{"61257":{"#nid":"61257","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Honors Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EThe\nGeorgia Institute of Technology was honored by the Upper Chattahoochee\nRiverkeeper (UCR) at the organization\u2019s 16\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Annual Patron Appreciation\nDinner held on Sept. 24. Georgia Tech alumnus Ray Anderson also received UCR\u2019s\nRiver Guardian Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia\nTech received UCR\u2019s first River Sustainability Award for the university\u2019s\nsignificant investment in and leadership on behalf of water and energy\nefficiency as exemplified by campus sustainability programs. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech is not only committed to providing a sustainable environment\nfor our campus community; we are dedicated to global leadership in education,\nresearch and service in sustainability and resilient urban\ninfrastructure,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President G. \u0026nbsp;P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson. \u0022We are\nextremely honored by this recognition, and we will continue to partner with\nUpper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper to protect our environment and conserve our\nnatural resources.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Upper\nChattahoochee Riverkeeper is a 4,700-member, nonprofit organization whose\nmission is to protect and preserve the Chattahoochee River and the river system\nfor the people, fish and wildlife that depend upon it.\u0026nbsp; The Chattahoochee, one of the most threatened\nrivers in the nation, is the primary source of drinking water for metro\nAtlanta. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"University Recognized for Sustainability Efforts"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\nGeorgia Institute of Technology was honored by the Upper Chattahoochee\nRiverkeeper (UCR) at the organization\u2019s 16\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Annual Patron Appreciation\nDinner held on Sept. 24. Georgia Tech alumnus Ray Anderson also received UCR\u2019s\nRiver Guardian Award.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"UCR recognizes Tech at the organization\u2019s 16th Annual Patron Appreciation Dinner"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-09-28 08:44:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:31","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-09-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"61243":{"id":"61243","type":"image","title":"Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Honors Ga. Tech","body":null,"created":"1449176322","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:58:42","changed":"1475894533","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:13","alt":"Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Honors Ga. Tech","file":{"fid":"191302","name":"River_Keeper_Recognition.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/River_Keeper_Recognition_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/River_Keeper_Recognition_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3350696,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/River_Keeper_Recognition_0.jpeg?itok=3GbT7Ci8"}}},"media_ids":["61243"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.chattahoochee.org\/","title":"Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeep"}],"groups":[{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"783","name":"conservation"},{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"10758","name":"Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper"},{"id":"788","name":"Water"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein, 404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}