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Luther College Sustainability’s status as a finalist for the Climate Leadership Award is going viral, thanks to a video featuring its projects and initiatives. The Climate Leadership Award, now in its second year, is run by Second Nature, a non-profit organization geared toward sustainability efforts around the U.S. According to their website, the award is given “to highlight campus innovation and climate leadership to transition society to a clean, just and sustainable future recognizing implemented projects and involvement.� To become a finalist, applicants had to demonstrate sustainable projects and initiatives at their given campus. For Sustainability Coordinator Dan Bellrichard, being named a finalist is quite an accomplishment for Luther. “It’s a big deal,� Bellrichard said. “There were four institutions that were named finalists in our category, and one of them is Carleton. They have two wind turbines up and running. The fact that we’re a finalist in this competition really shows how Luther’s actions are reflected on a national scope. People are looking to Luther for the work that we’re doing, and they’re impressed by what we’re doing.� With the new addition of videos, people can look to Luther via the web. For the first time in the Climate Leadership Award’s history, Second Nature partnered with planetforward.org, a website that features videos that viewers can vote on and share. Each of the

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Delicious AND sustainable. This image from the video demonstrating Luther’s commitment to sustainability shows Francisco De Jesus Neto (‘14) and Sworutha Sthapit (‘13) holding produce from the edible garden on campus. finalists for the Climate Leadership Award were given 2-3 minutes to share what their campus’ sustainability efforts were about. Luther’s video, which was shot and edited by Kristin Westby (‘12), focuses on the student input. “The video talks about how it takes small ideas to make bigger and bigger initiatives, and how the

Sustainability House was a student idea which then morphed into someone donating solar panels and then now has given the campus the idea to build a solar farm sometime in the future,� Westby said. Sustainability award continued on page 10

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world leaders through local action leading up to Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, April heralds a new student initiative in Brazil in June. at Luther called the Climate Justice (DFK ZHHN RI $SULO KDV D WKHPH WKH Ă€UVW Campaign. The initiative will last being Sustainable Living. from April 1-22, “We wanted promoting the concept to get as many of climate justice students as “We wanted to get through education and possible to pledge activism. as many students as to a sustainable “This campaign lifestyle,â€? leader has never been done possible to pledge to a of Luther’s before,â€? organizer E n v i r o n m ental sustainable lifestyle.â€? Kristi Holmberg (‘12) C o n c e r n s said. Organization -Tina Yates (‘13) The campaign is (ECO) Tina Yates a follow-up project (‘13) said. to Holmberg’s participation in the Each pledge made by a Luther student international training conference Youth counts toward the “One Billion Acts for Eco-Justice and brings together many of Greenâ€? being completed by college students and a variety of campus groups in students across the world and tallied by a collaborative effort. the Earth Day Network. These results will The primary goals are to raise awareness be presented at Rio+20. about climate change as a social justice Climate Justice Campaign issue, to envision and advocate for a continued on page 10 VXVWDLQDEOH DQG MXVW IXWXUH DQG WR LQĂ XHQFH

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