 Something else to love about Maine.
They only have 300 students. There is only one major to study. But don't be fooled, they are doing big things. The College of the Atlantic, in Bar Harbor is the first college to be carbon neutral.
According to CNN, "The private college said it has offset emissions of 2,488 tons over the past 15 months by investing in a greenhouse gas reduction project in Oregon. The cost: about $25,000." The plan in Oregon optimizes traffic lights to reduce car emissions while on the road, which I think is pretty amazing.
What does it mean to be carbon neutral? I had no idea until I read this article. But apparently if you are carbon neutral than you are offsetting carbon by as much as you release. So you are trying to reduce you total greenhouse gas footprint to zero.
The College of the Atlantic has been an inspiration to other educational institutions. There are now over 450 colleges and universities participating in "net-zero" pledges.
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