ETHAN ALBRIGHT | Sustainability Chair
SPIA, Class of '30
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Why I'm Running
Why I'm Running
I am passionate about making sustainability something that can readily be apart of our every day lives. Princeton provides us with a community to grow alongside, and I hope to plant seeds of sustainable practices throughout campus so that we can learn to live with our environments. rather than off of our environments.
PRIORITIES
Light Dimmers
Light Dimmers
I will work directly with university architects and planning committees to implement both automatic and manual light dimmers onto light switches in new buildings
NEW JERSEY FARMERS
NEW JERSEY FARMERS
I’ll work alongside Princeton’s S.C.R.A.P. lab and local New Jersey Farmers to reroute a share of our food waste towards agricultural compost for NJ Farmers
Local Ecologies
Local Ecologies
Increasing our campus’s connection with our local environment by running birdhouse building and implementing workshops with other sustainability clubs on campus and advocating for more native plants.
WHO I AM
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
I have played soccer my entire life! I have played on the left wing since I was in seventh grade and I love run. I support Burnley because my club soccer team took me to meet the team in England in eighth grade.
Fun FACT
Fun FACT
I grew up on the Susquehanna River, and my fondest memories have been boating, fishing, and tubing its waters with my grandparents. I give back to the river by leading local trash cleanups, which have removed thousands of pounds of trash!
Full Platform:
Hello everyone! My name is Ethan Albright and I’m a first year in SPIA passionate about implementing environmental practices into society in simple, intuitive ways. My ideology is that sustainability shouldn’t be something that you have to go out of your way to participate in, but rather should be woven into our campus in ways that everyone can readily participate in. With me as your SusComm Chair, every little thing… is gonna be ALBRIGHT, and let me tell you why:
Manual and Automatic Light Dimmers: Between December and March, the university plans to release its 2036 campus plan, which will outline all of the new infrastructure coming to Princeton University in the next ten years. I will leverage my position as SusComm chair to work directly with university architects and planning committees to implement both automatic and manual light dimmers onto light switches in new buildings. These dimmers will prevent lights being left on in vacant rooms, and will give you the authority to set the light level in your dorms and study areas, all while inadvertently reducing energy consumption. Keep your smiles All-bright, not your lights!
New Jersey Farmers: Currently, university food waste is overwhelmingly sent to Trenton Biogas to be converted into biofuel. While this process is impactful, the sheer amount of university food waste presents an incredible opportunity to diversify its potential impact. As SusComm chair, I will work alongside S.C.R.A.P. and local New Jersey Farmers to reroute a share of our food waste towards agricultural compost for NJ Farmers. With me as your SusComm Chair, you can be sure that our dining halls nourish all of NJ!
Native Ecologies: Increasingly, Princeton has been implementing local flora into the landscaping around new construction (as seen in the meadows near Yeh and Huo). As SusComm Chair, I will continue to champion this by working alongside university gardening and tree services to ensure NJ’s unique landscapes are represented in Princeton’s notoriously beautiful campus. I will expand upon this by working with Princeton Conservation Society, Princeton Birding Society, and other conservation organizations on campus to implement birdhouses that facilitate the presence of the species that make Princeton a scenic campus for all students.
As your SusComm Chair, I will facilitate a greater connection between us and sustainable practices by implementing them in ways that cost us no added effort. With me, you can be sure that your actions are sustainable, because I will implement policies to ensure so. Thank you so much for your consideration, and make sure to vote Ethan for SusComm Chair to keep Princeton University All-bright.
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