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Partner Profile
| Colorado State University | |
| Location | Fort Collins, CO |
| Organization Type | Education (Higher) |
| Percentage Green Power | 3.7% |
| Percent of Green Power Use Third-Party Certified (excluding On-site) | 100% |
| Organization-wide Purchase | Yes |
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| Partner Profile Colorado State University has long been a leader in adopting environmentally friendly approaches to campus operations, from composting cafeteria waste to new construction which meets the highest sustainability standards. Today, the University continues to focus on these activities while also emphasizing research solutions to the problem of global sustainability and education of the green-collar workforce. Colorado State became one of the first universities in the nation to offer students living on campus the option to purchase renewable energy for their residence hall room or university apartment. On the University's Foothills Campus, 20 buildings are run 100 percent on renewable electricity. Among other green initiatives the University runs the state forest service and nursery, which produces more than 2 million seedling trees each year; and it developed its own wetlands to process plant waste from campus greenhouses. Also, CSU runs the Green is Gold campaign, a campus-wide campaign to save energy and help the university control costs; offices, departments, working groups, and residences are eligible to form teams and win prizes. This includes more than 50 faculty and staff teams. Colorado State spinoff companies are helping to clean air in developing nations through development and distribution of clean burning stoves and devices to cut carbon emissions of motorcycle taxis, and creating solar panels that will provide power at an estimated $1 per watt. | |