These five university colleges in the US are protecting the planet, here’s how

Howard University

This private university in Washington, D.C. is integrating clean energy into the modern grid system, which fossil fuel advocates are claiming is incompatible.

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The university also completed a retrofit project for outdoor LED lighting which will save them a projected $10.5 million and 70,000 tons of reduced carbon dioxide emissions.