There are many different aspects to environmental thinking when I think of how CMU did. Where they all talk or not.
Students. Mostly students did fairly well with being environmental. Most people lived on campus or were able to bike to school (I think on an average winter day there were about 15-30 bikes at school), car pooled, bused or walked. So I think that they did fairly well with this.
Food services started composting after I left and I am glad that they have started with kitchen scraps and plate scraps. One issue with food services is compostable vs real cups and plates for coffee breaks. Because of the extra work most people don't want to pay the extra price for real things. So although people want something environmental they don't want to pay for it.
Many teachers support scrap paper for papers.
I think that the people at CMU care and therefore have made changes. The people up top are sometimes not concerned with it and don't want to ever pay extra. It is a battle but I think the people are winning.
Mennonites think of stewardship in two different ways - there's creation care which we like to talk about and then there is stewardship of money that makes a Mennonite stingy and think sometimes only about the bottom line............money..
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