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2007

2007 Audio/Video News

Students Showcase Green Designs for the Planet (VOA - 4/27/2007)
Students' Designs Provide Look into Future (VOA - 4/26/2007)
Sustainable Design Expo (WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio - 4/25/2007)

2007 Press Releases

National Sustainable Design Expo Winners Announced

2007 News

Jeopardy Quizzes America with Environmental Clues (01/22/08)
Students Win Grant for Environmental Work in Panama (Northwestern University - NewsCenter - 6/05/2007)
17 Cows per Tank (6/04/2007)
U of I Students Develop Water Filtration with Global Implications (Canton Daily Ledger - 6/02/2007)
EPA Honors Three Universities for Sustainability Projects (Empire State News - 5/28/2007)
U. Florida Students Win Awards in D.C. (The Independent Florida Alligator - 5/15/2007)
The Report Card (Asheville Citizen-Times - 5/14/2007)
College Students Lead the U.S. towards a Greener Future - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 Awards Winners (Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Partnership Matters Newsletter - 5/11/2007)
Jeopardy Quizzes America with Environmental Clues (5/07/07)
ASU Student Team Wins EPA Award for Solar Greenhouse (Citizen Times.com - 5/07/2007)
Community Milestones (Winston-Salem Journal - 5/07/2007)
U.Va.'s Learning Barge Project Wins $75,000 EPA P3 Award for Sustainable DESIGN (UVA Today - 5/07/2007)
Bringing Clean Drinking Water to India (5/04/07)
They Won in DC! Student Group Wins EPA Award for Solar Greenhouse Research (PDF) (32pp., 9.6MB, about PDF) (High Country Press - 5/03/2007)
EPA's P3 Awards Winners: College Students Lead The U.S. Towards A Greener Future (What’s New in P2 Bulletin - 5/03/2007)
EPA P3 Winner Announced (AASHE Bulletin - 5/03/2007)
Lynden Cows Fuel WWU Vehicle (Lynden Tribune - 5/02/2007)
Mountaineer Pride on Campus (Appalachian Alumni Association - 5/02/2007)
Appalachian Student Team Wins $75,000 EPA Award (Appalachian State University - 5/01/2007)
Illinois Team Is A Winner In EPA Competition (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering - 5/01/2007)
Western Wins $75,000 Grant - EPA Grant To Bolster Biogas Refinery Built By Students (The Western Front - 5/01/2007)
Students Earn EPA Grant For Work In Panama (The Daily Northwestern - 4/30/2007)
Cal Poly Gets Nod At EPA Event (Daily Bulletin - 4/29/2007)
Appalachian Student Team Wins Second $75,000 EPA Award (Appalachian State University - 4/27/2007)
College Students Lead the U.S. towards a Greener Future - EPA P3 Awards Winners (PressZoom - 4/27/2007)
Learning Barge Project Cleans Up at EPA P3 Awards (University of Virginia School of Architecture - 4/27/2007)
WWU's Biogas Car Wins Award (The Bellingham Herald - 4/27/2007)
WWU Students Winners In National EPA Competition (Western Washington University Alumni Association - 4/27/2007)
WWU Students Winners In National EPA Competition (Western Washington University Communications - 4/27/2007)
College Students Lead The U.S. Towards A Greener Future (Duke Environmental Management System - 4/26/2007)
College Students Lead the U.S. towards a Greener Future: EPA P3 Awards Winners (US Fed News- 4/26/2007)
College Students Lead the U.S. towards a Greener Future (Webwire - 4/26/2007)
Larsen Congratulates Western Washington Students on Winning EPA's P3 Award (Congressman Larsen's website - 4/26/2007)
Mayor Coleman Dedicates Green Roof At Macalester (US States News - 4/26/2007)
Larsen Congratulates Western Washington Students On Winning EPA's P3 Award (State News Service - 4/26/2007)
Professors, Students Make Environmentally Sustainable House (Ball State Daily News - 4/26/2007)
Rep. Johnson Applauds UI Team's Success In EPA Contest (Congressman Johnson's website - 4/26/2007)
Student Group Tests Solar Greenhouse Energy Efficiency (Mountain Times - 4/26/2007)
University Teams Earn Sustainable Design Prizes - Biomethane Car And Learning Barge Among The Projects On The National Mall (MSNBC - 4/26/2007)
National Sustainable Design Expo Winners Announced (EPA - 4/25/2007)
Technology Students Travel To D.C., Compete (The Appalachian - 4/24/2007)
University Of New Hampshire Students Without Borders Draw Water From Sand (US States News - 4/24/2007)
Spring 2007 Forecast: A Green Planet and Green Economy (US EPA - 4/23/2007)
Car Fueled With Biogas From Cow Manure: WWU Students Convert Methane Into Natural Gas (The Bellingham Herald - 4/22/2007)
Soundings - Biomethane Project Could Help Planet (The Olympian - 4/22/2007)
P3 Team Scales New Heights (EPA - 4/19/2007)
Student Group Tests Solar Greenhouse Energy Efficiency (ASU News - 4/16/2007)
The National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA's P3 Award (EPA - 4/11/2007)

