UNH recognized for global warming efforts

Associated Press - January 22, 2008 11:35 AM ET

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - The University of New Hampshire is getting national recognition for its programs to fight climate change.

A new publication from the National Wildlife Foundation highlights UNH's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases as it reports on how colleges and universities are responding to global warming.

The report is called "Higher Education in a Warming World: The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus." It recognizes programs such as UNH's landfill gas project, which is designed to drop the university's greenhouse gas emissions to 67% below 2005 levels when it goes online this year. The project will bring waste gas from a landfill 12 miles away to heat and cool campus buildings.

UNH has instituted programs to conserve energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and integrate sustainability throughout its curricula, operations and research.