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sustainability

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Webpages:

Beech Hill Farm
www.coa.edu/farms/beech-hill-farm/
Farming & Food Systems
www.coa.edu/academics/areas-of-study/farming-food-systems/
Environmental Commitment
www.coa.edu/about/environmental-commitment/

Stories:

NEWS

COA is Nation’s #1 Green College

Broad integration of sustainability into the curriculum, development of a fossil fuel-free campus, and an experiential learning pedagogy push College of the Atlantic to the number one spot in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for the fourth year in a row.
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Greta Thunberg at COP25: People are Suffering and Dying for Climate Change [Euronews]

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg gathers Santiago, Chile Fridays for Future organizer Ángela Valenzuela ’17 and other international youth leaders to implore world governments to act on the global climate emergency during a press event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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Don’t Expect to See Plastic Straws at College of the Atlantic, the School has Banned all Single-Use Plastic Products [News Center Maine]

The “Break Free From Plastic” Pledge is an initiative that was proposed by students. The pledge is part of the plan to reduce all waste from campus by 2025.

Events:

January 29th, 2020

Jan

29

Campus Committee for Sustainability
10:00am, Leadership Room — Deering Common Community Center The CCS is a committee of College of the Atlantic All College Meeting that promotes leadership and action around issues of sustainability, as well as encouraging social and environmental accountability.

February 5th, 2020

Feb

5

Campus Committee for Sustainability
10:00am, Leadership Room — Deering Common Community Center The CCS is a committee of College of the Atlantic All College Meeting that promotes leadership and action around issues of sustainability, as well as encouraging social and environmental accountability.

February 12th, 2020

Feb

12

Campus Committee for Sustainability
10:00am, Leadership Room — Deering Common Community Center The CCS is a committee of College of the Atlantic All College Meeting that promotes leadership and action around issues of sustainability, as well as encouraging social and environmental accountability.

Courses:

Faculty:

Gray Cox

Faculty, Philosophy, Peace Studies, & Language Learning
Jay Friedlander

Faculty, Sustainable Business
Reuben Hudson

Faculty, Chemistry

Residences:

Kathryn W. Davis Village