SMCM Students Pay To Be First All Green Electricity College in MD

Earth Day Celebration and announcement of purchase of renewable electricity, paid for by students. St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) will be the first college in Maryland to use only electricity from renewable sources and one of only a handful of colleges in the nation to do so. This is thanks to a student initiative to fund the purchase of renewal energy credits. Students recently voted to tax themselves and give the funds towards lowering the college’s carbon footprint.

Saturday, April 21, Noon – 2 p.m.

Signing of 3 sustainability agreements by College president and Student Leaders at 1 p.m.

Maggie O’Brien (SMCM president)
Eric Daniels (BP Solar VP)
Elected Political Officials
Kristen Sheeran (professor of economics)

Student leaders from
•    Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) and

•    Student Government Association (SGA)

College will celebrate with kites, acoustical music (no power), a bike-powered smoothie machine, and soccer-team powered ice cream.  Food from local farmers will be served, saving gasoline and reducing pollution.

For details on how to participate or take photos of this event, contact Marc Apter at mlapter@smcm.edu or 301-904-3690.