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Isla Petroleum & Energy (IP&E) Holdings LLC recently made a ten-thousand-dollar donation to the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability (CIS) in support of the recent UOG Conference on Island Sustainability held in April.   The group presented a check to CIS leadership through the University of Guam Endowment Foundation at a ceremony held at the energy group’s first solar panel micro-grid in Upper Tumon.   At the ribbon cutting for the solar micro-grid facility, IP&E and Shell Guam Managing Director Brian Bamba said that Shell is investing in lower carbon technologies throughout the world including renewable energy options.  “We

First Sirena Festival highlights ocean preservation and culture The first ever Sirena Festival was held in the island’s capital of Hågatña and highlighted the importance of ocean conservation and cultural preservation. The event organized by the Hågatña Restoration and Redevelopment Authority featured vendors from many local businesses and community groups. Amongst them were the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability, UOG Sea Grant, Guam NSF EPSCoR, Guam Green Growth, NSF INCLUDES SEAS Islands Alliance, Guampedia and more.  “This is a really fun event and it is great to be outdoors with the family learning about some of the history of

#InTheNews – Our View: New Year is time for reflection Published in the Pacific Daily News Photo by Rick Cruz We enter 2022 as we entered 2021: under the shadow of a pandemic that continues to end lives and destroy livelihoods. This is traditionally the time when we can reflect on what we, as a community, could have done better in 2021, and what we can do to make things better for everyone on the island in 2022. One of the bright spots of the year was the work done by Guam Green Growth, which worked to keep the island clean

UOG Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant assist with aquaculture feasibility study with big implications for Guam’s future Hawai’i-based aquaculture expert Jim Wyban spoke at the monthly aquaculture stakeholders meeting on Thursday, Dec 9, at the UOG College of Natural and Applied Sciences.  The University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant have been tapped to assist in a feasibility study that explores the potential of aquaculture as a viable industry on the island.   Hawai’i-based aquaculture expert Jim Wyban spoke about the study at the monthly aquaculture stakeholders meeting on Thursday, Dec 9, at the UOG College of