As a part of the University of Georgia Office of Sustainabilityâs Earth Day programing, students and Athens community members participated in the Earth Day Global Community Cleanup on April 22-25.
By the end of the weekend, students and Athens residents had collected 870 pieces of trash and recycling over 579 collection events. The most picked up items include plastics, cans and cigarettes.
Due to inclement weather, the UGA Office of Sustainabilityâs scheduled cleanup was on Friday afternoon, where over a dozen students gathered to pick up trash and clean up campus.
âWe had a great turnout. We collected a lot of trash,â said Demetrius Jelks, the events and engagement intern at the UGA Office of Sustainability and sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology major. âAnytime we can get out in the community and partner with students, or community partners, it s always a success.â
As part of its celebration of Earth Week in Massachusetts, the Baker-Polito Administration announced last week the award of $5.5 million to 77 cities and towns across the Commonwealth through the Rapid LED Streetlight Conversion Program – a grant program that included awards to Everett and Lynn.
The program, jointly administered by the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), supported the installation of 116,139 LED streetlights that are projected to reduce electricity usage by more than 35.1 million kilowatt hours (kWh) and lower costs for municipalities by over $5.4 million per year, while avoiding over 10,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually – equivalent to taking over 2,150 cars off the road.
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Millicom launches environmental initiatives, joins Million Trees Miami programme Wednesday 28 April 2021 | 13:48 CET | News Millicom, owner of Tigo-branded operations across Latin America, said it has launched various Earth Week initiatives throughout the communities it serves with a view to minimising any negative impacts of its activities. As part of its contribution to Miami-Dade County s Million Trees Miami initiative, Millicom planted 100 Florida native cocoplum trees at Miami-Dade County Parks Coral Estates Park together with two other organisations, for a total of 357 trees planted at the park.
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SACO, Maine The Ecology School in Saco commemorated the completion of its regenerative green campus at River Bend Farm during a weeklong ‘Earth Week’ celebration, which included flipping the switch on 712 solar panels, a virtual message from Maine Governor Janet Mills, and COVID-safe tours of the new facility.
The pioneering campus, stretching over a historic 105-acre farm with views of the Saco River is expected to be the first location in Maine, and among only 23 in the United States, to achieve the full International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Certification (LBC), the most comprehensive green building certification in the world.