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Moving Money: A reinvestment toolkit for college climate activists
- Harvard University (MA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Warren Wilson College (NC)
- Whitman College (WA)
This toolkit, written by college students in the US and Canada, outlines key steps in the process of launching a reinvestment campaign.
- Posted Nov. 6, 2023
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Alignment among environmental programs in higher education: What Food-Energy-Water Nexus concepts are covered in introductory courses?
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
- Rider University (NJ)
- University of South Dakota (SD)
- University of Northern Colorado (CO)
- Whitman College (WA)
- United States Department of Energy (DC)
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) programs are different from other fields because they focus on a complex integration of humanities, social, and natural sciences concepts centered on the interactions of …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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72 kW Rooftop Mount Stanton Hall
- Whitman College (WA)
Whitman College has solar arrays on Bratton Tennis Center, Cleveland Commons, and Stanton Hall.
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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58 kW Rooftop Mount Cleveland Commons
- Whitman College (WA)
Whitman College has solar arrays on Bratton Tennis Center, Cleveland Commons, and Stanton Hall.
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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21 kW Rooftop Mount Bratton Tennis Center
- Whitman College (WA)
Whitman College has solar arrays on Bratton Tennis Center, Cleveland Commons, and Stanton Hall.
- Posted Dec. 17, 2021
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ASWC Green Fund
- Whitman College (WA)
The purpose and chief goal of the Green Fund shall be to transform student sustainability policy initiatives into realities that enrich the campus in practice and principle.
Policies of the …
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Sustainable Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
- Whitman College (WA)
The Whitman Sustainable Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) is a $50,000 line of credit designated for campus improvements that significantly benefit Whitman's sustainability efforts by conserving resources and improving efficiency. All …
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
- Green Funds
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Environmental Studies (Bachelor)
- Whitman College (WA)
The program introduces students to a wide variety of perspectives that examine the many connections between humans and nature. To do this, the program combines a broad set of relevant …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Scholarly motivations to conduct interdisciplinary climate change research
- Boston University (MA)
- Idaho State University (ID)
- Northern Illinois University (IL)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
- Whitman College (WA)
Understanding and responding to today’s complex environmental problems requires collaboration that bridges disciplinary boundaries. As the barriers to interdisciplinary research are formidable, promoting interdisciplinary environmental research requires understanding what motivates …
- Posted May 5, 2017
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Carbon Tax
- Whitman College (WA)
The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Sustainability Committee passed a self-imposed carbon tax on February 7, 2016. The tax is designed to raise money for the Green Fund, a …
- Posted March 13, 2017
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Student Agriculture at Whitman - A New Approach to Student Initiatives
- Whitman College (WA)
A group of Whitman students with a lofty goal, a student-run organic farm to provide produce for campus dining halls, developed a novel approach to generate student and faculty support, …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Green Orientation: Starting Freshmen on a Sustainable Track
- Whitman College (WA)
Green Orientation is an institution-specific program designed to orient freshmen to their role in the school's sustainable practices. After Green Orientation, freshmen should be equipped with the knowledge and tools …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Creating Carbon Offsets: A New Alternative for Colleges and Universities?
- Whitman College (WA)
Mandatory and voluntary carbon offsets have been promoted as an important part of the solution to the climate crisis. They are touted for their economic and environmental efficiency as well …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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42.6 MW Wind Farm
- Whitman College (WA)
- NextEra Energy Resources (FL)
In 2013, the College leased nearby farmland to NextEra Energy, which has seventy 660 kW turbines on the property. The 166 foot tall towers generate electricity when wind speeds are …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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21 kW Rooftop Array: Bratton Tennis Center
- Whitman College (WA)
- Ecotech Solar (WA)
In September 2009, a 21kW photovoltaic solar array was installed on Whitman’s Bratton Tennis Center roof. The solar equipment represents future savings in energy costs, demonstrates Whitman’s commitment to environmentally …
- Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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