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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Audit for Colby College


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Overview From 1990 to 2004

Purchased electricity 98%: Green electricity since October, 2003
On-campus stationary sources 44%: Oil burned in the steam plant, selected boilers, and propane used to heat construction projects
Transportation 10%: Includes estimates of faculty and student commuting and campus fleet
Solid waste 13%: Landfilled or offset by recycling
Refrigerants 32%: Leaks or spills

Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-Present


Proportion of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector - 2007

Piechart

 

 

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