Funding has been secured to retrofit approximately 1,000 school buses across Minnesota with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed-crankcase filtration systems (CCFS).
Remember Friday, June 26th, 2009. It is the day where we took a huge step to combat global warming. Late Friday afternoon, after intense debate, the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act was passed.
The Minnesota GreenCorps will provide its members with opportunities to contribute to improve Minnesota’s environment, while gaining experience and learning valuable job skills.
Funding has been secured to retrofit approximately 1,000 school buses across Minnesota with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed-crankcase filtration systems (CCFS).
Sustainability Club working on community bike project
February 2, 2010
The Sustainability Club has initiated a community bike project. We will soon start collecting bikes from the community, fix them up and distribute them for community use.
We, along with the other colleges in NHED have been awarded $20,000 for our collaborative grant—each of us will receive $4,000. Good luck to all of us in pursuing our projects!!
We, along with the other 4 community colleges in the Northeastern Higher Education District, have completed our application for Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon $20,000 grant!
HCC recently joined 55 other colleges and universities across the US and Canada in becoming a charter member of the Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Rating System (STARS).
Funding has been secured to retrofit approximately 1,000 school buses across Minnesota with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed-crankcase filtration systems (CCFS).
Remember Friday, June 26th, 2009. It is the day where we took a huge step to combat global warming. Late Friday afternoon, after intense debate, the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act was passed.
The Minnesota GreenCorps will provide its members with opportunities to contribute to improve Minnesota’s environment, while gaining experience and learning valuable job skills.
Winona State University Gets Serious About Sustainability
February 22, 2010
In an effort to become a carbon neutral campus, ten subcommittees have been formed by faculty and staff at Winona State University in order to make major changes toward that goal. On February 10, committee representatives presented their initiatives and accomplishments. Several scheduled projects were introduced to the campus community.
1) Working on Grants for BIG projects- With the big $20,000 grant we’re applying for we’re hoping to reduce Rosemount High School’s carbon footprint by improving the facilities to emit less carbon, e
Funding has been secured to retrofit approximately 1,000 school buses across Minnesota with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed-crankcase filtration systems (CCFS).
The Purple Bike Rental Program has seven bikes available at no cost to current students and employees at Winona State. Each rental includes a bike, helmet, and cable lock.
Springfield YES Team Presents at the Brown County County Congress
November 13, 2009
On Friday, October 30, the Springfield YES Team presented information about past projects and future goals at the Brown County County Congress in Sleepy Eye, MN.
Funding has been secured to retrofit approximately 1,000 school buses across Minnesota with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed-crankcase filtration systems (CCFS).
Remember Friday, June 26th, 2009. It is the day where we took a huge step to combat global warming. Late Friday afternoon, after intense debate, the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act was passed.
The Ortonville LEFT Group is conducting a holiday lights recycling drive. Any old, unwanted lights may be dropped off at the specially marked bin at the high school to be recycled.
Funding has been secured to retrofit approximately 1,000 school buses across Minnesota with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed-crankcase filtration systems (CCFS).
All summer the Prairie Lakes Youth Program has been growing, harvesting in our outdoor gardens, and selling produce at Becker Market in downtown Willmar.