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Middlebury students organize global climate actions with 350.org

Students partner with town of Middlebury for 350-dish potluck, as part of International Day of Climate Action.  

Middlebury senior earns national environmental award [video]

Sierra Crane-Murdoch recognized for efforts with Power Past Coal

'Sustainability Report Card' gives Middlebury high marks

Middlebury testifies at green jobs hearing chaired by Sen. Sanders

Jack Byrne, director of Middlebury's sustainability integration office, joined renewable energy experts from Vermont to testifiy at a US senate field hearing in Montpelier on renewable energy.

Bees from organic garden offer sweet learning opportunity [video]

"No-Mow" zones help college trim costs and carbon [Video]

Meadows sprout where once trimmed grass grew.

Environmental Council funds creative projects to expand sustainability

Students, faculty, and staff recieved grants from the Environmental Council. This academic year, the EC awarded nearly $18,000 to 17 different projects.

Middlebury awards Fellowships in Environmental Journalism for 2009

Winning proposals include walking the Ganges and assessing Cuba’s environmental legacy

Campus competition encourages electricity conservation using kilowatt meters

Power Strip: How much can you take off? is a new electricity competition that uses kilowatt meters to provide real-time electricity data, giving participants information needed to reduce electricity in their specific situations.

Middlebury athletics department works to promote sustainable culture

Green mission statement has coaches, athletes and administrators helping College reach goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2016

Student uses grant for community art project with recycled bicycles

With support from the David S. Stone ’74 Tree House Fund, Middlebury student Molly Lohman created a community art project, Bikes, Recycled.

Middlebury's Axinn Center at Starr Library wins awards for sustainable design

Society for College and University Planning and Boston Society of Architects recognize facility

New student parking fee to support carbon reduction initiatives

Funds from Middlebury's new student parking fee will be used to support carbon reduction efforts to help the campus reach carbon neutrality by 2016.

Two Middlebury seniors awarded Compton Mentor Fellowships

Prestigious environmental fellowship funds a year of service for environmental studies majors Corinne Almquist '09 and Tripp Burwell '09.

Middlebury Nordic ski team looks to veggie oil for a greener ride [video]

Eco-friendly truck hauls people and equipment trailer. With the help of an environmental grant, the Nordic ski team had their truck converted to run on waste vegetable oil.