Critical Mass

In an effort to reduce its impact on global warming, the small College of the Atlantic has commited itself to completely offset its emissions. The Washington Post reports:

The newly installed president, David F. Hales, said in his inauguration Sunday that the college will either cut the amount of fossil fuels burned in connection with campus activities or invest in emissions-cutting projects elsewhere to compensate. The school, which is in Bar Harbor and has about 300 undergraduates, will also offset emissions generated by student travel to and from campus.

While I remain skeptical of man's effect on global warming, I heartily applaud any attempts to conserve energy and/or take reasonable measures to care for the environment. From an economic standpoint, it's wise for students to turn lights and A/C units off when they leave. The dorms on my campus have community microwaves because they suck too much power to be allowed in the rooms.