Today marks the conclusion of "Carry Your Trash Week," a program that encouraged students to carry trash bags containing all of the items that they normally would have thrown away. Approximately 50 students participated in the initiative, which was sponsored by Sustainable Dartmouth, a student-run environmental coalition. This afternoon the participants will meet to survey the amount of waste accumulated by the group. "We're forcing the campus to think about how much waste they produce, if only for a few days," the group explained in a statement. Participants have been expected to carry their bags to classes, dining halls and other locations around campus where their efforts will be visible to others. The group exceeded its goal for participation in the program and is currently planning a major end-of-term effort entitled "Sustainable Move-Out."
New Energy Capital, a Hanover-based business, is considering acquiring a pulp mill in Berlin, N.H. and establishing a wood-burning power plant on the site. The current mill is scheduled to shut down on May 6. Other firms interested in the property include New England Wood Pellet and Public Service Company of New Hampshire. According to an Associated Press report, the firm has been in talks with city officials and the mill's owner, Fraser Papers.
A team of students from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth received second place at the 7th annual Global Social Venture Competition at Columbia Business School in New York earlier this month. The event is designed to encourage business initiatives that have social as well as financial goals. The Tuck team's venture, Advance Transit Enterprises, aims to reduce oil consumption around the world by introducing commercial aerodynamics technology that reduces drag and increases fuel efficiency in heavy trucks. If implemented, the ATE plan would reduce annual global oil consumption by over 200 million barrels. For their efforts, the Tuck team was awarded $10,000. The GSVC, a joint effort between the business schools at Columbia, the University of California at Berkeley and the London Business School, received 113 submissions to this year's competition; more than one-third of the entries came from India.
