Editing Colby College (section)

===Sustainability===
In the fall of 2009, Colby launched ''Green Colby'' to highlight Colby's environmental policies, including its [[carbon footprint]], conservation, student-led initiatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/green/initiatives.cfm|title=Green Colby|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/green/|title=Green Colby|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> The school has signed a number of official agreements to reduce its environmental impact, including the Maine Governor's Carbon Challenge and the [[American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)]]. As of April 2013, Colby became the fourth institution of higher education to achieve [[campus carbon neutrality]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/colby-biggest-college-yet-go-carbon-neutral|title=Colby is biggest college yet to go carbon neutral|access-date=7 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319234502/http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/colby-biggest-college-yet-go-carbon-neutral|archive-date=19 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Colby College | Green Colby | Green Initiatives at Colby">{{cite web
| title =Green Initiatives at Colby: Institutional Commitment | publisher =Colby College | url =http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/green/initiatives.cfm?category=Institutional%20Commitment
| access-date = 2009-06-08 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title =Governor's Carbon Challenge Participants | publisher = The State of Maine | url =http://www.maine.gov/dep/innovation/gcc/gccpart.htm | access-date = 2009-11-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Signatory List by Institution Name |publisher=American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment |url=http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/signatories/list |access-date=2009-11-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712162736/http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/signatories/list |archive-date=2011-07-12 }}</ref>

All of the school's electricity comes from renewable sources,<ref name="EPA">{{cite web |title=EPA lauds Colby's green power efforts |publisher=The Waterville Sentinel |url=http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/6229122.html |access-date=2009-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425134605/http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/6229122.html |archive-date=2009-04-25 }}</ref> including hydro and [[biomass]], with 10 percent of campus electricity provided by an on-campus cogeneration turbine.<ref name="Colby College | Green Colby | Green Initiatives at Colby" />{{Specify|date=November 2009}} The college has stated that all new buildings will comply with a minimum [[LEED certified|LEED]] silver standard, and renovated buildings will also include green features.<ref name="Colby College | Green Colby | Green Initiatives at Colby"/> The dining halls make an effort to purchase local and organic foods, and the elimination of trays has saved 79,000 gallons of water and 50 tons of [[food waste]] annually.<ref name="Colby College | Green Colby | Green Initiatives at Colby" />{{Specify|date=November 2009}} Colby also has a composting program which processes more than 100 tons of food and yard waste annually.<ref name="Colby College | Green Colby | Green Initiatives at Colby" /> On the College Sustainability Report Card 2009 Colby earned a B; Colby's grade was brought down by its lack of endowment transparency and shareholder engagement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/colby-college|title=Colby College – Green Report Card 2009|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref>