Trustees vote against certification of Warde
By Jennifer McCurdy, Staff writer on Dec 15, 2009 10:01:03The Mercyhurst College Board of Trustees voted unanimously against the pursuit of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for Frances Warde Hall during their meeting on Thursday, Oct. 29.
According to the motion passed by the Board of Trustees, “The $85,000 needed to embark on Phase II in LEED certification … would be better spent to support future green initiatives on campus.”
Rather than spend money on LEED certification, which proves the sustainability of the building without necessarily improving it, the Board developed alternative plans for the money.
Green Team in action at 'Power Shift'
By Erin Dascher, Contributing Writer on Nov 04, 2009 08:01:01
Power Shift '09 held 11 regional summits across the country. In Pennsylvania, it was held at Penn State University.
Power Shift is a project of the energy action coalition dedicated to combating climate change by advocating clean energy on a political level.
In the winter of 2009, Power Shift delivered a message of change to the nation’s elected officials while enhancing the climate and clean energy movement.
Students track greenhouse gases, wait for solution
By Andrew Miller, Contributing Writer on Nov 04, 2009 08:01:01An additional five dollars in tuition doesn’t sound like it’ll go very far, but with a little over 3,000 students, that money adds up fast.
Included in our tuition, there is a small fee that is set aside for what is called the Green Energy Fund. Every trimester we pay this fee and it is send to a separate fund to be spent on a student’s proposal for research and the purchase of green energy technologies on campus.
This fund was made to provide students with a forum and an opportunity to take control of how the school spends our money on campus.
