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.
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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.Middlebury College to divest from fossil fuel companies
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College’s board of trustees voted unanimously on Jan. 26 to fully withdraw over time the institution’s $1.1 billion endowment’s investments in the fossil fuel industry.
We Changed Our College’s Mind About Fossil Fuels—You Can, Too
| by Gabe Desmond and Alec Fleischer
After Middlebury College rejected its students demands to divest from fossil fuels in 2013, students kept fighting—and now, the school has unanimously voted to divest.