces to help the environment. Idle-free and smoke-free campus initiatives, each starting within the student senate, are gaining...

Economist at WSU studies costs of recycling

March 15, 2013

Usually environmentalists and government officials are the individuals associated with recycling techniques and practices. Weber State University economics professor Brandon Koford spent his graduate...

Summit discusses sustainability as economic strategy

February 28, 2013

Many arguments advocating sustainability efforts include appeals on behalf of baby animals or predictions about the end of the world. However, the fourth annual Intermountain Sustainability Summit, held...

WSU named Tree Campus USA for second year

February 28, 2013

With more than 3,000 trees on campus and a committee devoted to the preservation of trees, Weber State University has been named Tree Campus USA for the second consecutive year. Tree Campus USA is a program...

Energy and Sustainability Office surveys carbon footprint

June 6, 2011

The Weber State University Energy and Sustainability Office recently surveyed WSU students and faculty regarding transportation in its move to reduce the university’s carbon footprint. Jennifer Bodine,...

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