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...group, the Resource Efficiency Program (REP), enjoys an unusual relationship with Harvard. The program, started in 2002, received over $300,000 from Harvard to get off the ground and the College now invests over $120,000 in REP annually. Each REP leader is also paid an hourly wage to encourage them to get out the sustainable word...
...REP leaders say that the cost of the program is offset by lower electricity bills that are the direct result of their efforts in the Houses and in the Yard. Yet some wonder how effective 16 REP leaders are in the face of 6,000 busy, largely environmentally apathetic students. When it comes to campus environmental policies, is REP really worth the College’s green...
...We’re students who thought it was important to start recycling and conserving energy to reduce our environmental impact. [REP] was formed to start educating students on how they can make a difference in any small way,” says Philip W. Kreycik ’06, who has coordinated the REP undergraduates since June...
Much of what students see and hear about sustainability is pushed by REP. The group’s representatives, one from each upperclass house and three from the freshman Yard, initiate projects aimed at widespread reduction in energy consumption. REP leaders are paid around $10 an hour for their efforts. The program hopes REP leaders can convince students to reduce their wasteful tendencies and save the University money that is squandered when rooms are too hot or dishware is stolen...
Such seasonal specificity for projects is well-structured, and it gives students a relevant, achievable goal. “A more practice-oriented approach is the foundation for REP,” says Meredith M. Lanoue ’06-’07, one of the program’s three captains...