CU Administration Teams up with Live Green Program

The University of Colorado Environmental Center, and the CU administration are teaming up to promote sustainability on campus through the Live Green program.  Live Green supports environmentally friendly habits.  Participants sign a pledge indicating areas where they will change their lifestyle to become more sustainable.

From now until Earth Day, April 22nd, the effect of signing a Live Green Pledge will be doubly impactful.  For every person who pledges to live green the University will donate $5 towards sustainability programs on campus.  Each signature will be twice as important, because it will impact the person who signs it, as well as the larger community.  Any member of the CU community can sign a Live Green Pledge. Moe Tabrizi the school’s energy conservation officer, wants to make sure that faculty and staff get involved as well as students.

Live Green is designed to encourage and educate members of the community about changes they can make to their life.  After signing the pledge, and indicating three areas where they can become more green, participants receive a monthly newsletter with tips and idea about what they can do in their everyday life.  Topics range from transportation to shopping, and focus on small changes that have large impacts.

CU is already know for it’s continual work to lessen it’s impact on the planet.  The money donated in association with the Live Green Campaign will go towards projects that promote energy efficiency and reduce the school’s carbon footprint.

This joint effort towards sustainability, from both the school and the community, becomes more and more effective as more people sign the pledge.  You can sign it online at http://ecenter.colorado.edu/livegreen, or find the Environmental Center’s promotions team who will be helping people sign the pledge from now until Earth Day.   Do your part to help CU.