Sustaining Success
The University of Delaware's newest bus, a 22-foot, 22-seat vehicle that runs on hydrogen, tooled around downtown Wilmington on Monday, Nov. 16, carrying some very important riders. U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.), U.S. Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-Del.) and Wilmington Mayor James Baker sat inside chatting about various options for transport in the region.
"Does it smell like French fries?" Colin Sweeney is used to hearing that question when he tells people about his 1986 Mercedes SDL, which he has converted to run on cooking oil. His answer? "No, it actually smells kind of sweet."
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IT's Easy Being Green!
GreenIT at UD
Welcome!
Creating a more environmentally friendly IT environment starts with each of us. GreenIT is about how our IT activities—individually and collectively—affect the earth, and how we can be part of changing course.
This GreenIT page is a forum for raising your awareness of sustainability issues in IT, offering tangible steps to reduce the carbon footprint of your IT activities, and locating other green initiatives in higher education.
Researching Sustainability Issues at the Morris Library
The University of Delaware Library has resources and librarians to help with research.
The Morris Library provides a dedicated entry into DELCAT, the Library's catalog; e-journals; and online resources.
Check the links across the top of the page for ideas about
- reducing your IT carbon footprint;
- articles about sustainability practices in IT; and
- GreenIT News from around the world.
GreenIT will be updated regularly with new ideas, current articles, and practices in IT sustainability—so check back often!
Have a GreenIT idea?
The University of Delaware has joined other colleges and universities in supporting these two sustainabiity initiatives:
Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future/Talloires Declaration: View a .pdf (20kb)
American University and Presidents Climate Commitment:
Visit the web site