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Cook_HIST 222_Paper#3
Student research paper on student environmental groups at Middlebury College from 1970 through the mid-1990s
Coffin Seeks Broad Solution to Crisis
Middlebury hosted a "Conference on the World Food Crisis," at which William Coffin addressed problems regarding food distribution around the globe.
Earth Day celebrations promise to be a scream
Earth Day 1990
On April 22, 1990 students celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first Earth Day.
College gets rid of ozone reducing cups
Middlebury College decides to discontinue the use of polystyrene foam cups and plates in order to reduce the depletion of the ozone layer.
New recycling program begins this week
Middlebury College implemented a new recycling program to help reduce the problem of limited landfill space.
New recycling program begins this week
Recycling at Middlebury
Clean Coal
This advertisement appeared in the midst of the 1979 Energy Crisis in support of American Electric Power. It claims that coal can be cleaned before it is burned so that less pollution enters the atmosphere. Industry and the environment began to clash…
Soft Energy Paths Toward a Durable Peace
Amory B. Lovins publishes this book on sustainable energy use, arguing the inefficiencies of fossil fuels and nuclear. The author contends that a soft approach to energy use, including the adoption of solar and geothermal as well as social changes…
Environmental Policy class proposes recycling options
Steve Trombulak's Environmental Policy Formation class studied recycling options and proposed a plan to the College.
