During the week of April 23, 2001 Anne and Paul Ehrlich visited Ithaca, NY as guest lecturers at Cornell Universitys Center for the Environment. The Ehrlichs are distinguished faculty members at Stanford University, authors of widely-read books on the environment, and respected members of the environmental community. During their visit to Ithaca, Anne Ehrlich had an opportunity to tour the Lake Source Cooling project, of which she had become familiar from Associated Press articles in 2000.
After the visit she made the following comments: "I enjoyed the visit, and was much impressed with the Lake Source Cooling project. It is an ingenious use of a nearby resource to reduce demand on fossil fuel energy supplies, which is especially needed now that we are facing probable energy shortages this year. In a longer term perspective, it is a start on reducing use of fossil fuels, as is necessary in view of prospective climate change due to global warming from emissions of greenhouse gases. Cornell is showing leadership in taking this step, with a potential to inspire other universities and other large institutions to look for and implement innovative solutions to the new energy dilemma."
