Middlebury Announces Energy2028 Plan to Address Threat of Climate Change
The new plan will shift the Middlebury College campus in Vermont to 100 percent renewable energy by 2028.
Sustainability Initiatives
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Campus Community Celebrates Earth Week with Workshops, Films, and Food
| by Jason Warburg and Eva Gudbergsdottir
Earth Day inspires a full week of student-sponsored events, from conversations about green energy to a film festival focused on oceans and water resources.
Speaker Series Spotlights Environmental Justice Concerns
| by Jason Warburg
The Hayward Speaker Series will bring diverse community voices around social and environmental justice to Monterey March 28 through May 10.
Student-Run Community Garden in Fall Bloom
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
A greenhouse, a new “relaxation area,” and big plans for new plots and plants are all part of recent improvements to the Middlebury Institute’s student-run community garden.
Middlebury Institute is First Graduate School in US to Earn “Fair Trade University” Designation
Fair Trade USA recently recognized the Middlebury Institute of International Studies as the first graduate school in the nation to be designated as a Fair Trade University.
Middlebury Reaches 2016 Carbon Neutrality Goal
After a nine-year, multifaceted effort to reduce its carbon footprint, Middlebury has achieved carbon neutrality.
Sustainability Speaker Series to Feature MIIS Professor Jim Williams on “Changing Course on Climate” May 1
Professor Jim Williams, whose paper on transitioning to a sustainable low-carbon economy was recently praised by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, will give a public lecture on climate change May 1 at the Monterey Institute.
MIIS Students Promote Sustainable Living with Eco-Friendly Fashion Show
The Monterey Institute student chapter of Net Impact joined forces with the Bay Area non-profit organization Teens turning Green, for ReStyled, an eco-friendly fashion show to promote sustainable living.
Net Impact Spotlights MIIS Efforts to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2016
MIIS alumnus Clayton Snyder’s work on the Monterey Institute’s campus carbon neutrality initiative is featured in the October edition of Net Impact’s newsletter Leading Business.