Check out the recent media coverage of sustainability-related programs and practices at UNC:
UNC commits to end coal use by 2020
The Carrboro Citizen
Flanked by representatives of the Sierra Club and North Carolina Energy Policy Council chair Tim Toben, Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Tuesday that the university intends to end its use of coal at the Cameron Avenue co-generation plant in 10 years. Starting with tests this spring with wood pellets, the university will gradually shift away from coal, phasing it our entirely by 2020. The plan was put together over the past six months by a university task force comprised of students, faculty, energy-systems managers and Sierra Club representatives.
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Bingham 'impacts' wetlands, stream
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC's Bingham Facility was hit with three notices of violations last month for unauthorized "impacts" to wetlands and a stream at the facility located on Clover Garden Church Road. ...(UNC Associate Vice Chancellor Dwayne) Pinkney said the recent notices stem from management issues at the animal holding facility prior to UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp's reorganization in February to establish a clear chain of command, which was thought to be a major source of the facility's problems. "Now what we're seeing is how those issues are going to be resolved," Pinkney said.
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