http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/report-green-schools-save-districts-money/ Education News Wed, 22 May 2013 01:17:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/report-green-schools-save-districts-money/#comment-2544 Green Schools Save Districts Money « Going Green @your library Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:30:35 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=205193#comment-2544 [...] Education News offers a summary of recent “Local Leaders in Sustainability” report by the American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Green Building Council showing how greening schools is not only eco-friendly but saves districts money!  One example given is school system in Mississippi saving  $23,000 in energy costs in the past year by participating in the Tennessee Valley Authority Green School Initiative (a program called Green Power Switch which produces electricity from renewable sources). [...] [...] Education News offers a summary of recent “Local Leaders in Sustainability” report by the American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Green Building Council showing how greening schools is not only eco-friendly but saves districts money!  One example given is school system in Mississippi saving  $23,000 in energy costs in the past year by participating in the Tennessee Valley Authority Green School Initiative (a program called Green Power Switch which produces electricity from renewable sources). [...]

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