Article: FROM 'ECONAUTS' TO BIO-SWALE, MAJOR GREEN EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY ON UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO CAMPUS

LA JOLLA, Calif., Aug. 24 -- The University of California at San Diego issued the following press release:

Students entering the University of California, San Diego campus in September will find a next-generation array of green innovations ranging from Econauts and drought tolerant bio-swale landscaping to organic foods and "hydration stations" that eliminate the need for disposable water bottles. And as an incentive to keep energy consumption as low as possible, each student in the new Village apartments will receive individual electricity bills.

Underlining its reputation as one of the greenest campuses in the country, UC San Diego is initiating a huge housing program with a new 1,000-bed ...

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