http://www.up.edu/moreaucenter/Latest News from Moreau Center at the University of Portland<span>College students from more than 175 schools across the country are competing to reduce energy and water consumption, and University of Portland students are joining them for the second consecutive year. During the three-week period from Feb. 15 to March 8, all ten dorms at the University are taking part in Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) 2013, the largest nationwide electricity and water reduction competition on college and university campuses.<br /><br /></span> <span>University of Portland is one of only three colleges in Oregon that are taking part in this national program. To learn more about the competition, join the network or follow leading schools, visit <a href="http://www.competetoreduce.org/">www.CompeteToReduce.org</a>.<br /><br /></span> <span>Last year, UP students saved 23,905 kilowatt hours &#8211; an equivalent amount to what four U.S. households consume in a year &#8211; and 10,900 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions during the three-week CCN competitihttp://www.up.edu/shownews.aspx?id=4759http://www.up.edu/shownews.aspx?id=4759Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700