The Clean Energy Committee is excited to share the opportunity to fund campus sustainability projects at the Evergreen State College. As a member of the Evergreen community, you have a great opportunity to cultivate your ideas into applied solutions with the intent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving natural resources. All that is required is a little ingenuity, determination, and thoughtful planning.
In 2005, students at Evergreen voted on the Clean Energy Initiative, which led to a self-imposed fee of $1 per credit for renewable energy purchase, research, education and installation. Since then, the students have been purchasing renewable energy credits to offset 100% of the electricity consumed by the college. The remaining funds are available to support on-campus clean energy and resource conservation projects.
Eligible projects for funding must fall into one of the following categories:
- Research into renewable energy and conservation technologies that will contribute to advancement of sustainability practices and academics on campus
- Implementation of projects intended to save energy, produce electricity or conserve resources
- Demonstration and education projects that share sustainability strategies with the campus community
Hearings are held twice a quarter to allocated funds. More information and application instructions are available at https://sites.evergreen.edu/cleanenergy/.