Growing up my parents would always tell me about how windy it was in Kansas, they would say that the wind never stopped blowing, and I didn’t believe them until I moved here. I also hear that it is windy in Oklahoma, but they aren’t letting all of that good wind go to waste, they are using it to power the campus at the University of Oklahoma. Starting in 2013, 100 percent of the campus electricity will come from wind power. As of today, the university is already receiving 10 percent of its electricity from wind power.
Now I’m not from around here, but I’m pretty sure the saying goes “the wind comes sweeping down the plain” and Oklahoma is gathering all of the wind for their campus. The wind also sweeps across our plains and hills and The University of Kansas should be harnessing it for our own use. Our university is environmentally conscious, putting recycling bins around campus and going tray-less at the dining halls, but this stuff is a no brainer. We are in the part of the country where the wind, a renewable resource, is unlimited and the university should be taking advantage of this.
The University of Kansas is proud to be champions on and off the field, but now OU is winning in the fight for the environment. KU needs to step up to the plate and get serious about this fight.
- Keri
Editor’s Note: This post is one in a series published by students in the Sustainability Learning Community at KU. Additional posts from this series can be found under “LC” on the Categories list.
