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A November 6 UCSB News Release titled “UC Santa Barbara Recognized for ‘Remarkable’ Student-Led Water Conservation Efforts” points out that UCSB’s Water Action Plan has received national recognition. “In a recent roundup of college and university campuses setting the pace for sustainability––nationwide, only four institutions were featured––Earth Day Network singled out UCSB...

In an interactive article titled “If All the Ice Melted,” National Geographic invites you to “Explore the world’s new coastlines if sea level rises 216 feet. The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and drained into the sea, raising it 216 feet and creating new shorelines for our continents and inland seas.” As the article points out, “There...

An article in The Los Angeles Times titled “Cal State budget plan includes hiring more than 500 full-time faculty” notes that “Hundreds of new full-time faculty would be hired to teach high-demand courses at California State University campuses under a budget plan to be considered by trustees Tuesday.” Carla Rivera, in her November 5, 2013 article for L.A. Now, goes on to say, “Under the proposal, about...