Team Big Green White Paper

Team Big Green Purdue’s Green Initiative

Pooja Kumar Aaron Todd Kevin Hayashi English 421Y: White

Table of Contents ⊕ Cover

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⊕ Table of Contents

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⊕ Executive Summary

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⊕ Going Green

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⊕ Environmental Concerns

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⊕ Sustainability

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⊕ Conclusion

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⊕ Images Cited

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⊕ Annotated Bibliography

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Executive Summary Team Big Green’s White Paper focuses on what Purdue’s Green Initiative, collectively encompassing: environmental concerns, both globally and locally, and what the university is doing to help solve them. One of the holes in Purdue’s approach is that they are very focused on the future, which is good, however they are lacking when it comes to what we could be doing now. They have set out their initiatives, they have plans in place, research going on but now they need to promote what the community could do to help out as well as what the university itself is doing right now to go green. Media, environmentalist groups, and the average American are constantly condoning efforts to create a greener environment. But what does it mean to go green? What are our absolute environmental concerns? What is Purdue University contributing to sustaining our environment? Team Big Green’s research efforts have provided insight into these very questions. The answer is simple: follow our (reduced) carbon footprint to the answer!

⊕ Going Green: A few years ago, this statement may have invoked thoughts of a green monster, implying jealous or malicious ways. Or going green may have implied feeling under the weather or the luck of the Irish. These days, going green holds a simple stance: taking care of our existing planet and sustaining its well-being for the future. Ultimately, going green means incorporating the 3-R’s into your lifestyle: reduce, reuse, recycle.

⊕ Environmental Concerns: Purdue’s environmental concerns are far and wide, but are understood by focusing on these areas: campus plans, research being conducted, and degrees the university is offering. The university is incorporating environmental consciousness into every aspect of campus designs, conducting research on resource conservation, environmental impact, and sustainability, and they are offering degrees in engineering focused on innovating with the environment as a design consideration. Though they’ve jumped leaps and bounds in aiding for a brighter future, more focus must be placed on implementation. As the proverb states: actions speak louder than words.

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⊕ Sustainability: Purdue has always been environmentally conscious, but in the last year began some of its most ambitious sustainability initiatives. Plans include upgrading the recycling program as well as expanding a new cleaning program called Black and Gold and Green. A new means of waste removal will not only reduce content sent to landfills, but provide a source of clean energy at the same time. Purdue has also started construction its first green building, which will be an addition to the current Mechanical Engineering building. The Buildings and Grounds department has introduced many upgraded fixtures across campus, ranging from energy efficient lighting to smart sensors that shut off air treatment when not needed. Student-run organizations of Purdue have also made significant contributions, working with the school and investors in creating the first of many green rooftops. Many of these programs began in 2008 but have seen great progress since then, and should see continued success in the future.

Going Green: The 3-R’s The aforementioned 3-R’s are in the opinion of many, the cornerstone of the Going Green movement. There are a number of different ways to engage in this trilogy, but it is important to understand their basis.

⊕ Reduce: Simply stated, reduce means using fewer resources, materials, or

products than initially. Generally speaking, this “R” has proven to be the most effective method of Going Green and is the best place to begin. Accepting this “R” has also proven itself most difficult. It is the mindset of Americans that bigger is better, old is far from gold, and convenience is of the utmost importance.

⊕ Reuse: Simply stated, reuse means

thinking twice. Before recycling or simply throwing something away, ask yourself, “What else can I use this for?” One of the biggest problems facing our environment today is the depletion of our natural resources. Reusing existing products keeps these valuable resources available for a bit longer. An empty jar can be used to store snacks instead of purchasing new plastic ware. Old newspapers can be used as shelf liners. A cell phone can be donated, rechargeable batteries can be used, and plastic water bottles can be refilled.

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⊕ Recycle: Simply stated, recycling means engaging in the process of turning

used products into new products in order to save resources an energy. This “R” has caught steam the faster than its fellow trilogy members. This is due in fact to the numerous curbside recycling programs in existence today. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, in 2008, over 9,200 curbside recycling programs were in effect in the United States.

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Going Green: Purdue’s Green Week ⊕ September 15, 2008 – September 20, 2008: Purdue University celebrated

its first Green Week. This week was comprised of various activities on our campus to draw awareness to different environmental sustainability issues. The week affected different sectors of Purdue University, including an alternative transportation challenge, which encouraged students and staff alike to use buses, carpool, or bike to campus. Discounted drinks in reusable containers were distributed along with reusable shopping bags organized by Housing and Food Services. This successful event was coordinated by university colleges and campus organizations as follows: College of Engineering, including its Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Global Engineering Program, as well as the School of Mechanical Engineering, the Center for the Environment, Energy Center, Office of the Provost and the Purdue Climate Change Research Center.

