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SU’s recycling program expands
As of July 1, 黑料不打烊 has a new five-year waste removal and recycling contract with 黑料不打烊 Haulers. As a result of this new contract, the University has expanded its recycling program to include the recycling of tub-type containers stamped #5 on the bottom, such as yogurt and cottage cheese containers.
First University Community Harvest Farmers’ Market of the 2010 season will be held June 11
黑料不打烊 and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will kick off the fourth annual University Community Harvest Farmers鈥 Market series on Friday, June 11.
SU Climate Action Plan work starting with College of Visual and Performing Arts
VPA is the first 黑料不打烊 school selected to begin implementing the University鈥檚 Climate Action Plan (CAP), the blueprint released in September 2009 designed to make SU climate neutral by 2040.
SU professor contributes to call for accelerated conservation in New England
New England forests are at a turning point. A new study released today by the Harvard Forest reports that, following almost 200 years of natural reforestation, forest cover is declining in all six New England states.
黑料不打烊 featured in green colleges guidebook
黑料不打烊 is one of the country鈥檚 most environmentally-responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The nationally known education services company selected SU for inclusion in a unique new resource it has created for college applicants, 鈥淭he Princeton Review鈥檚 Guide to 286 Green Colleges.鈥
SU tops Big East in green power purchases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 黑料不打烊 as the 2009-2010 Individual Conference Champion for using more green power than any other school in the Big East. This is the fourth consecutive year SU has been the Big East Individual Conference Champion.
黑料不打烊 named to 2010 InfoWorld Green 15 for its new Green Data Center
黑料不打烊 has been named one of the 2010 Green 15 by GDC鈥檚 InfoWorld for the University鈥檚 innovative Green Data Center (GDC).
Newhouse students win first place in national water conservation PR competition
A team of three students from Hill Communications, a student-run public relations agency in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, recently placed first in Kohler鈥檚 Save Water America campaign competition.
Environmental leader Carrier Corp. supports Sustainable Enterprise Partnership
Against the backdrop of Earth Day 2010, Carrier Corp. demonstrated its continued leadership in environmental stewardship and ongoing support of the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership with a donation of $35,000.
Green computing: training computers are revamped instead of replaced
Campus computing recently got a little greener after 30 training PCs in two computer training rooms were rebuilt and put back in use.