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Solar Thermal
Williams currently has evacuated tube solar collectors on Fort Hoosac, a graduate dorm.

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Farm Film Festival

Five days of film, food, and discussion. Eating locally continues to be a growing and necessary movement in the United States. Who produces it, how it reaches us, and how it affects our health, our environment, and our local and global communities are questions that are more important than ever before. Storey Publishing in conjunction with [...]
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Avoiding the space heater

With increasing frequency I am contacted with cost saving ideas related to energy consumption on campus.   The current financial situation has pushed Williams and other institutions around the country into making some very difficult decisions about programs that can no longer be supported.  It has also  forced us to think carefully about how and why we [...]
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Latest Initiatives: Greener Laundry

There are a few simple things that students can do to reduce the environmental impact of laundry - an activity that is a major user of both energy and water in dorms. These posters have been posted in dorm laundry rooms.

greener laundry There are a few simple things that students can do to reduce the environmental impact of laundry - an activity that is a major user of both energy and water in dorms.

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