Student Essays, Opinions & Other Insights on a Sustainable UMD 2013-2014 Academic Year | Page 23

Sarasvati Spaur
Major: Government and Politics and
Economics
Class of 2017
The Sustainability Pledge reflects the growing
demand for not just a change in lifestyle, but
a total philosophy readjustment. We must
realize how our impact on the environment
directly affects the future of humanity, and
reduce our carbon footprint, before we
irreparably pollute the planet. By signing up
for the Sustainability Pledge, I agreed to
think about how my actions contri