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park staff removed more than a dozen
street lights, installed directional LED
lighting, directed lights to shine downward
rather than outward, and placed motion-
activated sensors on outdoor lighting at
park cabins — prior to submitting their
application to the IDA.
Fall and winter are the best times to
stargaze, as the skies become clearer and
nights are longer. Make sure to bring
binoculars — and patience, as your eyes can
take 20 to 30 minutes to adjust naturally
to the dark. You may also want to check
out a stargazing app to help you spot
planets, stars, and constellations.
Learn more about Stephen C.
Foster State Park and its Dark Sky
Park designation at darksky.org/idsp/
parks/stephen-c-foster-state-park. To
get information about park astronomy
programs, visit GeorgiaStateParks.org/
stephencfoster or call (912) 637-5274).03
Emory first university to
sign state’s plastics
reduction pledge
By Collin Kelley
Emory University is the first college in Georgia to pledge to divert 95 percent of its
waste from landfills by 2025, reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030,
and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Emory’s commitment also aligns with the City of Atlanta’s recently enacted ordinance
to eliminate plastic bags, plastic straws and styrofoam and sets a roadmap for eradication of
unnecessary single-use plastics in the community.
President Gregory L. Fenves met with leaders of the student-led initiative Plastic Free
Emory Project on June 15 and signed the “Break Free from Plastic Pledge,” which outlines
a five-year plan for reducing unnecessary single-use plastics on Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford
campuses.
A nationally recognized sustainability leader, Emory is the first higher education
institution in Georgia to make a pledge of this kind and the only active student-led
campaign in the state, according to Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN).
Students CJ O’Brien and Nithya Narayanaswamy co-founded Plastic Free Emory.
“This pledge shows that student-led activism has the power to enact real change,” says
O’Brien, who graduated this year from Emory’s Laney Graduate School with a master’s
degree in development practice. “As young people, we know that we must take action
against plastic pollution for the sake of future generations, and we cannot do it alone. We
thank Emory University and President Fenves for taking this step and committing to such
an important initiative in his first year of presidency.”
Narayanaswamy completed her first two years at Emory’s Oxford College this year and
will continue to Emory College on the Atlanta campus in the fall.
“Addressing the single-use plastics crisis means tapping into the plurality that unites
us, and that is exactly what this pledge represents; Our stories, voices and power united to
create change,” Narayanaswamy says. “We are excited to see Emory University take steps
towards tackling the single-use plastics crisis.”
The next step for Plastic Free Emory involves putting together a Plastic Free Task Force
to follow through on the five-year plan detailed in the pledge. The Plastic Free Task Force
will continue to engage with Emory stakeholders, administrative groups, departments and
students, and research viable alternatives to help Emory “break free” from plastic. 03
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