2007 Blogs

People, Prosperity, and the Planet (Environmental, Health and Safety - 5/02/2007)
College Students Lead The U.S. Towards A Greener Future (Environmental News Bits - 5/01/2007)
Highlights From The National Sustainable Design Expo (Sands and Sound - 5/01/2007)
College Students Lead the U.S. towards a Greener Future - EPA P3 Awards Winners (Plaetizen Radar - 4/27/2007)
P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability (Technocrat - 4/27/2007)

2006

2006 Audio/Video News

Students Work on Ideas for 'People, Prosperity and the Planet' (VOA - 5/21/2006)
Competition Challenges Students to Develop Environmentally-Friendly Technology (VOA - 5/19/2006)
"Growing" Buildings (WTOP Radio - 5/14/2006)
National Sustainable Design Expo Highlights Student Work (VOA - 5/12/2006)

2006 News Items

Student Sustainability Competition (The Oil Drum - 11/18/2006)
Students Win Grant for Environmental Work in Panama (R-Squared Energy Blog - 11/18/2006)
The P3 Award: People, Prosperity and the Planet (Eco Street - 11/18/2006)
EPA Unveils Plans for Design Contest (The Badger Herald - 11/14/2006)
The Virtual World Lets Students Ponder How to Save Mother Earth (The South End - 11/14/2006)
Students Plant a Green Future for the Environment and the Economy : Think money doesn't grow on trees? (EPA - 10/11/2006)
42 P3 Grants Awarded (EPA - 09/28/2006)
Young Scientists from Kearny, North Arlington Receive Research Grant (NJIT - 09/8/2006)
2005 P3 Awards from EPA (Engineers Without Borders - 08/15/2006)
Students Step it up for Sustainability (Office of Research and Development - 6/28/2006)
U-M Team Earns National EPA Honor (University of Michigan - 6/9/2006)
EPA P3 Award Winners Announced at the 2006 National Sustainable Design Expo (Smart Growth Online - 5/23/2006)
Stanford Researchers are Awarded $75,000 from Environmental Agency (Daily News Staff Writer - 5/21/2006)
Green Dorm Project snags $75,000 (Stanford Daily - 5/19/2006)
Following Up - Good Work: For People and Planet (HERALDNEWS - 5/18/2006)
Student Engineering Group Wins Honorable Mention In National Competition (IOWA - 5/17/2006)
P3: People, Prosperity and the Planet (Federal News Radio.com - 5/15/2006)
Green Technology at the Sustainable Design Expo (Downtoearthblog - 5/12/2006)
Students shine at sustainable design contest Six university teams win EPA awards, dozens participated on National Mall (MSNBC - 5/12/2006)
CLOSED-LOOP BIODIESEL PRODUCTION AMONG WINNERSAT NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN EXPO (ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE - 5/11/2006)
Going for the Gold with Green Technology (EPA - 5/11/2006)
National Sustainable Design Expo Winners Announced
(Washington, D.C.) - George Gray, Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development, today announced the winners of EPA's 2nd Annual P3 Awards - People, Prosperity, and the Planet. Six student teams from Appalachian State University, University of Michigan, Lafayette College, Portland State University, University of Massachusetts - Lowell, and Stanford University won the awards by competing at EPA's National Sustainable Design Expo.
Senator Clinton Congratulates Clarkson University Students on Winning Recognition for their Alternative Fuel Research (Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton - 5/11/2006)
Good Work: For People and Planet (HERALDNEWS - 5/11/2006)
Clarkson University Sustainable Design Team presenting research at National Design competition (WWTI - 5/10/2006)
National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA's P3 Award (National Academy of Engineering (NAE) - 5/9/2006)
2006 National Sustainable Design Expo - May 9-10, 2006 (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) - 5/5/2006)
First National Sustainable Design Expo to Showcase Innovative 'Green Technology' (Water & Wastes Digest - 5/4/2006)
Green Technology: Use Less Resources and Increase Profits (5/3/2006)
See the Future Today (5/1/2006)
As Earth Day Approaches, Sustainable Design Teams Gear Up for Annual P3 Competition (4/20/2006)
Looking to the Sky for a Water Supply (4/15/2006)

