UNC investing millions in landfill gas project

UNC, as a signatory of the ACUPCC, has pledged to work towards becoming climate neutral. Currently much of the university's energy comes from coal burning plants, so an important step towards neutralize greenhouse gas emissions is investing in alternative energy sources.

TO this end, UNC and Orange County have agreed to a $5.5 million project (funded by UNC) to capture and process landfill gas for energy. If you haven't read the news yet, I highly recommend you check out today's edition of the Daily Tar Heel. It's story, County, UNC finalize landfill gas agreement, broke the news on campus and has most of the details. You can read it online at:
http://www.dailytarheel.com/news/city/county%252C_unc_nalize_land_ll_gas_agreement-1.1352989

-Brian Cain, Research & Outreach Manager, UNC Sustainability Office