Having known someone who worked as a 'green' coordinator for a biomedical research facility: they were trying to do something about fume hoods (which evacuate m

Having known someone who worked as a 'green' coordinator for a biomedical research facility: they were trying to do something about fume hoods (which evacuate massive amounts of heated/cooled/humidified/dehumidified indoor air) and dozens of old -80 freezers that consume several kilowatts each, run almost continuously, and should be replaced with more modern/efficient units, audited for what actually needs to be kept in that freezer (scientists are like packrats with samples), and so on... ...while getting continuously pestered by administrative staff because someone doesn't have a recycling bin and as far as the staffer is concerned, they might as well be clubbing baby seals every day they have to put a couple of pieces of copier paper in the regular trash bin. From another org's website: https://sustainability.wustl.edu/greenlabs/ultra-low-temperature-80-freezers/ https://sustainability.wustl.edu/greenlabs/ultra-low-tempera... > WashU operates over 900 ULT freezers across all campuses. These use approximately 10,500,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year, resulting in an estimated ~8,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to the emissions from 1,850 cars. You read that right: 10.5 GWhr per year used by sample storage freezers at one university. About 1.2MW continuous...