2006 Information

May 9 and 10, 2006 - National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA's P3 Award
More than 350 college and university students will soon head to the nation's capital to compete for the EPA's Second Annual P3 (People, Prosperity, Planet) Award on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The National Sustainable Design Expo is the showcase for the EPA's P3 Awards featuring novel designs for green buildings, innovative alternative fuel technologies, ideas on rainwater collection, and even options for "greening" the apparel industry.
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2005

2005 News Items

STUDENT TEAM P3 AWARDS FEATURED BY NEWS SOURCES: Students awarded for 'sustainable designs' - (5/18/2005) MSNBC Article
STUDENT TEAM P3 AWARDS FEATURED BY NEWS SOURCES: Students awarded for 'sustainable designs' - (5/18/2005) Environment News Service
P3 Awards Push People for Planetary Prosperity - (5/18/2005) Kansas City infoZine Article

2005 Information

Sustainability Projects Funded at 41 Universities
(Washington, D.C.-Nov. 30, 2005) EPA today awarded $410,000 to 41 student teams for the 2005-2006 academic year to research and develop sustainable designs through the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) competition. Sustainable development maintains economic growth while protecting the natural systems of the planet, thus preserving natural resources for future generations. The P3 student design competition was launched in January 2004, and several 2004 winners' designs have been successfully implemented into business practices.
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Student Teams Receive EPA's First P3 Awards; Sustainability Designs Will Help People, Prosperity and the Planet
Washington, D.C. - E. Timothy Oppelt, Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development, today announced the winners of EPA's first Annual P3 Awards - People, Prosperity, and the Planet. Seven student teams from Oberlin College, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Colorado at Denver, University of California-Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Michigan were honored Monday evening at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., for their innovative designs for a sustainable tomorrow. Out of a group of 65 teams composed of more than 400 university students and advisors, these seven teams were chosen for the creativity and utility of their sustainability designs.
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3rd Annual P3 Award: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet
The P3 competition will provide grants to teams of college students to research, develop, and design solutions to challenges to sustainability. P3 highlights people, prosperity, and the planet - the three pillars of sustainability - as the next step beyond P2 or pollution prevention. EPA and its partners offer the P3 Award competition to respond to the technical needs of the developed and developing world in moving towards the goal of sustainability.
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41 P3 Grants Awarded
EPA has awarded P3 grants to student teams representing 41 universities in 21 states. Winners were chosen from about 100 teams who applied. All the competition winners received $10,000 grants to research and develop their design projects during the academic year (2005-2006).
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EPA's P3: People, Prosperity, and Planet - Program
EPA's P3 Program advances the principles of sustainability and technology innovation to future generations of scientists and engineers. Unique in the federal government, this program awards grants to teams of undergrad and grad students, along with their faculty advisors, to design and develop sustainability projects and support the integration of sustainability into higher education curricula. The teams also compete for additional funding to move their ideas to the marketplace. Over 500 faculty and students from 52 colleges and universities used this opportunity to alter core required courses, evolve senior capstone design courses, and initiate certificates and minors in sustainability science and engineering.
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