Green Initiatives

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Green Initiatives

Think Green. Live Green.

Lewis and Clark Community College’s school color may be a vibrant blue, but a concern for the environment has the College thinking green.

The global scientific consensus is that the human race needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by mid-century at the latest in order to avert the worst impacts and to reestablish the more stable climatic conditions that have made human progress over the last 10,000 years possible.

Lewis and Clark is doing its part by developing a number of green initiatives and educating campus and the community about sustainability solutions. We are also working with public and private partners throughout the region to share best practices and reach beyond our seven county district.

Our Vision

The College has begun a series of projects to realize a vision tentatively labeled EcoCampus. This concept envisions a campus that:

Obtains most or all of its energy from clean renewable energy systems
Uses eco-friendly substances and materials
Minimizes the use of, and properly disposes of hazardous materials
Conserves energy and other non-renewable resources
Educates students, employees, local citizens and others on the importance of conservation, recycling and other sustainability practices
Provides training in green-related occupations such as installing and maintaining solar technology, hydro-kinetic turbines and other hydro-powered technologies, wind turbines, geothermal systems, alternative fueled vehicles, wastewater management, pollution and water quality management, carbon / GHG footprint analyses, and energy audits.