By Brian Wingfield

Long a hotbed of environmental activism, America's campuses are blooming green. Schools are committing to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, they're funneling endowment money into renewable-energy investment funds, and students--the engine behind much of this growth--are pushing for more.

East Bay Business Times-

By Mavis Scanlon, Staff reporter 

Berkeley announced the first grant recipients that were awarded funding through its new Sustainable Products and Solutions Program.

Irvine, Calif., April 17, 2008

UC Irvine has created a new research institute dedicated to the study of how the environment and society interact. The new endeavor – called the UC Irvine Environment Institute: Global Change, Energy and Sustainable Resources – will bring together scientists from across campus to work on projects specific to these areas.

April 21, 2008 (Santa Barbara, Calif.) – On the eve of Earth Day, the University of California, Santa Barbara is announcing its adoption of a comprehensive Campus Sustainability Plan designed to make significant contributions to energy conservation, resource management, and environmental awareness – as well as to education and research – on the UCSB campus and beyond.

UC Santa Cruz, one of the most environmentally active campuses in the nation, is hosting ‘Ode to the Globe: A Sustainability Festival in Honor of Earth Day. The festival will feature many exciting speakers, film screenings, musical artists and more. Campus Progress staff will be giving a training on how to plug into the larger national movement.