http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/09/17/suny-going-green/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/09/17/suny-going-green/#comment-53209 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:50:13 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/09/17/suny-going-green/#comment-53209 I encourage the the movement to green SUNY by the students government. The University’s Task Force on Energy and Sustainability released their report (on the SUNY web site.). One of those is a 20% reduction in green house gases by 2014. The 20% goal is a challenge but can be accomplished (it will cost $billions of dollars). The 80% percent goal based on current technology is not possible. In 2006 SUNY produced about 1.2 million tons of green house gases (State Operated Campuses). About 53% of that was from electricity, if we buy all zero emission electricity we are still at 47%. SUNY still needs to heat its buildings, and we have reduced our energy use by 40% from the pre 1972 oil embargo days. The ability to significantly reduce further our use of fossil fuels ( natural gas is our most common fuel and is already the lowest in GGE.)is just not possible.
I would recommend a lower goal for reducing GGE.
Joe Fox
Director Energy Managnement and Planning

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