500 schools have signed the AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education)  American College and University President Climates Commitment, which sets them on a path toward "climate neutrality."

According to Lee Bodner, president of EcoAmerica, an organizer of the pledge, the schools have two years to create a comprehensive plan for "eliminating direct emissions" and to prove that they are on the path toward  "climate neutrality."

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