Hampshire College Sustainability Revolving Fund
… in fossil fuel energy costs, waste disposal costs, and/or water use costs. Innovation and Engagement Projects - Involve … fossil fuel energy costs, waste disposal costs, or water use costs. Efficiency projects should have a payback … in fossil fuel energy costs, waste disposal costs, and/or water use costs. Innovation and Engagement Projects - Involve …
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Seidl, Amy - 1983F
… grid near Burlington, VT (her house is powered entirely by solar and wind power), she believes in a future that can be … grid near Burlington, VT (her house is powered entirely by solar and wind power), she believes in a future that can be …
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Our Living Land Acknowledgement
Our Living Land Acknowledgement We offer this as an example of what a living land acknowledgement can be. Members of the Hampshire Community are welcome to draw on this and offer their own. Today, we begin by recognizing the histories and current …
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News
A Bright, Shining Moment
… to the nature of remote materials at the far edges of our solar system. More than 100 satellite- and Earth-based … Maryland, investigates the surface composition of the solar system’s moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites. She … the sun, but also at high temperature very early in our solar system’s history. The discovery proved that the …
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NSF Grant for Cross-campus Clean Energy/Sustainable Agriculture Programs
… demonstration and training facililty at UMass (both solar powered). Students will build the greenhouses and also convert an old diesel tractor into one powered by solar energy. HCC will be getting a solar powered electric fence, composting, and irrigation …
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Chapter 8: Students
… kegs just buy lots of cases... --Alcohol cannot replace water. WEEKENDS/PARTIES --Go away on the weekends if you can. … cheer you because it functions continuously. How about the solar heating above the Arts village? The idealism is strong … be placed on heaters as the heat can melt the wax into the heater - Smokers should always use an ashtray and be …
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Chapter 7: Student Activism
… plans to build two of the biggest nuclear boiling water reactors to date in the small, rural town of Montague, … in Franklin County? Would we be able to drink the water or eat the food from our fertile Connecticut River … animal, and plant populations, on the surface and ground water supplies? What plans have been made for evacuation of …
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Area Of Study
Global Studies and International Relations
… Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo … Imperialism in the Works of Halldor Laxness and Ngugi wa Thiong'o Identifying Agamben's Conception of the Homo …
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Course Listings
… Sundiata, Fanon, Diop, Kenyatta, p'Bitek, Lumumba, wa Thion'go, Achebe, Ba, Biko, el Sadawi, Rugero,Tadjo and … Sundiata, Fanon, Diop, Kenyatta, p'Bitek, Lumumba, wa Thion'go, Achebe, Ba, Biko, el Sadawi, Rugero,Tadjo and … the environment. Course topics will span from drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, solid waste …
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A History of Student Activities, 1978-1982
… hour, resulting in six- figure damages after an electrical heater ignites the bed of first-year student Liz Ross while … summer. [Climax: September 24, 1979] Sep 24 The Enfield Solar Greenhouse in mod 46, designed by students Hiro Chanrai … summer. [Climax: September 24, 1979] Sep 24 The Enfield Solar Greenhouse in mod 46, designed by students Hiro Chanrai …
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Hampshire Dedicates Kern Center, Explores Solutions in Environmental Justice, Green Building, Education
… in carbon-dioxide emissions, waste treatment, and water use?” RENOWNED GUESTS, IN CONVERSATION Examination of … been doing in Amherst with our Kern Center and 100 percent solar initiative, we’re implementing replicable models of … of the tip of the spear driving huge change behind it. Solar is now affordable as an energy source in part because …
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Alum Makes $2 Million Donation, Second Seven-Figure Contribution This Month
… to STEM. After a long and fulfilling career exploring our solar system, I can't think of anywhere more deserving of my … to STEM. After a long and fulfilling career exploring our solar system, I can't think of anywhere more deserving of my … of asteroids and comets to understand the formation of the solar system, and went on to earn a master’s from MIT and her …
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R.W. Kern Center
