Word: greenes
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...ranking is part of the intercollegiate Green Power Challenge, an annual competition that tracks the amount of renewable energy purchased by 45 schools in 22 collegiate athletic conferences throughout the academic year...
Though Harvard has participated in the competition for several years, the Challenge’s emphasis on the number of green kilowatt hours of power purchased is not fully compatible with the University’s current energy-saving tactics...
While Harvard is also pursuing a diverse portfolio of green energy purchases, the University is striving to curb emissions by increasing efficiency and reducing electricity demand. Earlier this year, University President Drew G. Faust announced plans to cut Harvard’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent of 2006 levels...
...Harvard has focused on increasing efficiency and reducing the demand for energy in addition to purchasing green energy,” said Heather A. Henriksen, the director of the Office of Sustainability. “We are looking to reduce emissions through a combination of energy efficiency and reducing of demand through changes in individual personal behavior...
Harvard’s green purchases are heterogeneous, including wind and small-hydro Renewable Energy Certificates as well as on-site solar generation from panels at the Business School and Science Center, Smith said...