{"id":811,"date":"2009-04-01T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T14:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=811"},"modified":"2017-05-23T17:22:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T17:22:09","slug":"how-green-is-augsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2009\/04\/01\/how-green-is-augsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"How GREEN is Augsburg?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/04\/carrot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-813 size-full\" title=\"carrot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2009\/04\/carrot.jpg\" alt=\"carrots\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a>College initiatives<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment\u2014completed the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for 2001-08<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities will collaborate on studying urban sustainability<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 HourCar hub on campus<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Discounted transit passes<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Reserved carpool parking<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fair trade items sold in bookstore<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Purchasing enough wind energy to offset electricity<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Friends of the Mississippi River stewardship<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Environmental studies major and minor<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fall 2009\u2014Fate of the World i-term class<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Campus Kitchen program and community garden<\/p>\n<h2>Student-led initiatives<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 Led Focus the Nation teach-in\u2014Jan. 2008<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Proposed and passed extra student fees for purchase of wind energy<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Pushed for green vehicle initiative to purchase hybrid security vehicle<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Presented at Campus Compact conference<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Created bike-share program<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Launched composting in dining area<\/p>\n<h1>Food service<\/h1>\n<p>\u2022 Composting program<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Gradual move toward trayless dining, starting with Trayless Tuesdays<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Take-out materials\u2014all corn-based and compostable<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Purchase all produce from a five-state region<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fair trade coffee available in campus eateries<\/p>\n<h2>Internal practices<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 Double-sided printing on all campus copiers<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 All copy paper on campus\u201430% post-consumer waste<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ongoing re-use center<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Recycling of cans, glass bottles, plastic, paper, cardboard, and yard waste<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Recycling for appliances, carpets, furniture, batteries, electronics, ink<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Compostable paper towels in all public restrooms<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Changed all faucets and showers on campus to water-saving fixtures<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Energy-efficient fluorescent lamps in public areas, increasing use of CFL bulbs<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Moving toward 100% \u201cGreen Seal\u201d cleaning chemicals<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Display board and fairs to facilitate public transportation<\/p>\n<h2>Environmental studies program<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 Paddled the Mississippi River to study environmental and river politics<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Built rain gardens to capture runoff<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Researched and wrote an environmental history of<\/p>\n<p>Augsburg College<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Studied, prepared, and served a healthy, local,<\/p>\n<p>sustainable lunch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College initiatives \u2022 American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment\u2014completed the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for 2001-08 \u2022 Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities will collaborate on studying urban sustainability \u2022 HourCar hub on campus \u2022 Discounted transit passes \u2022 Reserved carpool parking \u2022 Fair trade items sold in bookstore \u2022 Purchasing enough wind energy 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