Lynchburg College Plant
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Lynchburg College in Virginia has a central heating plant built in 1909[1] that uses coal.[2] Lynchburg has signed onto the "American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment "American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment", but as of January 2010 campus efforts are focused on issues such as recycling and litter removal, not lowering greenhouse gas emissions.[3]
Resources
References
- ↑ "College History" Lynchburg College, accessed January 2010
- ↑ "U.S. Colleges with On-Campus Coal Plants" Sierra Club List, accessed January 2010
- ↑ "Campus Efforts" Lynchburg College Website, accessed January 2010
Related SourceWatch articles
- Campus coal plants
- Existing U.S. Coal Plants
- Opposition to existing coal plants
- Coal
- Coal and jobs
- Coal-fired power plant capacity and generation
- Coal phase-out
- Coal plant conversion projects
- Coal plants near residential areas
External resources
- Anne C. Mulkern, "Colleges Are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight," Greenwire, October 14, 2009.
- Campuses Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club, September 2009.
- "DOE Announces Winners of Annual University Coal Research Grants," July 7, 2005.
- American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment
