Energy

Campus asked to conserve electricity in anticipation of long, hot summer

Jun. 25, 2007—[Originally published in The Vanderbilt Register] By Kara Furlong June 21 marked the official start of summer, and though the daylight hours have begun their slow but steady decline toward fall, summer – and its heat – are far from over. That has some Vanderbilt administrators thinking about the university’s energy consumption, and they are...

Kissam Quad wins Freshman Energy Conservation Contest

Apr. 3, 2007—[Originally published by Vanderbilt Student Communications on InsideVandy] By Harish Krishnamoorthi Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Recycling announced Kissam Quad as the winner of its Freshman Energy Conservation Contest. The contest, a pilot program for the organization’s sustainability and conservation initiative, took place March 18-31. “We decided to sponsor the competition for several reasons. One...

The Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters Test the Effects of Turning off the Lights

Dec. 13, 2006—In an episode of the Discovery Channel’s hit popular science show, Mythbusters, the cast tests if turning the lights off every time you leave the room really conserves energy. Details about the experiment and its results are included below… This myth is featured in Episode 69: Lights On or Off?, which was originally aired on December...