We attended the Youth, Energy & Sustainability (YES) Summit at UF this weekend and are so excited to get the green fee campaign back on track!

Our ultimate goal is to get the Green Fee passed in the Florida legislature in spring 2010. To do that, we have established 3 secondary goals:

1. Get a referendum on student ballots in 11 Florida universities by
   spring 2010.
2. Get co-sponsorship in the House. Get two parallel bills in Congress
   by spring 2010.
3. Get Senator Lynn’s support in Volusia County.

What is the green fee, anyway?

The green fee campaign is an effort to pass small tuition fees at Florida universities to contribute to renewable energy and efficiency initiatives on campus.

At UF in spring 2007, we placed the first ever green fee referendum on the student ballot, and 78 percent of voting students said YES to a 50-cent per credit tuition fee “to support renewable energy projects on campus, invest in energy efficiency projects on campus, and buy campus power from renewable energy providers.”

We got to meet a bunch of awesome student activists this weekend at the YES Summit, and we are looking forward to working together to pass the green fee at our schools this spring!

To learn more and get involved, join the Google Group for the Florida Green Fee Campaign.

Calling all new and veteran UF students!

Fall semester’s here and Gators for a Sustainable Campus (GSC) is going to need your help this year to make a difference on campus and around Gainesville.

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What is sustainability?

sus·taina·bili·ty n.
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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Please mark “Attending” on this Facebook event if you might be interested in joining a current GSC Task Force or starting one of your own: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126923169465

Some possibilities for you to get involved:

Campaign for the UF Renewable Energy Fee | Consumption Reduction | Greening Local Schools | Food Systems | Sustainability Outreach

Whether you decide to join any of the above or propose a new Task Force, we’ll help fund your campaign and give you the tools you need to be effective.

Why join?

• To have a hand in improving your campus and community
• To make friends with like-minded students
• To get practical organizing experience that will prepare you for any career

Mark “Attending” and we’ll send you occasional updates on how you can help as the year progresses:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126923169465

If you haven’t already, please consider joining the Gators for a Sustainable Campus Facebook group, too. Thanks and see you this fall!

Questions? Email sustainablegators@gmail.com

There is campus-wide support for the University of Florida Renewable Energy Fee. 78 percent of students voted for it in the spring 2007 election and, after the fee has been approved at UF, we need only to get it through the Florida legislature.

The Renewable Energy Fee has been endorsed by:

1. Dedee Delongpre, UF Director of Sustainability
2. Dr. Les Theil, adviser for UF’s Sustainability Minor
3. John Lawson, Utility Manager, UF Physical Plant Department
4. Gator Party
5. Orange & Blue Party
6. Dr. Charles Kibert
7. UF Board of Trustees
8. Florida Senator Lee Constantine
9. Florida Student Association

We’ve come this far, we can’t stop now. Will you help us organize a campaign to make UF the first university in Florida to pass the Renewable Energy Fee? Contact us.