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Sustainability News and Events

News & Events at SCU related to Sustainability. For more events, visit the Sustainability Calendar.

  •  Rental car service hired

    Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

    Starting next quarter, rental cars will be available on campus for individuals 18 years and older. Santa Clara officially signed a contract with the Zipcar company two weeks ago. Zipcar is a car-sharing company, which allows its members to rent a car on an hourly or daily basis. Membership is available to anyone over the age of 18 for the Santa Clara program, but only individuals 21 and older can use other Zipcar locations around the country.

    Read the entire article in The Santa Clara.

  •  Team California recalls D.C. experience

    Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

    It's been a month since this year's Team California kicked off a mad dash to complete their entry in the nation's capital, called Refract House, after taking it apart and shipping it to Washington D.C. to compete in the 2009 Solar Decathlon in October. Students, faculty, administration and supporters of the project convened in the Bannan Engineering complex Tuesday night to congratulate the team on another third-place victory.

    Read the entire article in The Santa Clara.

  •  Conserving energy rewarded

    Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

    Senior Jasmine Blaine, sophomore Julie Peterson and Vice President of Associated Students Katherine Quinn-Shea are bringing Earth Aid, an energy conservation program, to the Santa Clara community. Earth Aid is a free online service that allows households to monitor electric, gas and water utility usage in one place. Households are able to sign up for free online and link their utility accounts with the Earth Aid system.

    Read the entire article in The Santa Clara.