page_title: Sustainability at American Colleges and Universities
section_title: Wind
hierarchical_section_title: Sustainability at American Colleges and Universities / Energy / Wind
caption_attribution_description: English: The School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. The School was founded in 2007 and provides interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs. The wind turbines and soon-to-be installed solar panels demonstrate ASU's commitment to running the campus in a much more sustainable fashion. Shot with the Motorola Zine ZN5 mobile phone with an embedded Kodak camera.
context_page_description: Sustainability, as defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development, states “development which implies meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. As sustainability gains support worldwide, universities across the United States have begun to take initiatives toward more sustainable campuses. Alongside student-run projects, drastic changes in administration, energy efficiency, and food and recycling have sprung up in Ivy League schools and liberal arts colleges alike. The American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment is an evident effort to address global climate disruption consisting of a network of colleges and universities that have made institutional commitments to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions on campus, and to promote the research and educational efforts of higher education to prepare society to re-stabilize the earth's climate.
context_section_description: Wind energy is a source of renewable power which comes from air current flowing across the earth's surface. Wind turbines harvest this kinetic energy and convert it into usable power which can provide electricity for home. Many universities have invested in wind energy because it is clean, renewable, and good for the local economy. Wind energy is known for being 'clean' because it produces no pollution or greenhouse gases. Wind is a renewable energy resource, it is inexhaustible and requires no "fuel" besides the wind that blows across the earth; it is also beneficial for the local economy because the energy is harvested and produced locally. For universities this means that their energy costs are lowered while also being more sustainable.
caption: ASU School of Sustainability 3217218675
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