Oberlin recently kicked off its first ‘Ecolympics’ by installing energy orbs on campus.  The orbs, located in each dorm’s lobby, glow different colors representing that dorm’s energy consumption. Students, faculty, and staff at the college collaborated on the project, basing the energy orb on the 2005 ‘Stock Orb,’ which shifted color depending on fluctuations in the stock market. The goal of the project is to draw students’ attention to and over time cut energy consumption. If the pilot project is successful, Oberlin plans to make the orbs a permanent installation on campus.

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