Isramart : RRCC to get grants for cutting carbon

Isramart news:
Rainy River Community College is among 23 public high schools, colleges and universities across Minnesota are receiving grants for projects designed to cut their carbon footprints.

About $200,000 in grants from the Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon Project will be split among the various projects. Projects range from installing energy efficient lighting or renewable solar thermal systems to increasing recycling and composting.

Funding is from the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. It’s a permanent fund designed to help protect and conserve the state’s natural resources.

Schools from Bemidji to Winona received grants for their projects.

Among the grantees was the Northeast Higher Education District Sustainability Collaborative, made up of Hibbing, Itasca, Mesabi Range, Rainy River, and Vermilion community colleges

These colleges comprise the Northeast Higher Education District. Student sustainability teams at each NHED campus will focus on one of five areas relevant to the carbon footprint of higher-education institutions: student housing (Rainy River), commuting (Hibbing), food service (Itasca), solid waste (Mesabi Range), and lighting (Vermilion). Each sub-project includes a strong educational component to promote carbon emissions reductions throughout the NHED campuses and communities.