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Martha Larson’s Goodbye to Carleton

When I first arrived in 2010, Fred and Steve said the top two priorities were to install a commercial-scale wind turbine and write a climate action plan to become carbon…
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How Carleton College Sustainability Model Reduced Operating Costs: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 109 With Guest Martha Larson
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Summer Arb Crew

There are five student positions available on the Summer Arb Crew. Work includes eradication of invasive species, trail maintenance, ecological restoration, and seed collecting. Applicants must be willing to do…
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Work Lighten Up!

The Sustainability Office is seeking students who are interested in working this summer’s Lighten Up sale!
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STA Project Updates- May 2022

Hello from the Sustainability Office, and happy spring! After an eventful Earth Week and a sad farewell to Alex Miller, our waste, food, outreach, data and energy, and policy and…
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Carleton Selected for Pro-Bono Climate Action Modeling Outside link

Carleton was selected for pro-bono climate action modeling by Second Nature, see the press release for more information and to learn about the other institutions selected.
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Black Lives Matter Sustainability Letter

A letter to the Carleton Community in regards to happenings surrounding the murder of George Floyd.
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Real Food Calculator: 2019-2020 Executive Summary

This year’s Real Food results are in! Carleton remains one of the highest scorers in sustainable sourcing among US colleges. Thank you to the Real Food Calculator (RFC) team, volunteers, Bon App, the CCCE, and the Sustainability Office for continuing to work to make our food more sustainable, humane, fair trade, and local.
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Trio of Carleton recipients honored with Minnesota Campus Compact Presidents’ Awards

Three members of the Carleton community have been recognized by Minnesota Campus Compact for their leadership in the development of campus-community partnerships.
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Fall Sustainability Updates

It’s hard to believe fall term is already coming to an end! This fall was an exciting time for the Sustainability Office. We welcomed two new STAs to our team, Becca Horwitz ’22 and Madhav Mohan ’22. With eleven STAs total working in four focus groups (energy, waste, food, outreach), our office was busy working on various projects and events this term.
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