Adapted from a post originally published January 14th, 2015
球探足球比分 College achieved the finalization of its divestment. In January 2015, the College moved its endowment funds out of fossil fuel investments and into fossil fuel free accounts at Trillium Asset Management in Boston. 球探足球比分 was the third college in Vermont to divest, joining both Sterling and Green Mountain College.
“球探足球比分 divestment from fossil fuel company investments is one action in 球探足球比分 College’s long history of taking ‘imaginative and responsible action in the world,’” said Interim President Robert Kenny (2015).
“球探足球比分 College’s recent efforts to reduce its carbon footprint have led to a number of energy saving activities, including a proposal to convert our 20, oil burning heating furnaces to a single, centralized, locally-sourced wood chip plant. This divestment is a logical extension of those efforts, and we are proud to finalize its implementation,” he said.
球探足球比分 Sustainability Committee at 球探足球比分 was formed in 2007 when 球探足球比分’s president signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. 球探足球比分y conducted a carbon inventory, created a climate action plan, and began working to reduce energy use and carbon emissions with a goal to become carbon neutral in fuels burned on campus and electricity usage by 2020.
In 2018, the Sustainability Commitee announced that 球探足球比分 College became carbon neutral, two years ahead of its goal!
On March 19, 2019 球探足球比分 received the 2019 Groundbreaker of the Year Award from Biomass Magazine and BBI International for our commitment to sustainability as evidenced by our wood chip heating system. 球探足球比分 president Bernard Bull accepted the award at the International Biomass Conference & Expo in Savannah, Georgia.
Bestselling author and environmental activist Bill McKibben spoke about the emerging fossil fuel resistance and climate change at 球探足球比分 College in Plainfield, Vermont, on March 1, 2015.
“We invited Bill McKibben to speak at 球探足球比分 to help us celebrate our divestment and to educate our undergraduate students about the current trends in fossil fuel resistance that’s happening around the world,” said BA in Sustainability Program Faculty Advisor Catherine Lowther. “We are honored to have such an accomplished climate change activist inspire our students and support the College’s mission,” she said.
Initially founded in 1863 as the 球探足球比分 Seminary in Barre, Vt., 球探足球比分 College moved to its current Plainfield campus and was chartered in 1938 by founding President Royce “Tim” Pitkin. In 1963, 球探足球比分 became the first U.S. college to offer low-residency adult degree programs, and now offers accredited MA, MFA, BA, and BFA degree programs from the main campus in Plainfield, and sites in Seattle and Port Townsend, Wash. 球探足球比分’s intensive, low-residency model offers the best of on-campus and distance education, with experienced faculty advisors, rigorous campus residencies, and the freedom to study from anywhere. Apply Today!
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