Wells Fargo Commits $500,000 Over Four Years to UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
UC Davis’ Energy Efficiency Center (EEC) is pleased to announce that Wells Fargo has renewed its support of the EEC with a commitment of $500,000 over the next four years. Funds will support critical operational and programmatic needs of the EEC, including its new Energy Graduate Group program. To read the full announcement, please click here.
Study: Behaviors Need to Change if Calif. Wants to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 Percent by 2050
Study: Behaviors Need to Change if Calif. Wants to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80 percent by 2050 Outlet Full Name: Capital Public Radio News Date: 09/05/2017 News Text:…A UC Davis study suggests California’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050 won’t happen under current policies…
5 Critical Concepts for Sustainable Solar Energy
5 Critical Concepts for Sustainable Solar Energy Outlet Full Name: UC Davis News News Date: 09/01/2017 News Text:..a study led by University of California, Davis, ecologists helps clarify the benefits, trade-offs and interactions between renewable energy systems and the environment…
Save water, Save Energy, Save California
Save Water, Save Energy, Save California Outlet Full Name: Los Angeles Times Online News Date: 08/31/2017 News Text:… In fact, the decline in water use during the drought also produced energy savings – more in the summer of 2015 than all the energy efficiency programs offered by every utility in the state, combined, during that same period, […]
UC Davis Ranked 9th in the Nation for ‘Public Good’
UC Davis was ranked 9th in the nation by Washington Monthly magazine for contributions to the “public good.” The magazine defines the “public good” as social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.s) and service (encouraging students to give back to their country). To read the full article, please click here.
Kurt Kornbluth Received UC Davis’ Inaugural Chancellor’s International Engagement Achievement Award
Kurt Kornbluth, an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and founding director of the Program for International Energy Technologies, which, through its D-Lab courses, involves students in solving real-life energy problems in developing countries, is one of two recipients of UC Davis’ inaugural Chancellor’s International Engagement Achievement Awards. To read the full […]
Debate Rages Over California Cap-and-Trade deal, Concessions to Big Oil
Debate Rages Over California Cap-and-Trade Deal, Concessions to Big Oil Outlet Full Name: The Mercury News News Date: 07/11/2017 News Text:…Overall, I find it really encouraging that they went the route of a separate bill targeting local pollutants,” said Professor James Bushnell, a UC Davis economics professor and former research director at the University of California Energy […]
Jerry Brown, a Global Climate Leader, Fights to Reach Deal at Home
Jerry Brown, a Global Climate Leader, Fights to Reach Deal at Home Outlet Full Name: BBC News Date: 07/09/2017 News Text:…There’s a tension between those two perspectives,” said James Bushnell, a UC Davis economics professor who previously led research at the…
Why are Californian Solar Firms Paying to Give Away Power?
Why are Californian Solar Firms Paying to Give Away Power? Outlet Full Name: BBC News Date: 06/29/2017 News Text:…advantage of the situation, says economist James Bushnell, a professor at UC Davis. What are the proposals to fix this? One option…
Students Design Cutting-Edge Solar Home
Students Design Cutting-Edge Solar Home Outlet Full Name: Comstock’s Online News Date: 06/28/2017 News Text: Students at UC Davis are building a house. Not just any house, but a solar-powered house, one with the potential to be as affordable as…
