{"id":69,"date":"2026-05-11T17:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:44:04","slug":"carbon-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/sustainability\/carbon-neutrality\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default_no_jumbotron\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-8123\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/2025\/03\/Blue.UCEN_.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div 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