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At Issue: Sustainability

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Getting Warmer...

Human beings are the cause of climate change on Earth, says Ralph Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences—but that means we can also be the cure. The question is, how?

“There is no single solution,” Cicerone told a packed audience at the Heimbold Visual Arts Center—a LEED-certified green building, fittingly—in February. “People are frozen by the enormity of global warming, and feel discouraged at not knowing how to solve the problem all at once.”

As an atmospheric scientist, Cicerone’s research has been fundamental to the current understanding of greenhouse gases and ozone depletion. Now he is involved in shaping science and environmental policy at the national and international level.

Ralph Cicerone

Photo by Chris Taggart

Student Voices

What are you doing to reduce your environmental impact?

“I’ve gotten a lot better at turning the lights off.”
Caleb Fountain ’11

“I drink a lot of water because I’m involved in sports, so I always make sure I use a water bottle instead of bottled water.”
Alexis Gordon ’10

“There was this competition in our building to see what dorm could use the least energy, and we were a little competitive about that. We always recycle.”
Cody Foster ’11

“I bike everywhere and also take buses to White Plains or Fordham.”
Frances Grimstad ’08

“Besides keeping the lights and heat off when I can and recycling, I am part of an informal campaign to raise awareness of environmental issues.”
Aaron Lindenbaum ’08

“I participate in Sustainable SLC. It is one thing to take it into your own hands to recycle and watch your own energy consumption, but so much more can be achieved through group efforts.”
Emily Eder ’08

“I actually put the bottles in the bottle recycling bin.”
Max Mallory ’11