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Top 25 Green Football Schools Ranked

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014 by Ken Jennison

The University of Washington is the no. 1 green football school, according to SaveOnEnergy.com’s ranking of the top 25 NCAA football schools this season. SaveOnEnergy.com compared the 25 universities with criteria including stadium sustainability efforts, number of active green organizations, waste diversion rate, percentage of budget spent on locally grown or ... Read more »

Siemens, Texas A&M to Commercialize Cost-Saving Remediation Treatment

October 25, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Siemens Water Technologies and Texas A&M AgriLife Research have agreed to continue to develop and commercialize a chemical-based technology that the organizations say will more efficiently and cost-effectively remove heavy metals from water and wastewater at power utility, mining, refinery and remediation sites. In a single process unaffected by temperature ... Read more »

Texas A&M, District Energy St. Paul Among Honorees for District Energy

October 8, 2013October 7, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The International District Energy Association recently gave 11 organizations awards for district energy. Selected by an international panel of experts, nine international entities received Awards of Excellence and two received Special Awards for Innovation and Integration of Renewable Energy, as follows: Awards of Excellence: Texas A&M University (pictured); Aberdeen Heat ... Read more »

Reused Produced Water for Injection Cuts Fracking Costs

August 9, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Global Industrial Water (GIW) on Aug. 12 will begin a 14-day trial to find a treatment or series of treatments whereby produced water from oil and gas operations can be rendered fit for agricultural, municipal and industrial use, as well as reuse in hydraulic fracturing. The company says this potential ... Read more »

Texas A&M Cuts Normalized Energy 40% Over 10 Years

March 6, 2013July 3, 2017 by Leon Walker

Texas A&M University cut its normalized energy consumption 40 percent and saved $140 million over the last 10 years as a result of environmental initiatives that have also improved the school’s recycling rate and reduced its water use. From fiscal year 2002 to FY 2012 the size of the university’s main campus increased ... Read more »

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