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The Distance Local Energy Goes to Bring Power to the People

Study Comparing Energy Providers Finds Parallels to Local Foods Movement

When you go to the grocery store, you can look at an apple and know if it was grown in Chile, Washington or somewhere closer to you by a quick glance at its sticker. But consumers have largely been in the dark when it comes to energy, and how far it has traveled to reach them. 

Gwyneth Manser Awarded Graduate Scholarship from Geography Honor Society

Second year geography Ph.D. student Gwyneth Manser has received the 2020 Buzzard Graduate Scholarship from Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), an international honor society for geography students. The $1,000 scholarship is given to one graduate student member of GTU each year.

“I’m incredibly honored to have received the 2020 Buzzard Graduate Scholarship,” she said. “Gamma Theta Upsilon’s generous support will assist me in launching my dissertation field work this winter.”