{"id":13566,"date":"2012-03-13t11:16:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-13t11:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/luther-college-working-to-reduce-their-carbon-footprint-by-50\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:46:28","slug":"luther-college-working-to-reduce-their-carbon-footprint-by-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/luther-college-working-to-reduce-their-carbon-footprint-by-50\/","title":{"rendered":"luther college: working to reduce their carbon footprint by 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>this video is an entry in a contest we&#8217;ve launched with second nature&#8217;s climate leadership awards. see below for how you can vote for it. <\/em><br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"\/climate-leadership-awards\">see more entries in this contest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>luther college\u2019s sustainability initiatives are rooted in student values and supported through the institution\u2019s strategic plan. the pursuit of our sustainable campus lies within the innovation of students, an openness to a new way of operating, and the desire to practice the joyful stewardship of the resources that surround us.<\/p>\n<p>from a student project, to a house run complete on solar, to the largest solar field in iowa, luther students, faculty, and staff work to reduce our carbon footprint by 50% by 2015. renewable energy, efficiency, conservation, and a community commitment are making it a reality.<\/p>\n<p>luther college: learn. act. sustain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>vote now to help this idea win!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>dude, the school wants more like buildings on campus like the one we built. in iowa, students at luther college are not only working together, but living together in order to make their campus more sustainable.  students created a solar-powered living community, prompting school administrators to pursue more renewable energy projects!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8942,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4897,4902,4894,4900,4910,4891,4890],"tags":[767,2558,262,179,181,2583,10,758,81],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biofuels","category-colleges-education","category-efficiency","category-green-living","category-renewable-energy","category-solar","category-wind","tag-carbon-footprint","tag-colleges-and-universities","tag-conservation","tag-energy","tag-innovation","tag-luther-college","tag-solar-energy","tag-students","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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