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 July 18, 2008

Going Green at UC San Diego
UC San Diego does not take "going green" lightly. In fact, the University is one of the greenest in the United States. In the schools continued effort to become environmentally friendly, they have started to install the pieces needed in order to produce sustainable energy.
In the near future, this will allow the college to produce clean energy, which will account for more than 10% of its annual yearly usage. Solar panels are already being installed throughout the campus. Eventually, the school will produce enough energy that it could power nearly five thousand homes in San Diego. The move will decrease air pollutants by more than 10,000 tons.

These steps are only a few the college plans to take. Toward the end of 2007, they began constructing a renewable methane source. Methane fuel is taken from the sewage in Point Loma and transported to UC San Diego. After they produce it as UC San Diego, it will produce envrionmentally friendly energy and, in addition, will actually remove pollution from the air.