⊕ Green Week Schedule:

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⊕ Green Week Speakers: Green week featured speakers organized by Discovery Park’s Energy Center, Center for the Environment and Purdue Climate Change Research Center. They have organized a morning of lectures by outside experts on “the environment, conservation and energy, and an afternoon town hall forum, all free and open to the public.”

Green Week concluded with a speech on Friday, September 19 by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author Thomas Friedman who wrote the book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - and How It Can Renew America.” The speech was free, but tickets needed to be reserved, and the event took place in the Elliot Hall of Music.

Purdue was very fortunate to have the author speak as he was a primary influence for idea of Green Week at Purdue.

Going Green: Purdue’s Waste Minimization 8

According to a waste minimization article on Purdue’s sustainability website, by Brian McDonald, waste minimization is any process “that reduces the amount and/or toxicity of chemical wastes that must be shipped off-site for disposal as hazardous waste.” The article also states that the Chemical Management Committee (CMC) requires each principal investigator/generator to certify their waste efforts. The following Purdue Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization Programs have reduced or removed these items from disposal in 2008.

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120,000 “Red” Shop Rags laundered and reused. 31,335 fluorescent lamps sent for recycling 7,586 gallons of Used Oil recycled 1,708 Computer Monitors sent for recycling 92,849 pounds of obsolete electronic equipment sent for recycling 606 gallons of spent solvent from parts washers reused in another product. 34 pounds of Elemental Mercury sent for recycling 75 Mercury Thermometers have been replaced ⊕ 369 pounds of Nickel-Cadmium batteries recycled ⊕ 82 pounds of Lithium Ion batteries recycled ⊕ 19 pounds of Nickel-metal hydride batteries recycled

Going Green: Purdue’s Transportation Fleet There are many different types of vehicles used by Purdue University for daily transportation operations. We learn that Purdue owns more than 1,200 licensed vehicles, including 30 planes, 279 trailers, and 495Chevrolet vans, trucks and cars. Transportation service at Purdue is working to increase this number to 179 cars, vans and trucks to 60 percent hybrid and 40 percent flexfuel vehicles by mid-2012. Of the 900 cars, trucks and vans at Purdue, 55 percent are Chevrolet, 32 percent are Ford, and 4.4 9

percent are Chrysler products. In the entire fleet there are five Isuzus, two Toyotas, two Smart Cars, one Honda and one Zenn electric car. “Chevrolet's high percentage is not through favoritism, though, a university official said.” “Most vehicles are purchased through a competitive bidding process by Purdue's purchasing department, said Jeanne Norberg, university spokeswoman.” “Since there is no comparable car to Smart Cars, those were purchased and not bid. The hybrid Honda and Toyotas were purchased when they were in short supply. The Zenn is on campus for evaluation, Norberg said.” The most common hybrid owned by Transportation Service is the Chevy Malibucurrently, 28 vehicles are registered.

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Environmental Concerns Purdue is an environmentally conscious campus. Their concern for the environment is growing, looking towards the future, and is local as well as global in scope. Right now the university is focused on a few main things when it comes to the environment and going green. Their eyes are on campus design, research, and education.

Environmental Concerns: Campus Design The first of Purdue’s main environmental concerns is campus design. Every year there are new buildings being put up, renovation to old buildings, or some sort of construction going on across campus. The university wants to incorporate environmental consciousness into every one of those efforts.

⊕ Strategic Plan: Purdue’s

new strategic plan, New Synergies, points out the environment and sustainability as core values. The strategic plan is the layout of where the university sees Design Concept of Roger itself headed in the next few years Gatewood Wing Mechanical and what it considers important. It Engineering Building says the campus should embody what the university stands for. Specifically when talking about the future it claims a research-based economic development agenda that stems from Purdue’s strengths and focuses on areas with the greatest impact to Indiana, the nation, and the world with respect to the environment and energy as well as scores of other key areas. Part of their strategy for meeting global challenges, especially environmental and ecological ones, is to start right at home with campus.

