Cornell’s SA Passes Kyoto Now! Clean Energy Resolution

“The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution for clean energy use at Cornell at its meeting yesterday in Willard Straight Hall. Students members of the climate action group KyotoNow! proposed the resolution. “

“The resolution, the Referendum for Green Energy Purchases at Cornell, will be included on the Student Assembly’s Spring 2007 election ballot. The ballot will contain a question concerning whether the Student Activity Fee should include an additional $5/semester renewable energy fee.”

“Matt Perkins ’08, former president of KyotoNow!, noticed a shift in the attitudes of S.A. members concerning global warming.”

“’There’s a stark difference: last year we brought a similar resolution forth and students were very skeptical. Today, they reached a unanimous decision,’” he said.

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1 Matt Reitman Feb 11th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

Alright Carlos!

Now we just gotta figure out how to get the rest of the NY schools up to speed.

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I'm a youth climate activist who has worked on campus, state, and national campaigns to cut global warming pollution. I helped push Cornell University to commit to climate neutrality, New Jersey to pass ground-breaking legislation to cut emissions 80% by 2050, and the Dominican Republic to move forward on clean energy. More about me at my site: http://carlos.rymer.googlepages.com.

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