Keene, N.H., 4/23/2010 - Keene State College is one of the country’s most environmentally responsible schools, according to The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.

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KEENE, N.H., 8/01/09 - This winter Keene State will heat its campus more efficiently, generate electricity, and reduce the College’s carbon footprint. A newly constructed co-generation heat plant is expected to reduce energy costs by more than $120,000 a year and to reduce green house gases caused by campus electrical consumption by more than 500 [...]

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Keene N.H., 8/11/2008 - Keene State College is adding a new baccalaureate program in Sustainable Product Design and Innovation (SPDI). The College is waiting for final approval from the University System of New Hampshire, but hopes to start offering courses in the fall of 2009.

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KEENE, N.H. 4/28/08 - Keene State College’s Pondside III residence hall has received LEED® Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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December, 2008: New Biodiesel Refinery First Phase of City/College Project
Batchelder Biodiesel Refineries will host a grand opening of their first biodiesel refinery on Wednesday, December 17, from 6-9 p.m. at 29 Front Street in Nashua, N.H.

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