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In the News item

University Fleet Uses Biodiesel to Cut Emissions

Georgetown's latest sustainability effort has it filling up its vehicles with a fuel blend to reduce the campus' carbon.…

January 5, 2010

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Draft of 10-Year Campus Plan Unveiled

Administrators propose structural development plans going into the year.…

November 18, 2009

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Framework for Green Buildings Taking Shape

With construction of the new Hariri Building meeting environmental certification requirements, the university puts other sustainability efforts in.…

October 22, 2009

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Solar Compactors, Extra Bins Add to Green Efforts

Georgetown steps up more measures toward becoming a zero-waste.…

September 30, 2009

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Goodall Lecture Promotes Conservation and Peace

After a career spent saving species from the brink of distinction, Jane Goodall asks: why is mankind destroying the?…

September 10, 2009

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Bananas May Be Yellow, but Campus Sees Green

Students try cutting down on paper promotion of Jane Goodall lecture by using something a bit more friendly to.…

September 8, 2009

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Earth Day Talk Focuses On Population, Consumption

National Geographic's president and chief executive officer, John Fahey, speaks during Earth Day at.…

April 25, 2009

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The Effort to Keep Biodiversity Out of Crisis

Biology professor Ed Barrows sees biodiversity as everything around us that is related to life, and he wants to make sure those resources stay out of harm's.…

April 22, 2009

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Georgetown Sees Gains in Recycling Competition

After a 10-week international recycling contest, Georgetown collects 158,371 pounds of recycled materials, and efforts continue to green the.…

April 20, 2009

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Going Green a Collaborative Effort on Campus

The university community kicks off the month of April with a Green Day event, leading up to Earth Day on April.…

April 20, 2009