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The Athenian School Receives Environmental Awards Named a National EPA Green Power Partner; Only School Among 250 Winners of California 2009 Waste Reduction Awards Program.

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| December 10, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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DANVILLE, Calif. -- Stewarding the earth has long been one of the core values of The Athenian School in Danville since it was founded in 1965. The School has been recognized as a Green Power Partner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its "green" power purchase of solar energy; and named a winner of the 2009 Waste Reduction Awards Program by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), for doing its part to divert waste from landfill.

"In order to uphold Athenian's commitment to the environment, we must do all that we can to model good practices for our students, who will be inheriting the earth from us," says Bob Oxenburgh, …

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