ENERGY IDEAS

SPRING 1997 / WINTER 1996 · VOL. 4 · NUMBER 3
A Publication of The Center for Study of Responsive Law's Government Purchasing Project

E N E R G Y - S M A R T   S C H O O L S

COVER STORY: Energy-Smart Schools · Why Bother Saving Energy? · Utility Deregulation: Boon or Boondoggle?

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Easy Steps to Save Money · Where Do I Start? · Minor Adjustments Can Have Major Impact · Ten Key Elements to a Successful Energy Program · Energy Policy for the School District of Philadelphia

MINOR RETROFITS: Making the Most of Your Energy Dollars · EPA Gives School Lighting Projects a "Green Light"

SYSTEM CONVERSIONS: Investments that Last a Lifetime · Solar for Schools · Students Shine in Daylit Classrooms · Wind Worlks · Geothermal Saves Schools Money from the Ground Up · Trash Heats School in Missouri: Wave of the Future?

TRANSPORTATION: Schools Move Ahead With Cleaner Fleets · Green Fleet Resources

STUDENT ACTIVISM: Making a World of Difference

ENERGY EDUCATION: Lessons for a Lifetime · Profiles in Action: Two Educators Believe in Future · Crest Software a Boost to Students and Teachers · Comparing Energy and Materials Costs · Coming This Fall! Green Schools Conference

FINANCING: How to Green Your School Without Going in the Red · Financing Measures · Guidelines for a Successful ESCO Project · Feds Standardize Payback Equations

RESOURCES


Nicole Capretz, Editor, Energy Project Coordinator

Alicia Culver, Managing Editor, Government Purchasing Project Coordinator

Ralph Nader, Founder, Center for Study of Responsive Law

Kathy Cashel, Production/Design

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