Record #:

27925

Author(s):

Schwartz, Joe

Abstract:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced its plan to end coal use in its power plants in ten years. UNC is the first university to end its coal use since the Sierra Club targeted 60 universities who use coal last September. UNC was facing heavy pressure from students who claimed their efforts to be environmentally friendly were not going far enough. The university will switch to woody biomass and natural gas while exploring solar options.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 19, May 2010, p5

Subject(s):

Coal-fired power plants; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Students movements--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area