Re-energize Northwest Summit and volunteer opportunities
Environmental Club members and supporters,
Is everybody surviving the rain and midterms? Our last meeting went well - if you missed it, here's a quick update! We settled on two issues to focus on:
-acquiring land on campus for a collective garden for students, with the long term goal of increasing garden access for students
-an expanded free store, possibly including book trades
If you're interested in being more involved in one of these, let me know, and I'll send you the notes from our last meeting! Also, if you're interested in working on something else, email me and we can bring it up at the next meeting.
Upcoming Events:
No Environmental Club meeting this Wednesday.
Next meeting is the following Wednesday, Nov 19 at 5:45 pm Smith rm 327
Re-energize the Northwest Summit
Friday evening, Nov 14 thru Sunday afternoon, Nov 16
Several members will be attending a Youth Climate Summit at the University of Washington where they will meet young people from across Washington and Oregon who are working to solve the climate crisis.
Workshops, trainings, discussion and planning sessions will all be offered on issues ranging from a fossil fuel free Northwest to campus community gardens.The summit is free and open to high school and college students and youth in general. Attendees will also learn how to effectively take part in the political world with briefings on important environmental legislation and lobby training.
The summit is sponsored by the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) and the Sierra Club and hosted by the Cascade Climate Network.
Residence Hall Waste Sorts - call for help!
Volunteers needed for residence hall waste sorts! This is your chance for a hands-on experience examining PSU’s waste stream while contributing valuable help to the PSU Sustainability Department. As we prepare for Recyclemania 2009, these waste audits will provide a baseline for pitting dorms against each other in competitions to see who can best minimize their waste.
Taking Back the Tap: Why You Should Quit Your Bottled Water Habit
Did you know that PSU is ranked #1 in consumption of bottled water in the state of Oregon? We need to work to stop buying so much bottled water. Consider buying a reusable container if you don’t already have one. The PSU Bookstore sells reusable bottles in all kinds of stylish colors and designs. If you’d like to be involved in the Take Back the Tap Campaign to end bottled water consumption at PSU contact Liz at this email address: esimmons@pdx.edu
Visit the Take Back the Tap website for more information: http://takebackthetap.org
Other things:
Check out the Ecowiki for sustainability-related events, discussions, and news for campus, our community, and the nation.
Is everybody surviving the rain and midterms? Our last meeting went well - if you missed it, here's a quick update! We settled on two issues to focus on:
-acquiring land on campus for a collective garden for students, with the long term goal of increasing garden access for students
-an expanded free store, possibly including book trades
If you're interested in being more involved in one of these, let me know, and I'll send you the notes from our last meeting! Also, if you're interested in working on something else, email me and we can bring it up at the next meeting.
Upcoming Events:
No Environmental Club meeting this Wednesday.
Next meeting is the following Wednesday, Nov 19 at 5:45 pm Smith rm 327
Re-energize the Northwest Summit
Friday evening, Nov 14 thru Sunday afternoon, Nov 16
Several members will be attending a Youth Climate Summit at the University of Washington where they will meet young people from across Washington and Oregon who are working to solve the climate crisis.
Workshops, trainings, discussion and planning sessions will all be offered on issues ranging from a fossil fuel free Northwest to campus community gardens.The summit is free and open to high school and college students and youth in general. Attendees will also learn how to effectively take part in the political world with briefings on important environmental legislation and lobby training.
The summit is sponsored by the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) and the Sierra Club and hosted by the Cascade Climate Network.
Residence Hall Waste Sorts - call for help!
Volunteers needed for residence hall waste sorts! This is your chance for a hands-on experience examining PSU’s waste stream while contributing valuable help to the PSU Sustainability Department. As we prepare for Recyclemania 2009, these waste audits will provide a baseline for pitting dorms against each other in competitions to see who can best minimize their waste.
Taking Back the Tap: Why You Should Quit Your Bottled Water Habit
Did you know that PSU is ranked #1 in consumption of bottled water in the state of Oregon? We need to work to stop buying so much bottled water. Consider buying a reusable container if you don’t already have one. The PSU Bookstore sells reusable bottles in all kinds of stylish colors and designs. If you’d like to be involved in the Take Back the Tap Campaign to end bottled water consumption at PSU contact Liz at this email address: esimmons@pdx.edu
Visit the Take Back the Tap website for more information: http://takebackthetap.org
Other things:
Check out the Ecowiki for sustainability-related events, discussions, and news for campus, our community, and the nation.
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