… generates its own electricity, collects and treats its own water, and is built with local, non-toxic, and low-carbon … generates its own electricity, collects and treats its own water, and is built with local, non-toxic, and low-carbon …
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Hampshire Announces Ribbon-Cutting Opening Ceremony for Kern Center
… Building Challenge (LBC): operating net-zero energy, water, and waste; built using materials mainly from local and … and is also planning for the campus to go 100 percent solar this year. “With this building we have sought to … and is also planning for the campus to go 100 percent solar this year. “With this building we have sought to …
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Excavation Policy
… All underground utility installations, such as water, sewer, phone lines, etc. will be identified prior to … or Contractor Employees cannot work in excavations where water is accumulating or has accumulated unless precautions, … as support or shield systems to protect from cave-ins, water removal equipment to control the level of water, or a …
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Lab Safety Manual: Working with Hazardous Materials
… is capable of producing fire as a result of: friction; water exposure; air exposure; heat retained from synthesis or … defined as the degree of ionization of the acid or base in water. Inorganic, or mineral, acids (e.g., hydrochloric acid, … refers to the percentage of the chemical dissolved in water. The corrosivity of acids and bases is dependent on …
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Hot Pepper Picking Guide
… else the peppers have touched with lots of warm, soapy water. If you find that a pepper is too hot for your tastes, … oil), dairy products, soap, or alcohol. (Unfortunately water will not help, as capsaicin, like oil, is hydrophobic.) … else the peppers have touched with lots of warm, soapy water. If you find that a pepper is too hot for your tastes, …
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Hampshire College Earns STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability
… colleges on the purchase of renewable energy from a future solar-power facility in Maine. The new collaboration will … Hampshire to power its 15 off-campus properties using solar energy and to supplement its on-campus solar-power systems. “This is the challenge facing our …
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Carbon Nation Film Premiere
… At Hampshire he was involved in building the first Enfield solar greenhouse, was a member of the Board Building and … At Hampshire he was involved in building the first Enfield solar greenhouse, was a member of the Board Building and …
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Mimi Alkattan: Researching Sustainable Water-Treatment Alternatives
… Mimi Alkattan: Researching Sustainable Water-Treatment Alternatives Division III project: Water Resource Engineering at the Edges: Application of Drinking Water Resource Engineering and Research in Low-Income and …
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"It Was A Building That Spoke The Loudest"
… of a building that makes its own energy, harvests its own water, and treats its own wastes. Special guests were … tours of the R.W. Kern Center and the College’s new solar array, and hours of camaraderie and connection. …
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How To Build A Non-Toxic Net-Zero Living Building
… Mass., to design a building that supplies its own water and energy on-site, and processes its own waste. … is pursuing a related plan for its campus to go 100% solar for its electricity this year. To complement the Kern … is pursuing a related plan for its campus to go 100% solar for its electricity this year. To complement the Kern …
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Radio Interview with Dean Roof: Students Help Transform Campus Energy Use
… campus. Their results include a plan for the campus to go solar this year, and the construction of a new carbon-neutral … campus. Their results include a plan for the campus to go solar this year, and the construction of a new carbon-neutral …
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The Quartz Cantabile
… on the conversion of heat to sound. "His focus was on solar heat. I decided to adapt that to a fully-tonal musical … instrument, but I wanted to use an open flame rather than solar or electrical heat, mostly for aesthetic reasons," says … on the conversion of heat to sound. "His focus was on solar heat. I decided to adapt that to a fully-tonal musical …
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News Archive 2012 / 2013
… Selected as Common Reading for Fall 2013 Students' Test of Water Quality Taps into Excellent Results Eli Plenk 10F … symposium featuring John Edgar Wideman No More Bottled Water Sales at Hampshire Hampfest: Hampshire on Display Taj … Selected as Common Reading for Fall 2013 Students' Test of Water Quality Taps into Excellent Results Eli Plenk 10F …
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