Sustainability gets students’ vote - by David Cohn
Portland State University students have voted in favor of the Green Initiative Fund, a new referendum that will raise student fees by $5 a term to pay for sustainable projects intended to reduce the school's carbon footprint. It joins more than 60 schools imposing such a fee.
A PSU students checks out the "green fee" voting booth
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Portland State University students have voted in favor of the Green Initiative Fund, a new referendum that will raise student fees by $5 a term to pay for sustainable projects intended to reduce the school's carbon footprint. It joins more than 60 schools imposing such a fee.
