Chevrolet Carbon-Reduction Initiative
Chevrolet Carbon-Reduction Initiative
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Chevrolet has committed to invest up to $40M on carbon-reducting projects across America--from biomass to wind turbines. It set its carbon-reduction goal based on the estimated emissions in 2011 from driving the 1.9 million vehicles it sold in the United States between Nov. 18, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2011.
Videos From This Campaign
Content from this campaign
Rochester Institute of Technology’s Path to Carbon Neutral
Guest post by Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability advisor, Rochester Institute of Technology
When I was first contacted about participating in Chevy’s Clean Energy Campus Campaign, I was conflicted. Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. As the senior sustainability advisor to the president it is my job to get us there. ...
Nov 24, 2014 10:25 AM ET
Wim Wiewel: ‘Universities Can Be Catalysts for Climate Change Action’
Guest post by Wim Wiewel, president of Portland State University.
I start with the belief that climate change is the single biggest challenge humanity faces. If we don’t deal with it, rising global temperatures have the potential for devastating impact on a global scale. Widespread drought, disappearing habitat, catastrophic sea level change —...
Nov 24, 2014 9:25 AM ET
The Choice to Conserve: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Prepares Students for a Diverse, Sustainable World
At the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, we believe sustainability is important to our students, our university and our communities. That’s because the choices people make today to conserve our resources and make sustainable decisions will benefit our future quality of life.
The choice to conserve is up to all of us. UW-Stevens Point’s strategic plan, A Partnership for Thriving...
Nov 20, 2014 11:25 AM ET
Changemakers at sustainability@BU: Interns Help Make BU a Leader in Carbon Reduction
In her keynote speech at the AASHE 2014 opening ceremony, Story of Stuff creator Annie Leonard presented a newer Story, this time about change. Leonard recognizes that change is a slow and difficult process and she suggests that change is most successful through the collaboration of several different kinds of...
Nov 19, 2014 11:30 AM ET
Colleges Get Chevy Support for Clean Energy Efforts
Imagine an entire college campus’ heating and cooling powered by the thermal storage of the Earth. Or residence halls peppered with solar arrays and daylit spaces.
Universities around the country are aggressively reducing their carbon footprint and going above and beyond to combat climate change....
Nov 18, 2014 2:00 PM ET
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