44.02% Reduction in GHG Emissions from 2007 – 2020
397 Tons of Organic Waste Composted since 2016
26.18 Million kWh of Renewable Energy used in 2020
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Conserve and Protect- From UMBC to an environmental career
UMBC Magazine on a green alumn who connects arts & science
As a child, Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins ’97, biological sciences, could often be found on a fishing pier on the Chesapeake Bay, dangling a line for fish or chicken-necking for blue crabs with her...
Posted: January 22, 2013, 1:15 PM
Patapsco's LEED-Addition topped by UMBC's First Green Roof
UMBC takes on Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
UMBC Patapsco Hall Green Roof Research Platform Green roofs are important elements of sustainable design since they help reduce storm water run off- one of the major problems facing the...
Posted: January 14, 2013, 10:34 AM
Taking time to compost in The Commons, from Retriever Wkly
An article from the Retriever Weekly describing composting!
Everyone has heard mutterings of a new composting system on UMBC campus this semester, but some people are still unsure about the facts. What can you compost and where? What are the benefits of...
Posted: January 8, 2013, 5:10 PM
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