Participation in the Green Power Partnership: An analysis of higher education institutions as partners in the program

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 306-321

  Ghosh, Soma ^a  

^a ALBRIGHT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colleges; EPA; Government policy; Greenhouse gas emissions; Higher education; Renewable energy; United States of America; Universities; Voluntary environmental programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053300061     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676371111168241     Document Type: Article

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