One year ago a teenager from Sweden named Greta Thunberg started a personal school strike to demand climate action. Her story inspired countless young people all over the world to do the same. Now, school strikers are asking people of all ages to get on board with a global climate strike on September 20th. Over one million people are expected to participate.

Here on campus, the UVM Student Government Association (SGA) is hosting a Student Strike for Climate Action at 11:00 am on the Andrew Harris Commons. Their goal is to build community and have conversations about the climate crisis and campus. Meet student clubs, offices and organizations who are leading the charge for climate action, with music, food, and a collective art piece. Elsewhere in Burlington, several groups are hosting a Vermont Climate Strike Rally beginning at 12:00 noon at Burlington City Hall.

EXPANDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ON CAMPUS
In June, the Vermont Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) awarded the University of Vermont an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) grant of over $40,000 to install three new, dual-port, Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations on its campus.The funding for this grant comes from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

Two stations will be installed in the Converse Lot at 75 Colchester Avenue, providing four, Level 2 connections for four publicly accessible electric vehicle parking spaces at UVM, near the UVM Medical Center. The third station has already been installed in the College Street Visitor Lot at 109 S. Prospect Street, providing two Level-2 connections for two publicly accessible spaces. According to Abby Bleything, UVM's Sustainable Transportation Coordinator, "These stations will serve the western and central portions of our campus, providing easy access to our new residential hall and largest administrative building."