Green fever is spreading at the Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ — and saving thousands of dollars in energy costs — as more students, faculty and staff are pledging to do their part to help Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ become climate neutral.
Today, Earth Day, will serve as a launching pad for individuals to commit to Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½’s long-term sustainability initiatives.
The Rosen College of Hospitality Management is the first Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ college to announce its plan to go green and reduce its consumption of water, electricity and natural gas by 10 to 20 percent in one year. Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½’s Sustainability and Energy Management department is administering the challenge, working with Rosen College’s Energy Conservation Task Force. The college’s progress will be tracked online.
Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ saved $41,240 in energy costs and enough energy to power 350 homes for a month during its “Kill-A-Watt” energy savings competition. The savings also prevented a total of 342 tons of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere.
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