[trees-list] UC System and Renewable Energy

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Wow....

Whitney

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September 19, 2002
GREENPEACE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO HELP
TURN THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA INTO A CLEAN
ENERGY LEADER
Group Backs Student Demand of 25% On-site Solar Power for all
New Buildings
San Francisco-- Greenpeace launched a campaign this week to
help turn the University of California (UC) system into a national
leader in renewable energy. The international environmental
group kicked off the campaign with a 10-day tour of the UC
campuses, starting at the Santa Cruz campus, powering student
events with its solar demonstration truck "Rolling Sunlight."

This week's campaign launch coincides with the opening week
of classes on most campuses, and is coordinated with the newly
founded, student-led group the Sustainability Coalition that has
chapters on all of the nine UC campuses. For the next 10 days,
Greenpeace will be providing solar power for student concerts,
rallies, and parties in the hopes of getting thousands of letters
written to UC President, Richard Atkinson, asking him to support
clean renewable energy and green buildings on all of the
campuses.
"This is a great opportunity for the UC system to become a
national leader in clean energy, setting the bar for other
educational institutions, while also working to solve the problem
of global warming," explained Kristin Casper, Greenpeace
Campaigner. Casper also noted that on-site, renewable energy
provides reliable power that is immune to rapid price swings in
energy prices, like those experienced in California over the last
two years."

Greenpeace's campaign supports the student-based group's
demand to the UC Board of Regents to adopt at its November
meeting a policy of:
--25% on-site, renewable energy for all new buildings (this will
be met primarily through solar energy), and additional purchase
of 25% renewable energy from power companies, upon
availability.
-- Silver LEED certification for all new and renovated buildings,
LEED is a green building guideline developed by the U.S. Green
Building Council.
This summer, the Los Angeles Community College District
(LACCD) adopted a similar green building and renewable
energy policy. Although the LACCD is smaller than the UC
system, the positive impact was significant. Over the next five
years, the District will build 40 to 50 new buildings at the Silver
LEED level, install up to 10 megawatts of solar power, and
purchase an additional 5 to 15 percent clean renewable energy
from utilities. The new solar installations at the LACCD alone will
prevent over 137 million tons of carbon dioxide from being
emitted into the atmosphere, or the equivalent of removing at
least 2.2 million cars from the road for one year over the lifetime
of the panels.
"This clean energy policy would be good for UC campuses,
good for UC's budget and good for the environment," said UC
Berkeley student Guadalupe Bumatay. "Earlier this year the Los
Angeles Community College District committed to a 10% on-site
renewable energy generation, because they saw that it makes
economic and environmental sense. Now UC can take it a step
further."

For more information on Greenpeace's Clean Energy Now!
Campaign visit: www.cleanergynow.org and
www.greenpeace.org
CONTACT: Alisa Arnett, Greenpeace media at (415) 407-
9293 or Kristin Casper, Clean Energy NOW! Campaigner at
(415) 297-5621.

California Climate and Energy Campaigner
kristin.casper@sfo.greenpeace.org
office: 415-255-9221 ext. 321
cell: 415-297-5621
Check out our website www.cleanenergynow.org

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Wow....<br>
<br>
Whitney<br>
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___________________________________________________________________________<br>
September 19, 2002<br>
GREENPEACE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO HELP <br>
TURN THE <br>
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA INTO A CLEAN <br>
ENERGY LEADER<br>
Group Backs Student Demand of 25% On-site Solar Power for all <br>
New Buildings<br>
San Francisco-- Greenpeace launched a campaign this week to <br>
help turn the University of California (UC) system into a national <br>
leader in renewable energy. The international environmental <br>
group kicked off the campaign with a 10-day tour of the UC <br>
campuses, starting at the Santa Cruz campus, powering student <br>
events with its solar demonstration truck “Rolling Sunlight.”<br>
<br>
This week’s campaign launch coincides with the opening week <br>
of classes on most campuses, and is coordinated with the newly <br>
founded, student-led group the Sustainability Coalition that has <br>
chapters on all of the nine UC campuses. For the next 10 days, <br>
Greenpeace will be providing solar power for student concerts, <br>
rallies, and parties in the hopes of getting thousands of letters <br>
written to UC President, Richard Atkinson, asking him to support <br>
clean renewable energy and green buildings on all of the <br>
campuses.<br>
“This is a great opportunity for the UC system to become a <br>
national leader in clean energy, setting the bar for other <br>
educational institutions, while also working to solve the problem <br>
of global warming,” explained Kristin Casper, Greenpeace <br>
Campaigner. Casper also noted that on-site, renewable energy <br>
provides reliable power that is immune to rapid price swings in <br>
energy prices, like those experienced in California over the last <br>
two years.”<br>
<br>
Greenpeace’s campaign supports the student-based group’s <br>
demand to the UC Board of Regents to adopt at its November <br>
meeting a policy of: <br>
--25% on-site, renewable energy for all new buildings (this will <br>
be met primarily through solar energy), and additional purchase <br>
of 25% renewable energy from power companies, upon <br>
availability. <br>
-- Silver LEED certification for all new and renovated buildings, <br>
LEED is a green building guideline developed by the U.S. Green <br>
Building Council.<br>
This summer, the Los Angeles Community College District <br>
(LACCD) adopted a similar green building and renewable <br>
energy policy. Although the LACCD is smaller than the UC <br>
system, the positive impact was significant. Over the next five <br>
years, the District will build 40 to 50 new buildings at the Silver 
<br>
LEED level, install up to 10 megawatts of solar power, and <br>
purchase an additional 5 to 15 percent clean renewable energy <br>
from utilities. The new solar installations at the LACCD alone will 
<br>
prevent over 137 million tons of carbon dioxide from being <br>
emitted into the atmosphere, or the equivalent of removing at <br>
least 2.2 million cars from the road for one year over the lifetime 
<br>
of the panels.<br>
“This clean energy policy would be good for UC campuses, <br>
good for UC’s budget and good for the environment,” said UC <br>
Berkeley student Guadalupe Bumatay. “Earlier this year the Los <br>
Angeles Community College District committed to a 10% on-site <br>
renewable energy generation, because they saw that it makes <br>
economic and environmental sense. Now UC can take it a step <br>
further.”<br>
<br>
For more information on Greenpeace’s Clean Energy Now! <br>
Campaign visit:
<a href="http://www.cleanergynow.org/" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.cleanergynow.org</a></font></u>
and <br>
<font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/" eudora="autourl">www.greenpeace.org<br>
</a></font></u>CONTACT: Alisa Arnett, Greenpeace media at (415) 407- <br>
9293 or Kristin Casper, Clean Energy NOW! Campaigner at <br>
(415) 297-5621.<br>
<br>
California Climate and Energy Campaigner <br>
kristin.casper@sfo.greenpeace.org <br>
office: 415-255-9221 ext. 321 <br>
cell: 415-297-5621 <br>
Check out our website <a href="http://www.cleanenergynow.org/" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.cleanenergynow.org<br>
</a></font></u></html>

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