The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Greenpeace Slams Michigan State's Energy Plan

April 18, 2012

Greenpeace Slams Michigan State's Energy Plan

Greenpeace said Michigan State University has failed its students by adopting an energy plan that doesn't go far enough. The main source of power for MSU's 5,200-acre campus is the T.B. Simon Power Plant. Located on the campus' south end, the coal-fired plant also uses natural gas and biomass. The environmental advocacy group's campus organization at the university, MSU Greenpeace, has long called for the university to abandon T.B. Simon Power Plant due to its coal-burning practices. Read more at:
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2012/04/greenpeace_blasts_michigan_sta.html

Apr 18, 2012 1:48:00 AM | Green Campus Movement, Physical Plant

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