News - Northeast Region

  • UMD Spring Sustainability Fair- Climate Change and the UMD Energy Action Plan
    April 14, 2011

    UMD’s Sustainability Fair will be held on April 19 and 20.

  • UMD Winter Fair focuses on Sustainability as the new "business as usual"
    December 6, 2010

    The 2010 Winter Sustainability Fair has come and gone, and definitely did not go unnoticed.

    Writer and director Chris Paine headlined the Sustainability Fair.

  • Help Someone Install A New Thermostat & Win A Solar-Powered iPod Charger!
    September 21, 2010

    Keep the music going on a sunny day! Join the CERTs Honeywell Programmable Thermostat Program to win!

  • Minnesota Green Step Cities: Taking Action with proven best practices
    July 23, 2010
  • Go Green Club has sunny objectives
    June 14, 2010

    By Jenna Gibson, The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

    As a sophomore in high school, Emily Schick saw a problem at her school and decided to fix it.

    The Byron High School student noticed that class

  • Schools Cutting Carbon Wins Award for Energy & Climate Protection
    June 8, 2010

    The Minnesota Environmental Initiative Awards are held every year to recognize outstanding partnerships.

  • WDIO TV - Green Bandits Save Energy With Schools Cutting Carbon
    May 21, 2010

    A group of middle school students is working toward making the Proctor High School a greener place to learn. It started with a simple class assignment.

  • Recycling promotional video for UMD (complete with a kicky soundtrack!)
    May 18, 2010

  • Earth Hour 2010: UMD students raise energy awareness with acoustic carbon-free music.
    April 27, 2010

    On Earth Hour, UMD students celebrated in style.

  • 1,000 Pledges wanted. UMD Energy Pledge to save money, help environment.
    April 27, 2010

    Wondering what you can do to help UMD save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Sign the UMD Energy Pledge!

  • Earth Day 2010 at the Capitol a huge success!
    April 22, 2010

    Students from across the state gathered in the Rotunda at the Minnesota State Capitol this Earth Day to talk about actions they’re taking to reduce the carbon footprints of their schools.

  • Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon awards $200,000 in grants to 23 schools across the state for student-led energy projects
    February 4, 2010

    MnSCC has announced the award of over $200,000 in 19 grants to 23 public high schools, colleges and universities across Minnesota.