Michigan school takes green to a whole new level.

A STUDENT-LED PROJECT IS underway at Okemos High School in Okemos, Mich., that would have green advocates going ga-ga: through their holistic efforts, they strive to make it the first "carbon neutral school."

Launched by a group of seniors in spring 2008, the project is based on an array of energy efficiency- and sustainability-related activities. Everything from "lights out" campaigns and carpooling programs to school energy consumption assessments and a student-constructed green-roofed recyling storage space have been implemented to reduce the school's carbon footprint.

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But knowing that becoming 100 percent carbon neutral may be a futile effort, students have also launched programs to reduce carbion dioxide emissions elsewhere. One such effort is a newly launched compact fluorescent drive in partnership with other local schools.