Planet Earth 101 – The Boston Globe

Planet Earth 101 – The Boston Globe: “When historians look back on this decade and at what had college campuses most fired up, it won’t be the war, or the economy, Obama-mania, or even Britney’s babies. It will be a color. … They’re all about green, focused on saving energy, serving organic and local food, and reducing carbon emissions.

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“More than 550 U.S. schools have signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, requiring them to calculate their greenhouse-gas emissions and draft plans for going carbon-neutral. Many were prodded into action by organizations like the Sunday Night Group at Middlebury College in Vermont, which meets weekly on campus sustainability projects.”