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A Car-Less Day in a Big City

Imagine a car-free day in a big city. That is what Paris is planning for September 27, 2015. Read the article to learn a little bit more about the event.
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Carls go to the Climate March

What was up with the People’s Climate March.
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Reducing your Carbon Footprint in the Dining Halls at Carleton

How Bon Appetit Dining Services helps students to eat locally on campus.
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Wrapping up the season at the Carleton Student Organic Farm

After a fruitful season of growing at the Carleton Student Farm, it is time to put the land to rest and reflect on a job well done.
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Students have their voice heard for our Climate Action Plan

As part of our Climate Action Plan, Carleton solicited input from students at a town hall style dinner. The students generated a tremendous amount of ideas which can be found here.
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A Renewable Summer Spent Under the Midnight Sun

One Carleton student’s adventures in Iceland, land of renewable energy.
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Climate Action Plan Town Hall Meeting!

On Wednesday, September 22nd, from 6 PM – 8 PM in the Great Hall, there will be a town hall meeting regarding Carleton’s Climate Action Plan. This plan is…
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2008 GHG Emissions Inventory posted

Last year’s greenhouse gas emissions have been calculated and the information is now available. Check it out and compare it to 2007’s data and even to other schools!
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Carleton student stress patterns and the SRF Initial Proposal deadline: an informal study

Sustainability Revolving Fund projects are being submitted through a new format this term. The SRF Committee will review all project ideas submitted by Friday of 3rd week (Jan. 23). The Committe will then provide detailed information about campus resources specific to your project and identify the keys to turning your idea into a successful application. “But I’m stressed,” you say. Nay nay. Read the following ground-breaking study which will explain how there is no time like the present to reduce some GHG emissions at Carleton, making us all happier in the process.
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December A Record Month For Carleton Wind Turbine

Minnesota’s weather often seems to me the creation of a disgruntled, vindictive child. Take, for example, the average wind speeds in the months of December and January. At the time when temperatures begin to really dip, southern Minnesota often experiences some of its highest average wind speeds of the year, so that an otherwise reasonable 5 or 10 degrees F can go to 10 or 15 below in a heartbeat. But while it’s bad news for my face, all that wind is great news for wind turbines.
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