⊕ First Green Building: Purdue’s first green building is coming to campus as

an addition to the Mechanical Engineering Building. The new wing, named the Roger Gatewood Wing, is a $33 million 41,000-square-foot addition that will 11

increase space by 55 percent. Plans include flexible classrooms, student commons, and research labs. Among items being considered to give the building a green certification are:

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Roofing supplies with a high Solar Reflectance Index Plumbing fixtures that use less treated water Construction materials with recycled content Carpet that is Green Label Plus rated Wood products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council Paint and sealants with low volatile-organic-chemical ratings (reducing indoor air pollutants and improving air quality)

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Installed porous asphalt paving at Hort service drive Retro-commissioning of three buildings: Pierce, Beering and Stone Halls Bioswale implementation near Pao and Mann Halls Soy-based hydraulic oil used in elevators on campus Five LEED accredited professionals on Physical Facilities Staff Switchgrass for boiler feed - Project listed in National Wildlife Federation New Report: Higher Education in a Warming World - The Business Case for Climate Leadership on campus ⊕ Food waste from residence halls used in experimental gasifier ⊕ Utility metering project underway ⊕ Renewable energy purchase of approximate 5400 MWh (2% of total use) of Benton County wind production

Environmental Concerns: Research The second of Purdue’s primary environmental concerns is research. Discovering new and better ways for everything we do will play a vital role in solving local and global challenges. The university has several devoted research centers that focus on various aspects of environmental, ecological, and energy problems.

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Center for Ecological Sustainability (PICES): Here research faculty focus on conservation, management, and sustainability of natural resources. The facility serves as

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a “focal point for ecologists on Purdue campus and facilitates linkages between these individuals to the broader environmental community at Purdue and world-wide”.

⊕ Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC): Interdisciplinary

research carried out by nearly forty faculty members at this center focuses on climate change and its environmental, social, economic and political impact.

⊕ Energy Center: Research at the Energy Center is geared toward finding

more efficient technologies that conserve the world’s supply of fossil fuels. In addition the center is researching and preparing for the transition from fossil fuels to solar, wind, nuclear, and renewable energy sources. The facility has a staff of over seventy-five that includes researchers, scientists, engineers, political scientists, and economists.

⊕ Center for the Environment (C4E): Founded in 2005 and staffed by over

one-hundred-thirty Purdue faculty the C4E is one of the largest environmental research facilities at Purdue. The C4E is researching technologies to enhance environmental integrity utilizing “innovative monitoring and modeling and management of natural resources”.

These constitute some of the primary research facilities at Purdue focused on several core areas of concern to the university. There are numerous other areas of research going on related to the environment throughout the university by colleges, departments, and individual faculty. For instance the Department of Environmental and Ecological engineering is conducting research in a number of areas including but not limited to:

⊕ natural resource engineering ⊕ air, water, soil and waste recycling and treatment ⊕ industrial processes ⊕ green design ⊕ environmental and ecological impact Through all of this research the university is finding solutions to present problems as well as preempting and preventing ones that don’t even exist yet.

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Purdue’s final main environmental concern is in education. Degrees and classes are now offered at Purdue that focus on a wide range of environmental topics. Educating students now in this field and related ones is a key element related to the future and being able to solve global challenges.

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Engineering Degree: This area of engineering bridges the gap between industrialization and Mother Nature. These engineers are the future because they will find cleaner ways to innovate and solve problems. Students obtaining these degrees take classes common to several engineering programs such as math, physics, thermodynamics, etc. The core courses for the degree are in environmental and ecological modeling and principles of environmental engineering. In addition to those classes students also get to choose at least 12 and up to 18 credits in elective courses (engineering and nonengineering) related to the degree. These elective courses range from resource engineering and energy consideration to water, air, and natural resource use. All of the courses focus on making better more environmental conscientious engineering designs, controls, and systems. A minor in Environmental and Ecological Engineering is also available.

The offering of this engineering degree and ones in related sciences shows Purdue is looking to lead the charge in creating a new class of “green” engineers and workers. They obviously consider environmentally friendly engineering solutions as the way of the future.

Sustainability Sustainability is an ongoing effort to insure that the resources of today are maintained for future generations, not a simple task for a campus of thirty thousand students. To date, Purdue has launched a number of initiatives dedicated to sustainability. Many of these initiatives were not put into effect until 2008 or later, however since then Purdue has worked hard to implement new cleaning and recycling programs while raising awareness for the environment. In late 2008 Purdue began construction on its most ambitious green project to date: the LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) addition to the Mechanical Engineering building. The building will be the first ‘green’ facility on campus at 14

Purdue; however other steps have been taken in all campus areas designed specifically with energy efficiency and waste reduction in mind.

Sustainability: Waste Management Perhaps the most important of these sustainability initiatives are those surrounding the new cleaning and recycling programs, if only for their long term impact.

