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The University of California has made one of the largest solar energy purchases by a university system in the entire United States. This solar energy project will provide enough solar power to offset the electricity use at five of the state’s 10 campuses, as well as some university medical centers. A San Mateo solar energy company will provide 80 megawatts in solar energy to the university campuses. The university schools have set a goal to be carbon-neutral across the California system by 2025.
This article shows how many universities in California want to improve the environment throughout California. This also shows how hard the university students have worked in order for this deal to be signed. I would say the students throughout California that are majoring in Environmental issues or Environmental Science at universities are the ones that have a big affect on this deal. I would say this is an excellent deal that has been signed; it manages the utility bill at universities very well. This is a very effective and innovative bill that has been signed for our future because it helps the environment in many ways; one being, the amount of energy used throughout the entire United States. We know that renewable resources is the way to go when it comes to getting energy.
The UC’s integration of solar energy into their campus’s is an incredible new feat. Today, we are in the midst of a global climate change crisis. However, with the integration of new and sustainable forms of energy in the nation’s top corporations, universities, and homes, the climate change crisis will become suppressed.
This is definitely a current trend to major in environmental science. A lot of young people are interested in it and want to make it a higher priority. However, we may have to give up something else economically in order to preserve the environment. Hopefully the people in college are educated enough to understand that and are willing to pursue the field despite the sacrifices they need to make. It will be interesting to see what happens.
This is awesome! The UC system is taking a major step by doing this. Credit to the students who played roles in this process. Hopefully, other universities follow in the UC system’s footsteps.