Carbon is now a commodity. Under California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, businesses and institutions – including universities – must pay for the carbon they emit.
Senate Bill 497 strives to alleviate the financial burden on the University of California and California State University by freely allocating allowances, effectively exempting both university systems from having to purchase more carbon.

The UCLA campus may be adhering to the University of California system’s motto, “Fiat Lux,” or “Let there be light,” a little too literally.
If you stroll across campus past midnight, you’ll find that many of the buildings still have their lights on.

That infamous red plastic party cup could – and should – soon become a relic of the past.