Campus Climate Challenge
CCAN STUDENT CENTER
College students and young people have been visionaries in every revolution in the last century, from the women's suffrage movement to the anti-war movement. As the generation that will live through the worst impacts of global warming, it is time to stand up and demand action. And what better place then on campus!
Colleges and universities are leading the way in the fight against global warming. Students inventing the newest clean energy technologies, designing the most efficient green building, and pushing state and local policy. And you can too!
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JOIN THE CAMPUS CLIMATE CHALLENGE
The Campus Climate Challenge is the national campaign against global warming. Sponsored by the Energy Action coalition, the Campus Climate Challenge is a campaign to bring clean energy to campuses across the country and set ambitious goals to make our schools leaders in the fight against global warming.
Click here to join the Campus Climate Challenge today! All you need is passion for the issue, a few friends and the support of one professor. and and let CCAN know. Contact Ethan Nuss, our MD campus organizer, or Tom Owens, our VA campus organizer, for support, suggestions or resources.
Over 300 schools have joined the Campus Climate Climate, the national student campaign for clean energy, and more are joining every day!
CAMPUSES THAT HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE PRESIDENT'S CLIMATE AGREEMENT
| Maryland Bowie State University Mickey L. Burnim, President Coppin State University Frostburg State University Goucher College Harford Community College Howard Community College McDaniel College Mount St. Mary's University Salisbury University, MD Jane O'Brien, President |
Towson University University of Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, Eastern Shore University of Maryland University College Washington College |
The Apollo Alliance recently "New Energy for Campus," a report outlining how colleges and universities are already leading the way in energy efficiency, renewable energy, transportation, and green design. Read the report here.
Read the International Youth Climate Blog at www.itsgettinghotinhere.org
Download student resources to plan your campaign!
Maryland Students Go to Power Vote Training
STUDENT ORGANIZING IN THE NEWS
1 The Greening of America's Campuses
Nationwide, more than 110 colleges have built or are building structures certified by the United States Green Building Council, a nonprofit group that promotes construction and designs that meet high standards of energy efficiency.
2 Youths Make Spirited Case at Climate Conference (transferred from the NY Times, which is now charging for the story)
"Major social changes start with a shift in philosophy, and then a new generation is born with that at their core," said Josh Tulkin, 24, who works for a group focused on climate issues in the region outside Washington, D.C., and also for a network of youth organizations called SustainUs. "That generation is us.
