Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 83.26
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2014
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American University
OP-T2-2: Local Offsets Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Sara Schwartz
STARS Research Assistant, Green Office Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a local offsets program through which the institution seeks to offset its greenhouse gas emissions by implementing projects that reduce GHG emissions in the local community?:
Yes

A brief description of the program:

The Sustainability Fund allocated $1,050 to the Adopt-a-Tree Program in the fall of 2012. This student led program tends to street trees in the surrounding community to ensure they stay healthy. The program mostly focuses on watering the trees and providing mulch.


The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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