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Utilities, maintenance leadership provides updates on carbon reduction goals

Natalie Weber | Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Notre Dame’s coal pile is dwindling as it focuses on taking advantage of other fuel sources and works towards its goal of stopping coal combustion by the end of 2020. Assistant vice president for utilities and maintenance Paul Kempf gave updates on the University’s progress towards this goal during a presentation Tuesday afternoon. During the

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Campus Dining introduces system to convert food waste into renewable energy

Thomas Murphy | Thursday, April 4, 2019

Campus Dining at Notre Dame produces over 400 tons of food waste annually — 10 percent of the University’s overall waste. While in the past almost all of this food waste would end up in a landfill, Campus Dining has partnered with the Office of Sustainability to implement the Grind2Energy system, which converts food waste into renewable

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EPA administrator speaks at ND

Margaret Hynds | Monday, September 28, 2015

Just days after Pope Francis’s arrival in the U.S. and address to the nation’s leaders, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Gina McCarthy spoke on campus Friday afternoon to both students and the press, discussing climate change and Notre Dame’s recently announced efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and integrate a variety of sustainable energy sources.

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It’s time to divest

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 25, 2015

University President Fr. John Jenkins announced Monday that within five years, Notre Dame will stop burning coal as an energy source, and within 15 years it will cut its carbon footprint by at least half. In light of Pope Francis’s May encyclical, “Laudato si’,” and the Holy Father’s first-ever visit to the United States this

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After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Ba After a win against Louisville on Saturday, The Basement Breakdown, The Observer’s sports podcast, is back with some Pittsburgh predictions.  Some highlights from the stream include:

🏈Last Saturday’s 12-7 final score against Louisville (0:23)

🏈Taking a look around college football with Georgia falling to Alabama, Florida State getting its first FBS win against North Carolina and the Big Ten returning this weekend. (14:52)

🏈Fact-or Fiction. This episode’s hot takes include: ND’s first defensive touchdown coming against Pitt? Can the Irish produce a 100-yard rusher against the Panthers’ defense? Did the Louisville win actually give Notre Dame the blueprint for beating Clemson? (20:20)

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