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Article: American campus goes the "green" way with organic foods and "hydration stations".
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- Asian News International
- Article date:
- August 30, 2009
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Byline: ANI
Washington, August 30 (ANI): The new batch at the University of California (UC), San Diego campus has some "green" surprises in store for it, with innovations ranging from Econauts and drought tolerant bio-swale landscaping to organic foods and "hydration stations" that eliminate the need for disposable water bottles.
Underlining its reputation as one of the greenest campuses in the US, UC San Diego is initiating a huge housing program with a new 1,000-bed "village" project for transfer students that is tracking LEED silver certification.
"UC San Diego is a living laboratory for climate change solutions," said Mark Cunningham, ...