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Hillsborough Community College Collects Rainwater, Strives for Gold LEED

Get Outside | May 16, 2008

Hillsborough Community College is going for gold: Gold LEED, that is, at a new campus in Tampa Bay’s SouthShore community. Constructed with recycled steel, outfitted with efficient daylight-monitoring lights, and … Read more

An Ounce of Prevention: Conserving Water Resources on Campus

Get Outside | Mar 12, 2008

Most universities that are developing climate teams and renewable energy task forces are doing so in the name of prevention: preventing future over-dependence on fossil fuel reserves, creating their own … Read more

Water Conservation Tips

Get Outside | Feb 12, 2008

I don’t think I need to emphasize how important water is. However, I do want to say that with the number of issues we are facing we aren’t paying enough … Read more

Bush Administration Goes Green?

Conservation | Feb 4, 2008

That’s right folks. For only the 12th time in its entire history, the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to use the veto process to kill an Army Corps of Engineers … Read more

Great Woes for the Great Lakes

Conservation | Jan 27, 2008

Check out Kari Lyderson’s article in today’s Washington Post for a look at how decreased ice cover on the Great Lakes is impacting the shipping industry, outdoor recreation opportunities and … Read more

Corps Reform Measures Included in WRDA

Conservation | Oct 3, 2007

The Water Resources Development Act, which has passed both the House and Senate, includes key reform measures that would help better protect and mitigate for the loss of wetlands and … Read more

Moratorium on Ocean Going Ships in the Great Lakes

Conservation | May 24, 2007

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition today is calling for a moratorium of ocean-going ships in the Great Lakes until Congress stops the introduction of aquatic invasive species. “Our call … Read more

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