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Green Campus Profile: Harvard Commits to Emissions Cap

DEVELOPERS AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY KNOW THERE ARE SOME LIMITS TO GREEN BUILDING.  LEARN HOW THEY'RE CAPPING THEIR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

IN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE, HARVARD HAS PLEDGED TO KEEP GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW BUILDINGS ON ITS ALLSTON CAMPUS AT AN ASTONISHING FIFTY PERCENT BELOW THE NATIONAL STANDARD.  IAN BOWLES, SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, EXPLAINS.

BOWLES: REALLY IT’S ABOUT GREEN BUILDINGS – ENERGY EFFICIENT GREEN BUILDINGS, DISTRIBUTED POWER, SOURCES OF POWER THAT ARE CLEAN THAT WILL BE LOCAL TO THE CAMPUS.

AS ONE OF THE FIRST DEVELOPERS TO VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO A LEGALLY-ENFORCEABLE EMISSIONS CAP, HARVARD IS SETTING A POWERFUL EXAMPLE.

BOWLES: OTHER INSTITUTIONS WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS CAREFULLY AND SAYING WHAT CAN WE DO?  HOW CAN WE MATCH OR BETTER THIS EXAMPLE?

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

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