Wayne State University's Task Force on Environmental Initiatives has released a report that details steps the university should take to increase its overall sustainability. These recommendations include decreasing paper and energy usage along with vehicle miles driven and constructing all new buildings to a standard of energy efficiency.
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[Urban planning professor Robin] Boyle sees the university's efforts as important to not only the environment, but to the economy. "We'd like to try and find ways to take this enthusiasm for sustainable matters and turn this into job opportunities." he says. Pointing out that the world in which WSU lives is much different that that, say of, University of Colorado at Boulder, he says, "It is important that an urban research university addresses the context in which it is placed."
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