AU is competing in America's Greenest Campus, the first nationwide contest among colleges and universities to reduce the carbon footprints of their students, faculty, alumni and staff. Using advanced carbon tracking and reduction software from Climate Culture, America's Greenest Campus tracks the membership and carbon footprint reductions from various campuses across the country. Using social networking, education and customized energy reduction recommendations, America’s Greenest Campus makes saving energy fun, easy and very competitive!
You have to check out Climate Culture! It's a fun, interactive learning activity that helps you make a real difference to our climate impact as you play along. Even if we don't win the national contest, we should at least make effort to beat Villanova!
Climate Culture has built a social network and virtual carbon calculator to help individuals reduce their natural resource use and impact on climate change. Their technology is the first to calculate a user's carbon footprint and provide accurate, personalized advice to help reduce energy consumption and cost. Based on a point system, the online community allows users to interact and manage their progress based on commitments toward a greener lifestyle.
To sign up, go to http://americasgreenestcampus.com Create a user profile using your AU e-mail address (e.g. jsmith1@american.edu). The american.edu extension will enroll you automatically in the American University subculture community.
When you enroll as part of the American University community in Climate Culture between now and October 5, 2009, you also help make AU eligible to win cash prizes. At the end of the contest, America's Greenest Campus will award $20,000 in total cash prizes.
* $5,000 to the school with the most participants (students, alumni, faculty, staff)
* $5,000 to the school with the largest percentage of carbon emissions reduced
* $10,000 to the winner of the SmartPower Energy Smart Ad Challenge
You can even get into the act by becoming a fan "The American Dream is Green" on Facebook! Let your friends in on the green campus challenge! Check it out here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Dream-is-Green/60817020735?sid=8ccbc710c7e338f8ad58de1a6643aad0&ref=s
So go get your green on and show President Obama that we've got his back when it comes to making sacrifices that help get America back on track! All the votes are in, now is the time to act!
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