Green Fees Campaign
Student Assembly Endorses Collection of “Green Fees” to support sustainability on campus
Green
Fees Bill passes 12-2-1 in the Student Assembly Senate in
which it strongly encourages the Board of Visitors to endorse the addition of $15 per semester Green
Fee to each student’s general fee.
The Student Assembly supports this commitment to sustainability with the
goal of decreasing the environmental footprint of campus through decreases in
energy consumption, increases in energy efficiency, and the advancement of
sustainability and energy education for all students. You can read the entire Student Assembly
resolution HERE.
On
March 20th, you voted for the Green Fee Referendum which passed with
85% of the Vote! Thank you
so much to everyone who voted, and let it be known that you've helped William and
Mary move one more step towards reducing our energy use and carbon emissions!
From all of us who have worked on this initiative for the past few months, we
are deeply grateful for your help. Please, continue to use greeningwm.com as
your resource for campus sustainability and environmental change on campus, and
let us all know if you've got any ideas for how we can make William and Mary
Greener!!
For Coverage by local Media, see the
following News Stories:
The
Cost of Going Green
By:
Andrew Blasi, Virginia Informer
March 31, 2008
SEAC
proposes sustainability changes
By: Sarah Owermohle, The Flat Hat
March 21, 2008
Breaking
News: Hopkins wins SA election in a landslide; Green Fee referendum passed
The Flat Hat
March, 20, 2008
Small
price to pay to go green
By: Sarah Baum and Ben Schultz, Flat Hat Guest
Columnists, The
Flat Hat
March 14, 2008
Students, Faculty Demand
Campus Go Green
By: Megan Hermida, Dog Street Journal
February 21, 2008
More Green Fee Information:
Read
the endorsed Green Fee Proposal HERE.
In
a recent survey, 86% of William and Mary students expressed support for the
introduction of the Green Fees. See the survey results HERE.
The
Sustainable Endowments
Institute recently awarded the
College a D- for campus sustainability. Check out the report
card HERE
Email
your questions and comments to greenfees@greeningwm.com
