Appalachian Energy Summit

The University of North Carolina has the opportunity and the responsibility to educate its 221,000 students at their 17 campuses on the principles and practices of sustainability. According to the North Carolina State Energy Office, The University of North Carolina system spends $226 million per year on energy, approximately $1,000 per student per year. At current levels, a 25% reduction in energy usage would yield a 20-year savings in excess of $1 billion. In the process, precious natural and environmental resources would be preserved for future generations.

Click here to read a letter from President Ross to UNC Chancellors.

Appalachian State University and the Rocky Mountain Institute are proud to partner with one another and stand ready to collaborate with The University of North Carolina to aid in creating a strategic sustainable energy path for the mutual benefit of our students, the environment, and the world.

 


*The public is invited to join us on Monday, July 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for Amory Lovins Keynote Address "Reinventing Fire". Book signing from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.