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Following a record profit from the 2008 Sustainable Move-In Sale this September, the leaders of the student environmental groups decided to fund community projects with the proceeds. The first two beneficiaries of these Sustainable Dartmouth are Bones Gate Fraternity and the Upper Valley United Way’s WARM Fund. Bones Gate will install a motion detector lighting system to serve as a model for other Greek houses and the WARM Fund will assist local low-income families with home weatherization and heat bills this winter.
The Dartmouth Carpool Facebook application exceeded its goal of registering 500 students by Thanksgiving. As of Thanksgiving Day, there were 636 Dartmouth users. Student Assembly sponsored this program, a product of Zimride, which allows Dartmouth Facebook users to search the routes they plan to travel and to offer or accept rides from other users going the same way. Check out the recent article in The Dartmouth.
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The 19 residents of Dartmouth's first Sustainable Living Center proved this term what a difference behavioral changes can make. Without the benefit of any retrofits or any infrastructural changes they succeeded in reducing the building's electricity consumption 58% below the five year average. Check out the SLC's website for pictures and full descriptions of this term's activities.
For the third year in a row, the Sustainable Endowments Institute gave Dartmouth the top grade in its Green Report Card. The Sustainable Endowments Institute tracks policies and programs of the educational institutions with the largest endowments.
Read more here: Dartmouth Named A Leader in Sustainability For the Third Consecutive Year
On September 29, 2008, President Wright announced Dartmouth's goal to reduce total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions 30% below 2005 levels by 2030 with benchmarks along the way. The Board of Trustees recently approved $12.5 million for energy efficiency upgrades to help achieve this goal. Click here to download President Wright's full letter to the community
Read more here:Dartmouth Commits to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 30% by 20