⊕ Waste Handling and Recycling: According to the Purdue University website on sustainability, as much as 1,600 tons are recycled in a year. University Residences has dedicated funds in excess of $3000 each week into their own recycling program, paying for additional man hours and employees to flatten and condense cardboard, transport and sort everything into recycling receptacles. The Buildings and Grounds department additionally has its own campus-wide recycling program, dedicated to offering more recycle bins in high traffic areas and maintaining them. Currently the department has two rear loading trucks used for emptying the 371 refuse dumpsters and compactors around campus. In addition there are two more 18-foot box bed trucks used for emptying 340 recycling carts. These carts are located in 104 buildings around campus.

⊕ Food Waste Digester Initiative: One of the new initiatives in refuse handling is the Food Waste Digester Initiative, introduced in April 2009 by the Refuse and Recycling Coordinator Joel Zarate. As its name implies, the initiative is designed to reduce solid food waste produced by residence halls while producing a form of clean energy. On a given day during the academic year, residence halls The West Lafayette Water produces as much as one ton of Treatment Plant food pulp per day. Collected daily by the two refuse trucks mentioned prior, this waste would then be taken to the West Lafayette Waste Water Treatment facility where the organic rich food waste would be added to wastewater in 15

order to increase methane production. The digester system can accept not only solid food waste, but grease and cooking oil to be processed before added to the waste water. The waste is then heated to produce methane gas, which drives a micro gas turbine that helps power the entire facility. The entire process saves money from tipping fees as well as the energy required to power the plant.

⊕ Green Cleaning: In a separate waste management effort, Buildings and Grounds also started its pilot green cleaning program in July of 2008 starting in Discovery Park. The green cleaning program is a new approach to maintenance procedures at Purdue, utilizing more environmentally friendly cleaning products as well as dispensing systems that automatically dilute chemicals with cold water. Maintenance staff is also specially trained to use these products. The most recent member of the program is the College of Agriculture, having begun the first phase of the process on March 1st, 2009. The College of Agriculture includes almost twenty separate buildings including SMTH, LILY, and the 6th floor of the Krannert building. The program aims to improve air quality, eliminate ozone offensive compounds, to reduce water pollution created in cleaning processes as well as reducing the amount of solid waste as a whole. So far the college has reduced energy and water consumption by 10-20% as well as 50% reduction in the use of cleaning chemicals.

Sustainability: Building Green The biggest sustainability initiative currently in progress at Purdue is also its highest profile project. The Robert B. Gatewood addition to the Mechanical Engineering program won’t be completed and occupied until fall 2011, but is boasted as Purdue’s first green building. A new environmentally conscious green roof on Schleman Hall is planned to be the first of its kind at Purdue, but certainly not the last.

⊕ The Robert B. Gatewood Wing: As a LEED certified building, its features will include recycled construction materials, roofing with a high Solar Reflective Index, and paint with low volatile-organic chemical ratings. Construction materials such as the carpet and carpentry wood are

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specially rated and certified according to their respective environmental agencies.

⊕ Campus Renovations: Though the new addition to the Mechanical Engineering building will be Purdue’s first green building, many others are Interior Plan of Robert B. being refitted or adjusted to be greener as well. Soy based hydraulic oil is Gatewood Mechanical used in elevators around campus, and older T-12 fluorescent bulbs are being Engineering Wing replaced with more energy efficient T-8 lighting. Carbon dioxide sensors are able to read when lecture halls are empty, lessening the need for air treatment. Occupancy sensors in restrooms are used similarly.

⊕ Green Roof Program: The Schleman Hall of Student Services will also be the site of the first green roof. The project, run by the student organization Boiler Green Initiative, will reduce storm water runoff and heat island effects, thereby improving energy efficiency as well as the lifetime of the roof. Installing a green roof could have potentially double the cost of a traditional rooftop, but the organization has recently accepted a substantial investment from the State Farm company to help insure the project’s success. Boiler Green Initiative’s long term goal is to install green roofs atop all new campus buildings. Planned Green Roof on top of Schleman Hall

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Conclusion The 2008-2009 academic year proved to be one of Purdue’s most effective, having started quite a few new initiatives with the environment as their main concern. Though Purdue has benefited from its recycling program for many years, it now strives to make an even greater effort through expanded cleaning and recycling programs, new campus additions and renovations, and even its first LEED certified building. Purdue also understands though that sustainability isn’t merely determined by how much energy efficient hardware is in use or environmentally certified policies. This is why Purdue has decided to host Green Week annually: to raise awareness of such environmental concerns so that individual practices can be improved not just on campus, but nationwide as students graduate and continue on. Purdue also supplements this by offering thorough, highly rated degrees in Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Though true sustainability is determined over time, Purdue has made great strides in helping insure globally that energy is used most efficiently while waste production is minimized.

