Mat-Su Carbon Crew places 8th in the world in the Great Power Race

Matanuska-Susitna College is pleased to announce that the Mat-Su Carbon Crew, a student club at the college, won two prestigious global awards in this year's Great Power Race. The crew won Most Collaborative Team for reaching out to other competing campuses around the globe. They also placed 8th out of nearly 1,000 colleges and universities that participated in the environmental challenge. The competition promoted clean energy between students in China, India and the United States. The objective was to earn the most points by completing campus greening projects during the contest period, Sept. 1 through Nov. 12, 2010. Winners were announced in Cancun, Mexico on Thursday, Dec. 9.

The Mat-Su Carbon Crew was created in the Small Business Management course in the spring semester of 2010. Their primary focus was creating green jobs, renewable energy and reducing, reusing and recycling resources to build stronger more sustainable communities. David Johnson, the crew leader, has been working tirelessly to hold awareness activities about recycling, saving water and the effect of coal on the environment. College Director Talis Colberg noted, "David Johnson is an incredibly resourceful and energetic student who knows how to make things happen and we are fortunate to benefit from his energy."

The University of Alaska Anchorage is proud of the Mat-Su Carbon Crew for helping to make Matanuska-Susitna College a sustainable college.