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The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

RIVERS: Invest in Equitable Solar Power

RIVERS: Invest in Equitable Solar Power

By Grace Rivers April 30, 2023

In February 2021, President Joe Biden’s administration officially rejoined the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, and thus established greenhouse gas emission reduction targets....

Lorde, Your Supreme Queen, is Back

Lorde, Your Supreme Queen, is Back

By Clayton Kincade September 7, 2022

★★★★★ Ladies and gentlemen, begin your sun salutations, wear your SPF 3000 for the ultraviolet rays and throw your cellular device in the water: Lorde is back. Months after her April show...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Transitioning to directly sourcing clean energy, Georgetown University announced it will source two-thirds of its energy needs through solar panel power purchased from plants.

GU to Power Over Half of Campus With Energy Sourced from Solar Plants

By Caitlin McLean November 13, 2020

Georgetown University announced a new 15-year Power Purchase Agreement under which the university will source two-thirds of its energy needs through energy produced by solar panels, marking the first...

Local Environmentalists Oppose GU Solar Power Facility

By Josh Metzger February 6, 2019

Georgetown University’s plans to build a solar power facility in Maryland that would clear-cut 240 acres of forest have drawn calls from local environmentalists to change the location of the proposed...

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New Solar-Powered Phone Chargers Come to Light

By Owen Eagan May 1, 2016

Georgetown University’s main campus saw the installation of the first of four public, solar-powered cell phone charging stations late last month at the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle...

DC Recognized for Clean Energy Reform

By Molly Cooke November 6, 2015

The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Center for Resource Solutions presented Washington, D.C., a Green Power Leadership Award for its use of renewable energy resources. The district...

District Ups Use of Solar Power

By Stephen Levy October 15, 2010

Last week, the White House announced it would be adding solar panels to its roof, the latest and most buzz-worthy of a series of installations occurring citywide. The trend has also spread to Georgetown,...

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