Energy2028 Update
We write today with a progress update on Energy2028, Middlebury’s 10-year sustainability initiative, which was first announced in 2019. Look for more frequent updates on Energy2028 in the coming months.
News
Middlebury voted to divest. Now what?
After a decade-long crusade of student activism, Middlebury has begun its long march toward divestment. In a unanimous decision last January, the Board of Trustees approved Energy 2028—an ambitious and sweeping plan that promises certain reductions of the college’s environmental footprint in response to the mounting climate crisis. With the vote, the board set a timeline for meeting a series of environmentally-minded goals and initiatives.
Midd Moment Podcast, Episode 1: Bill McKibben
| by Midd Moment
Author and environmental activist Bill McKibben talks about Middlebury’s Energy2028 initiative, the history of nonviolent protest, and how to live in the world we seek to change.
Manure and food scrap digester to make fuel for college
SALISBURY, Vt. (AP) — Construction is underway at a Vermont dairy farm on a system that will turn cow manure and food scraps into renewable natural gas to help Middlebury College meet its goal of getting 100% of its energy from renewable sources and provide extra income for the farmer.
Middlebury College and Project Partners Celebrate Groundbreaking for Facility That Turns Manure and Food Waste into Renewable Energy
The College will be the primary buyer of the renewable natural gas produced at a local dairy farm.
A Collective Will
| by Laurie L Patton
Middlebury launches a bold plan in response to a pressing challenge.
A 9-Year Quest for Carbon Neutrality Took Middlebury to Forests and a Dairy Farm
| by LAWRENCE BIEMILLER
The challenges faced by even small colleges in reaching the complex goal call for creative energy. From the Chronicle of Higher Education.
100% Renewable Energy, Campus Energy Conservation, Divestment from Fossil Fuels, Educational Integration, Justice
Middlebury College premieres Energy2028 Plan
Middlebury College announced a commitment to power its core Vermont campus with 100% renewable energy by 2028. The College also set ambitious goals to reduce energy consumption, to phase out direct fossil-fuel investments in its endowment, and to create new educational programs and opportunities that will help empower future generations of environmental leaders.
Vermont college to divest from fossil fuel holdings to ’address threat of climate change’
Middlebury College announced on Tuesday that it would divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies in an effort to address climate change.
“Recognizing the profound threat of climate change, Middlebury College today announced a 10-year commitment that will put the institution on a path toward a complete shift to renewable energy to power and heat its central campus,” the college wrote in a statement.