100 Actions

October is long gone, but 100 actions don't stop!

Posted on November 21

by Maria Rosales, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Posted in: Tennessee Alumni and Students Sustainable Campuses

Last month, students at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville had a die in flash mob as part of the 100 actions to demand 100% clean energy. After the die in flashmob, we marched to the Chancellor’s office to discuss shutting down the coal plant! We were able to set up a meeting with the Vice Chancellor, and last Tuesday, 6 students including myself met with the Vice Chancellor, Sustainability Manager, and the Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Services.

Parents Power Past Coal

Posted on November 9

by Annelise Osterberg

Posted in: Campus Climate Challege

On October 23, Whitman College students called into question two kinds of power: the dirty electricity derived from oil and coal that is shamefully prevalant across America today, and the power wielded by big business to keep that coal and oil at the forefront of the nation’s energy landscape.