UGA Beyond Coal

UGA Beyond Coal Organization
We are an organization at UGA that is currently trying transition the campus off of coal and toward clean energy.
University of Georgia
http://twitter.com/UGABeyondCoal
http://ugassc.wordpress.com

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UGABeyondCoal Hey everyone! Check out Steve Oppenheimer. We need an ally like him on the PSC. Please like his page and share... http://t.co/PM92cJC8

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal Thanks to everyone who watched the Cooperative Energy Forum on ustream and to those who tweeted questions!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "Solar Thermal has not proved itself to be scaled to an institution of this size" Ralph Johnson, UGA VP

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "We would like a formalized group to discuss the energy transition issues on campus" Heather Hatzenbuhler, UGA student

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "What can students do to help combat these problems that have been raised?" Ian Karra, UGA student

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal Join the UGA Cooperative Energy Forum live right now at http://t.co/xCrlTtEr ! And tweet your questions to us!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal Keep tweeting questions to us to ask our panelists!!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal We may not have money power, but we have people power!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "Solar thermal steam generation is definitely possible and on this scale, UGA would be making history!" Doug Job, GCCC

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "As a research institution, we should be setting the curve, not falling behind" Heather Hatzenbuhler, UGA student

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "To replace [the boiler] would be extremely expensive. It’s at the end of its useful life, we want to find an alternative." Ralph Johnson VP

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal We don't want natural gas either!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "UNC is in a bind. They are struggling to meet their deadline for moving off of coal" Ralph Johnson, UGA VP

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "We have looked at peer institutions. Penn State is looking to move off of coal" Ralph Johnson

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "We hope to pull in public opinion early" Ralph Johnson, UGA VP

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "Often public comment doesn't come into these processes until key decisions have already been made" Doug Job, GCCC

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal Join us on ustream to watch the Cooperative Energy Forum. http://t.co/xCrlTtEr and tweet your questions to us!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "We would like students to help us get the public's opinion on what the new boiler is run on" Ralph Johnson, VP

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "What can students do to make sure environmental issues are part of the equation when talking about retiring the coal boiler?" Student

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "We want to move beyond coal but we also want to be put to work to move this campus beyond coal" Audience comment

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "Sustainability is not sustainable if you cannot afford it but cost effectiveness is in the eye of the beholder" Thomas Lawrence, UGA prof

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "I like the idea of investigating other options like combined heat and power" Thomas Lawrence, UGA professor

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal Watch the Cooperative Energy Forum live on ustream! http://t.co/z3qKA3nG and tweet your questions to us!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal "We began to research renewable tech in the 70s, and then we forgot about it" Thomas Lawrence, UGA professor

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

UGABeyondCoal Energy efficiency all the way! We can move to solar thermal by conserving and using a more efficient steam distribution system!

by UGA Beyond Coal, UGA Beyond Coal Organization, University of Georgia

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