The 2009 Sustainable Move-In Sale was our largest and most successful yet, with nearly all of the donated items sold and over $9,000 raised. A portion of these funds go to support your project ideas for helping our campus and community become more sustainable.
Projects should be designed for the Winter, Spring, or Summer 2010 terms and funding requests should not exceed $1000. The deadline for proposals is Monday, November 30th and applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by the end of Fall term. Please complete and blitz the form to “sustain” or mail to Hinman Box 6011.
In the past, it was common to see students eating out of the plastic clamshell "to-go" containers in Food Court, even when they were eating "in." To reduce plastic waste, DDS implemented a simple, yet effective solution. The containers and recyclable plastic bags were moved to the front entrance so students must make a conscious effort to take their food to-go. Since this move at the beginning of Fall term, there has been a 44% reduction in plastic clamshell usage compared to the same time period last year.
Learn more about Sustainable Dining initiatives here.
In recognition of the International Day of Climate Action on October 24th, Dartmouth students, staff, and community members gathered on Collis porch for a group photo that will be sent to world leaders at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen this December. The "350" stands for the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. We are currently at 387 parts per million and rising. For more information, visit www.350.org.
In April 2009, the Dartmouth Sustainability Initiative launched the Energy Conservation Campaign and Energy Pledge Drive. During the one month Pledge Drive, over 2,000 student, staff, and faculty pledged to conserve energy and use it more efficiently. The dormitory, Affinity House, and Greek House that both reduced the most energy and received the most Pledge signatories for that month will receive $1000 for an energy efficiency project of their choosing. The numbers are in and the winners are:
Dormitory: Richardson, 29% electricity reduction and 21 Energy Pledge signatories
Runner-up: Lord, 23% electricity reduction and 26 Energy Pledge signatories
Affinity House: Sustainable Living Center, 59% electricity reduction and 19 Energy Pledge signatories
Runner-up: La Casa, 35% electricity reduction and 4 Energy Pledge signatories
Greek House: Delta Delta Delta, 25% electricity reduction and 26 Energy Pledge signatories
Runner-up: Epsilon Kappa Theta, 17% electricity reduction and 25 Energy Pledge signatories
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Thanks to a grant from Dartmouth alumna Mary Morgan Finegan (Class of 1986), Dartmouth has convened several workshops with the College Resource Working Group (RWG) to create a roadmap for making College operations more sustainable. An initial assessment has been completed and we are developing goals, indicators and strategies for reducing our energy, transportation, and materials footprint on campus. Check back for updates and drafts of the roadmap report.
The Sustainability Initiative received a $135,000 grant from the Morgan Family Foundation to support the development of sustainability indicators and a shared sustainability roadmap for Dartmouth. An additional $65,000 gift from Mary Morgan Finegan '86 will support programs and research at the Sustainable Living Center. Read more in the VOX.
