Volume 1 - Issue 2
green living
By Katie Aurand Raver Editor In economics, it is called the “tragedy of the commons.” Students living in the dorms do not bear the costs of energy consumption individually, so they tend to overuse electricity and water. This unbridled amount of energy and water use in the dorms results in higher utility prices that are eventually transformed into increased housing costs for the subsequent year. The impact that any one individual could See “Green Dorms” Con’t on Page 2
April 2008
reduce, reuse, recycle
School of Mines Green Dorm Competition