DURHAM, N.C. – Nicholas School Dean Bill Chameides is working to “green the Blue Devil.” President Richard Brodhead recently appointed Chameides to co-chair the Campus Sustainability Committee, a two-year initiative to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce the university’s carbon footprint and promote sustainable use of water and other limited natural resources.    Chameides also has agreed to take part in campuswide “Greening the Blue Devil” activities on Jan. 31. He will be interviewed about sustainability, and what individuals and local communities can do to make a difference, on the Duke Radio Network during the Duke-NC State men’s basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium that evening. During the game, the network will air the “Nicholas School Environmental Assist of the Game,” a promotion that informs listeners about the things they can do every day to reduce their environmental impact. Segments of the “Environmental Assist” have aired on the network during all home men’s basketball games since last year. They are funded through a gift to the Nicholas School from Lawrence B. Benenson, executive vice president of Benenson Capital Partners LLC of New York City, N.Y. Benenson is a 1989 graduate of Duke and serves on the Nicholas School’s Board of Visitors. The Duke Radio Network broadcasts on 30 affiliated stations throughout North Carolina and Virginia. In Durham, it broadcasts on WDNC Sports Radio 620 AM. Viewers watching ESPN’s televised coverage of the Jan. 31 game will notice that the Cameron Crazies have embraced the sustainability initiative, too. Instead of wearing traditional Duke blue, they will be given green t-shirts reading emblazoned with the slogan, “Bleed Blue, Live Green.” The Blue Devil mascot will don a special green cape for the occasion.  Duke is one of many universities and colleges across the country that will be holding events and activities on Jan. 31 as part of “Focus the Nation,” a national campaign intended to engage millions of students, political leaders and decision makers in discussions about solutions for global warming. “Climate change and sustainability are global issues, but solutions can start at the local level,” Chameides said. “Through our leadership in environmental research and policy, and through simple everyday acts like turning off computers when they are not in use, each of us in the Duke and Nicholas School communities can make a difference.” Duke Executive Vice President Tallman Trask III serves as Chameides’ co-chair on the Campus Sustainability Committee, which is comprised of faculty, staff and students. The committee is charged with identifying strategies and setting targets and timetables for helping Duke become a “climate neutral institution” in accordance with the goals of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which Brodhead recently signed. To learn more, go to www.duke.edu/sustainability.