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.

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"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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Sustainability Resources

A host of resources related to sustainability issues are available to members of the University of Delaware community.

Campus Resources

UD Green Liaisons
www.udel.edu/sustainability/green/

UD GreenIT
www.udel.edu/topics/green/

UD Facilities/Recycling
www.facilities.udel.edu/recycling.aspx

UD Environmental Health and Safety/Recycling
www.udel.edu/ehs/comprecycle.html

Government Resources

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
www.dnrec.delaware.gov/

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov

City of Newark
www.cityofnewarkde.us

Higher Education Resources

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
www.aashe.org/index.php

Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium
www.aashe.org/heasc/

Disciplinary Associations Network for Sustainability
www.aashe.org/dans/

Society for College and University Planning
www.playagreaterpart.org/

National Association of Education Procurement
www.naepnet.org/Microsites/sustainability/sustainability.html

Community Resources

Citizens for Clean Power

Contact Patricia Gearity at gearitylaw@earthlink.net

Sierra Club - Delaware Chapter
www.delaware.sierraclub.org/

Delaware Nature Society (with link to Ashland Nature Center) www.delawarenaturesociety.org/

Audubon Society - Delaware Chapter
www.delawareaudubon.org/
StopGlobalWarming.org
ClimateCounts.org

Green People - Sustainable Living
www.greenpeople.org/

Environmental Career Opportunities

www.ecojobs.com/index.php

Campus Ecology
www.nwf.org/campusEcology/index.cfm

The US Youth Network for Sustainable Development
www.sustainus.org/

Conservation Economy
www.conservationeconomy.net/

Green Delaware Recycling
www.greendelawarerecycling.com