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No green light for graduate green lounge

admin - October 16, 2009

A proposal to create a green roof on the Unicentre may wither away (Photo: Maria Church)

New centre for sustainable energy

admin - October 15, 2009

Robin Sinha, executive director of the new energy research centre (Photo: Grant Oyston)

Greener grade for CU

admin - October 15, 2009

Carleton received a B- overall on the College Sustainability Report Card released Oct. 7, an improvement from the D- the university received last year.

A centerpiece of Carleton’s new sustainability efforts was its hiring of a sustainability officer in April 2009. Murdo Murchison was tasked with creating “a strategy on environmental issues, energy, waste and transportation management, campus planning and renovation projects that will incorporate community involvement,” Carleton’s website said.

Greener grade for CU

admin - October 9, 2009

A report released Oct. 7 rating universities’ sustainability for 2010 gave Carleton a B- overall, an improvement from the D- rating the university achieved in the 2009 report card. Carleton was given high scores in the administration and food and recycling categories, while receiving a D rating in the climate change and energy, and shareholder engagement.