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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...
While the EPA rating cites Harvard as having purchased 8 percent of its energy from green sources, Henriksen said the real number falls closer to 12 percent...
...dancing. Last Saturday, Corcairdhearg—the Harvard College Irish Dancers—together with the Currier House Committee hosted the Currier March Party, featuring a traditional Irish Ceili before breaking into a St. Patrick’s Day-themed party with DJ Double Kay. With intriguing offerings of green beer, pots of (chocolate) gold, live Irish music, and, of course, plenty of dancing, the event drew in both Irish step enthusiasts and curious partygoers. Taking the name Corcairdhearg from the Irish word for “crimson,” this dance crew is the first at Harvard dedicated...