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Published online 7 July 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060703-16

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Painting the campus green

Local universities adopt technologies to save energy and reduce pollution on campus.

From mounting solar panels on rooftops to using biodiesel in vehicles, Boston-area campuses, and many others across the country, are trying to become more environmentally friendly. Locally, Tufts and Harvard are leading the way, while MIT's planned campuswide sustainable energy project announced a couple of months ago promises to step up its existing efforts.

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