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College Pledges To Offset All Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted by: Nate Berg

14 October 2006 - 5:00am

A small college in Maine has made a pledge to reduce and offset all of its greenhouse gas emissions, including those generated by students' trips to and from school.

The College of the Atlantic has become the first university in the United States to make a vow to offset all of its greenhouse gas emissions.

"The newly installed president, David F. Hales, said in his inauguration Sunday that the college will either cut the amount of fossil fuels burned in connection with campus activities or invest in emissions-cutting projects elsewhere to compensate. The school, which is in Bar Harbor, Maine, and has about 300 undergraduates, will also offset emissions generated by student travel to and from campus."

Full Story: Maine College Makes Green Pledge
Source: The Washington Post, October 10, 2006
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