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UVM student activism brings use of 100% recycled toilet paper and paper towels, bleached without chlorine. Read the full story on how UVM is changing the world one piece of paper at a time. in the view

Release Date: 01-27-2010

Nuclear Power the Subject of UVM Janus Forum Debate

The recent leak of radioactive tritium from Vermont Yankee, the state's nuclear power plant, has some legislators and citizens questioning whether relicensing of the facility should be granted. As that discussion plays out around the state, two experts will come to the University of Vermont campus to debate the larger issue: whether nuclear energy should be used at all. Full Story...

The University of Vermont is committed to environmental stewardship as a pillar of its academic, student, and institutional culture. This website, made possible by the Office of Sustainability, offers a glimpse into current activities at the "Environmental University." 

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UVM student organization VSTEP is actively engaged in the Burlington-based Kick the Bottle campaign, promoting reusable water bottles instead of single-use bottled water.

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