Al Gore inspires student; sparks SU green dorm programSarah DiGiulio
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: News
Twice as many Category 4 and 5 hurricanes have struck land in the last five years. The flow of melting ice from the Greenland glaciers has doubled in the last 10 years. Global sea levels are predicted to rise 20 percent. All of the ice in the Arctic Ocean could melt in the summers by 2005.
After hearing former Vice President Al Gore talk about the threat of global warming last fall, junior Neville Williams decided something needed to be done.
"I wanted to know what Syracuse could do," Williams, a international relations major, said.
So he challenged Syracuse University. And that challenge starts Monday.
Williams united several student organizations and administrative offices across SU to sponsor the Saving Juice in the 'Cuse challenge. For two months, the residence halls are competing to see which hall can most effectively reduce its energy consumption as well as increase its recycling output, Williams said.
The winning hall will receive a trophy and have a tree planted in front of their hall. Williams added there would be another prize to be named later.
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