Most of the electricity used in Utah and much of the USA is generated from coal. This has serious consequences for global climate change, mercury pollution, human health, and biodiversity. It contributes about half of the greenhouse gas emissions in Utah. In contrast, renewable sources, such as wind, are effective and have essentially no environmental impact. Fortunately, individuals can choose for their share of grid electricity to come from wind-generated sources, and the cost of a program run by the University of Utah is trivial - less than 5% above the standard rate, and also tax deductible.
You don't have to be formally associated with a participating department, or even the University of Utah, to donate to this fund. Any individual can use this mechanism, for example to offset their use of electricity or other fossil fuel at home. The donations all go to the same fund to generate new wind power. You just need to pick one of the campaigns (below) through which to funnel your donation.
For information about the individual campaigns, see our Campaigns Guide.
Campaign |
Start Date |
2006/7 |
2007/8 |
2008/9 |
|
ACA 2007 Annual Conference |
5/2007 |
|
100% |
Climate Neutral |
| Anesthesiology |
4/2008
|
29%
|
22% Wind Powered
|
|
|
Biochemistry |
4/2006 |
154% |
117% |
115% Wind Powered |
|
Biochemistry Seminars |
8/2007 |
|
106% |
100% Climate Neutral |
|
Biology |
12/2006 |
24% |
36% |
20% Wind Powered |
|
Bioscience Graduate Programs |
9/2007 |
|
100% |
103% Climate Neutral |
|
Central Development Office |
7/2007 |
63% |
18% Wind Powered |
|
|
Communication |
9/2007 |
43% |
9% Wind Powered |
|
|
Continuing Education |
12/2006 |
6% |
5% |
1% Wind Powered |
|
Craig Forster |
12/2008 |
|
|
70% Wind Powered |
|
Ecology & Evol. of Infectious Diseases |
3/2009 |
|
|
66% Climate Neutral |
|
Economics |
12/2006 |
29% |
12% |
8% Wind Powered |
|
Environmental Humanities |
2/2007 |
17% |
19% |
Wind Powered |
|
Environmental Studies |
11/2006 |
103% |
102% |
67% Wind Powered |
|
Facilities Man. & Admin. Services |
8/2008 |
|
|
6% LEED certified |
|
Family and Consumer Studies |
2/2007 |
61% |
18% |
22% Wind Powered |
|
FASEB Membranes Conference |
7/2008
|
104% Climate Neutral
|
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|
Geography |
8/2006 |
99% |
39% |
1% Wind Powered |
|
Geology + Geophysics |
9/2006 |
71% |
28% |
14% Wind Powered |
|
GRC Proteins Conference |
6/2007 |
|
101% |
Climate Neutral |
|
Health Sciences Development Office |
2/2008 |
89% |
63% Wind Powered |
|
| Hospital Telecommunications |
7/2008
|
29% Wind Powered
|
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|
Human Genetics |
7/2007 |
28% |
25% Wind Powered |
|
|
Human Health & Environment |
11/2007 |
133% |
123% Wind Powered |
|
|
Huntsman Cancer Institute |
2/2007 |
22% |
41% |
20% Wind Powered |
|
HCI Seminars |
8/2007 |
|
100% |
Climate Neutral |
|
Infectious Disease |
11/2006 |
36% |
21% |
23% Wind Powered |
|
Kingsbury Hall |
3/2009 |
|
Wind Powered |
|
|
Nursing |
7/2007 |
19% |
20% Wind Powered |
|
| Pocatello 50 Mile Trail Run |
1/2008
|
Climate Neutral
|
||
|
RHSM |
4/2007 |
172% |
290% |
100% Wind Powered |
|
School of Medicine/Benning Seminars |
8/2007 |
|
100% |
100% Climate Neutral |
|
Student Affairs Network Support |
7/2008
|
50% Climate Neutral
|
||
|
TSRI Structure and Chemistry |
11/2008 |
|
|
100% Climate Neutral |
|
U of U Global Health Alliance |
5/2009 |
|
|
lbs CO2 |
|
U of U Medical Students |
2/2007 |
100% |
103% |
94% Wind Powered |
|
U of U Students (ASUU) |
2005 |
22,000 mwh |
22,000 mwh |
22,000 mwh |
|
Undergraduate Studies - Sill Center |
2/2007 |
4% |
17% |
3% Wind Powered |
|
Utah Museum of Natural History |
9/2006 |
51% |
30% |
5% Wind Powered |
|
Utah Physicians, Healthy Environment |
6/2007 |
100% |
5% Wind Powered |
|
|
Wasatch Mountain Club |
9/2007 |
46,667 lbs CO2 |
46,667 lbs CO2 |
|
| WFU Biochemistry Series |
9/2008
|
Climate Neutral
|
