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  College campuses are the institutions that really can and should set an example by making it to carbon neutral, with their sustainabile technology research programs and faculty at the forefront of the field. However, while Collge of the Atlantic and others have done well, we should not be satisfied with a handful of institutions moving forward while the rest cannot. In California, public universities are being crippled by budget cuts, and this has all but stopped campuses' drive toward achieving and moving beyond carbon neutral status. For example, UC Santa Cruz completely axed its STEPS Institute for Environmental Research in the face of a $24 million budget shortfall. In the end it's not just about the university-based drive for a better future on campus--one that can create a better future for us all. University sustainability improvements depend also on a political body that values higher education as well as a local economy that supports it.On Ask Umbra's video advice on greening your campus posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago 3 Responses

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  It's great to put so much thought into moving as it affects greenhouse gas emissions, something I think most people blow off since there are few to no options for making a move any greener. However, the less weight and stuff to haul also means less energy to burn in moving it. People should consider donating old, unneeded furniture, recycling those stacks of old magazines and newspapers--and hopefully donating their unwanted books, CDs, DVDs and software to Eco Encore, where we sell them Online and forward the profits to Seattle-area environmental nonprofits. These are all small steps toward offsetting a move, but the small things add up if we all do them.

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