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News Briefs: December 9th, 2008

Training the Workforce for Renewable Energy
With a bill in the Senate and community colleges incorporating courses in renewable energy, is a national program in “green workforce education and training” poised to take off?

Real Bus Tracking - Emory University

If a Green Bus Drives but Nobody Rides, Is It Still Green?
“Just because you have a green bus doesn’t mean more people will ride the bus,” says Josh Cohen of TransLoc, a company using GPS to track the location of campus shuttles at Emory University. With a goal of getting 25 percent of its workforce registered as alternative commuters by 2015, the school is figuring out to make mass transit more convenient.

Closer Look:
Ground-Source Heat, from Lipscomb to Yale

The third installment in our Heat-Moving series drills deeper into ground-source heating and cooling. Preliminary evidence suggests that these systems lower energy bills, cut carbon emissions and provide cool comfort—but it’s best to remember that “Your Mileage May Vary” depending on location and design.

Alderson Engineering

Upcoming Events

Jan 9 - 10:
Sustainability Across the Curriculum, AASHE[Workshop]

Feb 5:
The First 100 Days—National Teach-In on Global Warming [Webcast]

Feb 10-13:
Campus Energy Conference, Intl. District Energy Association [Conference]

Feb 11-13:
Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit: Forging Solutions at Colleges and Universities[Conference]

Feb 12:
Climate and Global Warming Policy: What Role Can Higher Education Play?; NWF [Webinar]

Feb 14- 18:
Lead the Way: NACA Convention[Conference]

For more, see our Events Calendar

Offset carbon, one video at a time!

National Wildlife Federation and GoGreenTube have partnered to find the best videos on campus sustainability. Log in and vote for your favorite one, but remember to choose wisely—you only have one vote! The winner will be recognized in our Chill Out broadcast in April.

Carbon Neutral NZ

Even better, for each video you watch as a logged-in user, one pound of CO2 will be offset through CarbonFund. So get watching and let us know whose campus deserves your vote!

Blogtracks: What we're Reading Lately

Testing Sustainability with Twin Buildings at IIT: Buildings & Grounds

Decking the Halls More Sustainably: Discover(ing) Sustainability

Clean, Renewable Energy Bonds Used to Fund Wind Turbines at UMM: AASHE

World Food Garden: Organic on the Green

A New Sheriff in Town: Getting to Green

Cities as Ecosystems: All About Cities

Sustainability On Campus and Beyond: WorldChanging

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