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    Shrinking Footprints Headline News– November 5-11

    Higher Education
    1. 5500 Young People Attend Youth Climate Summit
    2. $5 Billion in Financing Made Available for Campus Retrofits
    3. Fresno State Completes 1.1 MW Solar Installation
    4. Inside Higher Ed Covers Campus Water Conservation
    5. Oberlin Receives $4 Million for Environmental Stewardship
    6. Eco-Reps Programs Covered in USA Today

    National and International News
    7. U.S. wind power installations to rise 63 pct in 2007
    8. Scientists strive for pinpoint warming forecasts
    9. UN climate report: already out of date?
    10. Global-warming gases set to rise by 57 percent by 2030: IEA
    11. Minnesota, Kansas to Save Computer Energy
    12. Study Finds Carcinogens in Water Near Alberta Oil Sands Projects
    13. Airlines “not ready for carbon trading” – study
    14. Is it in us?
    15. Booming palm oil demand fuelling climate crisis

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  • Lamppa Leads Web Conference on Financing Renewable Energy

    Rob Lamppa, Director of Energy Management & Senior Project Manager for Facilities, recently led a web conference sponsored by Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and Academic Impressions. The online presentation, titled “Financing Renewable Energy and Interconnection with the Utility,” was presented in two parts on Oct. 9 and 11, 2007. Lamppa presented with Michael Philips from Energy Ventures International, a Maryland-based energy consultant and co-author of The Business Case for Renewable Energy: A guide for Colleges and Universities.

  • Carleton Becomes Member of AASHE

    Carleton College has just recently joined the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).