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Annotated Bibliography Austin, Judith Barra, and Phillip Fiorini. "Purdue celebrates Green Week, Sept 15-19 | Lafayette Online." Lafayette, West Lafayette Indiana News + Events | Lafayette Online. 27 Aug. 2008. 12 July 2009 .

⊕ This article is from Lafayette Online and discussed Purdue’s first Green Week

initiative. The article details the schedule for Green Week, including daily themed activities. The article mentions a plan to clean-up the banks of the Wabash River and a speech given by Friedman, a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times. The article was helpful as it described what Green Week entailed.

Bellinger, Robin, Peter Caldwell, John Collier, William Harper, Jamie Hendershot, Kim Lehnen, Paul Shepson, Betty Saddarth, and Kim Wilson. Campus Design. Purdue U, 22 Feb. 2008. Web. 12 July 2009. .

⊕ This is a white paper detailing campus design and future plans and needs. It is a useful source because it will help fill any holes in our own research as well as points out areas where Purdue needs improvement as well.

College of Agriculture joins Building Services’ Green Cleaning Program” Purdue University. 20 February 2009 < http://www.purdue.edu/sustainability/pages/green_cleaning.htm>

⊕ This article details the green cleaning program, introduced in July of 2008. It explains the reasoning and methodology of the program, as well as some conservation statistics on the program’s newest member, the College of Agriculture.

College of Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Purdue U, n.d. Web. 12 July 2009. .

⊕ This is the Department of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue website. It has information about degrees offered in this field, research going 21

on in the department, as well as course information for students. The website has helped show how Purdue is bridging the gap between the environment and industry and innovation. It also points out several research areas related to the environment and “going green” being looked at by Purdue Faculty.

College of Environmental and Ecological Engineering. Purdue U, n.d. Web. 12 July 2009. "Purdue Buildings and Grounds Sustainability Initiatives." Purdue University. 14 July 2009

⊕ This website introduces a number of the initiatives that the Purdue Buildings and Grounds department have started to effectively make the campus ‘greener’. Listed are programs such as “green cleaning” a new cleaning and maintenance program started in the past year. It also offers links to other resources related to Purdue’s environmental efforts, including Recycling programs and Purdue’s own sustainability website.

New Synergies: Purdue University's Strategic Plan 2008-2014. 2008. Purdue U. 7 July 2009 .

⊕ This is a copy of Purdue’s Strategic Plan through 2014 in brochure form from

the university’s strategic plan website. The plan points out areas that Purdue considers important and what it has in store for the future. The environment and “going green” are found in several parts throughout the source. This is very useful because it is the most direct layout of what the university plans are and going green and sustainability are a big part of those plans.

Purdue Refuse and Recycling" Purdue University. 19 July 2009

⊕ Many of Purdue’s recycling and waste management procedures are detailed

here, as well as a link to a PowerPoint presentation detailing the Food Waste Digester Initiative. It also offers tips to the reader on how they can improve their own conservation efforts.

Purdue Buildings and Grounds Sustainability Initiatives." Purdue University. 19 July 2009

⊕ This website introduces a number of the initiatives that the Purdue Buildings 22

and Grounds department have started to effectively make the campus ‘greener’. Listed are programs such as “green cleaning” a new cleaning and maintenance program started in the past year. It also offers links to other resources related to Purdue’s environmental efforts, including Recycling programs and Purdue’s own sustainability website. State Farm board to help Schleman Hall sprout green roof” Purdue University. 20 February 2009

⊕ This article details some of the plans surrounding the green roof planned to be installed on top of Schleman Hall. It also provides information on State Farm’s monetary contribution to the project.

"Sustainability at Purdue University." Purdue University. 10 July 2009 .

⊕ This website was found through Purdue University’s search engine. It is

Purdue’s official sustainability and going green initiative website. It discusses campus events regarding environmental concerns. The website has been useful in directing our research in Purdue’s going green efforts.

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Weddle, Eric. "Purdue driving toward eco-friendly objectives." Lafayette Journal and Courier Online. 19 Apr. 2009. 10 July 2009 <www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/pdf/news/Purdue_transportation .pdf>.

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discusses Purdue’s current transportation fleet, and how administrators hope to change it due to environmental concerns. The article details the amount, types, and uses of most recreational Purdue vehicles. The article has been useful as it shows Purdue’s concern with the environment and their attempts to reform their transportation department.

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