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Energy Conservation – Be Energy Conscious…

With the oil prices rising, we need to conserve energy on campus. The University burns #2 oil to produce electrical power for the campus. The price of #2 oil has risen from $2.05/gallon in September 2007 to $3.32/gallon in March 2008 which is a 62% increase in costs. A truck load of oil in September cost $19,000 and our last load in March was $31,000.

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The Center for Rural Partnerships (CRP), working in collaboration with North Country Resource Conservation and Development Area Council (RC & D) and the State Forester, has secured funding from the U.S. Forest Service to conduct a feasibility study for converting PSU’s existing co-gen plant from fossil fuels to sustainably-harvested woody biomass from local forests. Conversion from fossil fuels to a renewable energy source (combined with sustainable forestry) has a number of positive attributes, according to CRP Director Thad Guldbrandsen. (more…)

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PSU officially reopened Mary Lyon residence hall in mid-October after a $15 million, year-long renovation. How is it different? A 90 year-old building that was looking and feeling its age has been transformed into a beautiful, energy efficient home to 250 students that’s 40 to 50% more energy efficient than “Old Mary Lyon.”

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All four presidents will develop action plans and goals to become climate neutral

Lee, NH– While the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) institutions have a long history of pursuing efforts to be more energy conscious and efficient, the four USNH presidents took a major step toward climate neutrality by recently signing the national American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. New Hampshire is one of the first states nationally to have all of its university system presidents support this effort. Nationally, nearly 300 presidents have signed the commitment, which calls for all institutions to create a comprehensive action plan for becoming neutral, including specific goals and timelines. (more…)

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From the official press release:

PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Plymouth State University’s newest building, Langdon Woods, is the state’s first residence hall—and one of the nation’s largest—to earn gold-level certification by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership-Energy-Environmental Design (LEED) program University President Sara Jayne Steen announced today.

“Receiving the USGB gold LEED certification symbolizes the commitment we have as a University to developing an environmentally sustainable plan that will have a positive effect for many, many years,” said Steen. “We are developing our students’ life skills as they learn to live in an environmentally sustainable community.”

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University Takes Lead in Creating Environmentally-Conscious Campus PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Plymouth State University is taking a leadership role among the nation’s most environmentally friendly institutions of higher learning. PSU President Dr. Sara Jayne Steen has signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, committing PSU to a broad effort by the nation’s higher education institutions to address global warming by neutralizing their greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating research and educational efforts to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate. The heads of more than 180 institutions across the country have signed the pledge.

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PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Plymouth State University’s bold environmental sustainability initiatives have garnered praise from New Hampshire’s 2nd District Congressman. PSU announced this week that its 347-bed Langdon Woods residence hall earned a gold-level certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership-Energy-Environmental Design (LEED) program. PSU is one of the first institutions of higher learning nationwide to earn this distinction.

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