'Green' grades are in for USD, UCSD
Source: signonsandiego. Posted By: Nancy W...5134 days ago
Officials at University of San Diego, home to a new solar-panel array, have made steady progress in sustainable efforts during recent years, according to a report card that grades U.S. colleges and universities on energy efficiency.
The private university rose from a D+ in 2009 to a B+ this year in nonprofit group Sustainable Endowments Institute's annual sustainability report card.
USD leaders - who have reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 3 percent since 2008 - said the newly installed solar-power....