Biomass Madness!

Today Thursday!: Opening of the Biomass Plant!

• 4:30 p.m. Light refreshments, McCullough Student Center, Social Space
• 5 p.m. Remarks and introduction by Middlebury President Ronald D. Liebowitz
• 5:05 p.m. Lecture by author Bill McKibben, “What Gives a College Power: On Being a Learning, Teaching Community at a Moment of Change”
• 6 p.m. Student perspective, Middlebury senior Billie Jayne Borden
• 6:05 p.m. Video slideshow tour of biomass plant with Q & A
• 6:30 p.m. Walk-through tours of biomass plant, which is next to McCullough Student Center

And some fun facts about the biomass plant:

• 12,500 metric tons: CO2 saved per year
• 40%: Percentage of Middlebury’s total CO2 output cut
• 1,000,000 gallons #6 fuel oil saved per year
• +/- 300 million years: Time needed to replenish petroleum stores
• 30 to 50 years: Time for a tree to grow to maturity
• 99.7%: efficiency of exhaust systems in removing particulates
• 0 net CO2 emissions
• 10 colleges: Number of schools following Middlebury’s example

Still not jazzed about the plant? Check the vid: