Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 7 BUSES From page 1 Although the University hasn't adopted hybrid technol- ogy, it has been making signifi- cant efforts to be eco-friendly, Johnson said. "Based on a recent confer- ence with our peers in the Big Ten, we're in the forefront," he said. The University's transporta- tion department updated many vehicles to run on bio-diesel fuel in 2000 to reduce fossil fuel consumption and green- house emissions. Bio-diesel fuels are often made from plant products. Whiletheyarecarbonbased and release pollutants whenburned, government studies have shown bio-diesel to be less harmful to the environment than petro- leum-based fuels. Whenthe Universityupdated its buses in 2000, the option of retrofittingregular buses to run on bio-diesel cost the Universi- ty $11,000 per bus - much less than investing in newly devel- oped hybrid bus technology. "Bio-diesel was one area where we could make the switch fairly seamlessly," Johnson said. The University has avoided using nearly 390,000 gallons of fossil-based diesel fuel since it switched to bio-diesel. TEXTBOOKS From page 1 pile parts from several texts into one volume so that students won't have to buy more than one book for a course. ButStatisticsProf. BrendaGunder- son, chair of the University's task force, said many publishers already have options for professors to buy customized textbooks and the oppor- tunity is largely overlooked. She said that while custom text- books allow professors more flex- ibility in choosing material to cover, a textbook specifically designed for one course during a certain semester is not easily sold back. "The cost of the customized ver- sion that is not able to be sold back used could be more than the cost of the full text that students would be able to sellback," she said. Michelle Cooper, director of policy research for the congressional advi- sory committee, said the details of the committee's proposed plan need to be investigated to prevent such situations. CaliforniaStateUniversityisinthe process of implementing an online text customization system similar to the one planned by the University's task force. The congressional advisory com- mittee's report said effective short- term actions other universities have taken to ease the problem include encouraging professors to order books earlier, informing students of the cost of textbooks and promoting used book sales and the use of library resources. STORY STORY M ORE ON LINE The fallout of Prop 2 has Read about the finalist in atextended to the Law School the Ford School of Public at michigandaily.com with devastating effects on Policy's search for a new minority admissions. dean. the michigan daily NO MONEY DOWN LEASES! STI $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I Sign Today Grea Nothing due till you Move-in! 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