History and Timeline

Progress on Environmental Sustainability at Oberlin College

Oberlin College has made significant progress on both environmental policy and action. Some of our milestones follow:

http://www.oberlin.edu/strategicplan/

http://www.oberlin.edu/dormenergy/

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3/

http://www.oberlin.edu/strategicplan/reports.html

http://www.mycitywheels.com/oberlin.php

http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/06feb/cars.html

http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2006/12/15/news/Environmentalists_Celebrat.html

http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2006/11/10/news/Committee_Gives_Hope_for_S.html

http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/

http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2006/11/17/news/Dye_Makes_Pledge_Climate_N.html

http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/2007/02/16/news/College_Adds_Sustainabilit.html

  • April 2007: The College initiates an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and a Campus Climate Action Plan.
  • April 2007: The National Wildlife Federation honored Oberlin with its “Chill Out, Campus Climate Solutionsâ€? Award for the “Campus Resource Monitoring System
  • May 2007: President approves Green Purchasing Policy.
  • May 2007: Oberlin hosts its first green commencement.
  • June 2007: Greenhouse gas inventory and climate action plan initiated.
  • July 2007: Oberlin Wins Clean Community of the Year from Green Energy Ohio.
    http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/07jun/geo.html
  • September 2007: Campus Sustainability course offered by the Environmental Studies Program in Conjunction with the Office of Environmental Sustainability.
  • October 2007: Sierra Club named Oberlin number one on their top ten list of “Coolest schoolsâ€? on the environment.
  • December 2008: Oberlin hosts the community’s first Green Drinks.
  • February 2008: Energy Study for Campus Climate Action Plan initiated with Energy Ventures International.
  • March 2008: Oberlin hosts its first Ecolymipcs, a four week energy and waste reduction and environmental education contest held among dorms.
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