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November 22, 2009
2009-09-17 - Bunker Hill Community College Affirms Commitment to Climate Neutrality
September 17, 2009. Boston, MA – The President’s Climate Commitment Committee submitted its Climate Action Plan to the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). The plan documents the College’s commitment to reducing campus greenhouse gas emissions and outlines initiatives designed to achieve an overall goal of climate neutrality.
BHCC’s Climate Action Plan is based upon a comprehensive strategy of achieving climate neutrality. The College has already procured renewal energy credits for 100% of its purchased electricity and immediately reduced its carbon emission by 61%. It is expected that the College’s new Health and Wellness Center, which will open in early 2010, will receive LEED Gold Certification.
Launched in 2007, the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment is a network of 650 signatory schools, representing all fifty states and the District of Columbia. This high-visibility effort to address global warming garners institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate.
As a signatory of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, Bunker Hill Community College receives support and resources designed to help the College achieve the outlined climate objectives and has access to a strong network of peer institutions that share insights into best practices. “I congratulate Bunker Hill Community College on its commitment to climate neutrality and for contributing to this first sector-wide effort at creating climate action plans,” said Toni Nelson, Program Director of the ACUPCC. “The collective impact of schools throughout the nation fighting climate change is tremendous,” she added.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Colleen Roach,
Executive Director of Communications & Marketing
Bunker Hill Community College
250 New Rutherford Avenue
Boston, MA 02129 Phone: (617) 228 2177
Email: caroach@bhcc.mass.edu
For more information on the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, visit www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org
About Bunker Hill Community College. Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts. The College enrolls more than 10,800 credit students on two campuses and at five satellite locations each semester. More than 1,500 students take classes online. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Six in ten students are people of color and more than half of BHCC’s students are women. The College also enrolls more than 690 international students who come from more than 95 countries and speak 75 different languages.
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