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Movie Screening -> Leadership on the Edge: 2041 and Antarctica |
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Written by nate young
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Leadership on the Edge: 2041 and Antarctica
When: Thursday, October 15th 6:30pm
Where: Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom (SMSU 355)
FREE!!!
In the year 2041, the treaty that prohibits drilling and mining in Antarctica will expire, leaving this unspoilt wilderness in a vulnerable state. In an effort to educate masses of people about Antarctica’s important role in our lives, Robert Swan has led groups of corporate leaders, up and coming entrepreneurs in the field of renewable energy, teachers and students to Antarctica to witness first-hand the effects of climate change.
On October 15th Darcy Winslow, founder of DSW Collective and 2041 expedition alumnus, will share a brief documentary about the 2041 mission, along with her experiences relating to climate change, Antarctica, advocacy and the business of sustainability. Everyone has a stake in this fight; all are welcome to attend this inspiring evening.
Brought to you by PSU's Net Impact Chapter and the Center for Global Leadership in Sustainability.
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Written by Bevan Suits
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Hello, I am researching various community groups around the US on the topic of aquaponics, which is like hydroponics, but with fish in tanks providing ammonia which converts to nitrates for the plants. The only additives are fish food. On a larger scale you can get a lot of fish and very fast-growing vegetables. Has anyone heard of it?
I am in discussion with Portland City Garden folks about it, as well as hydroponics vendors who would sell product. I am wondering also if groups would consider setting up a series of independent growing operations that could function as a co-op.
Ciao!
PS> Our company is Sustainable Design Group, website, www.accesstoaquaponics.com
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New travel grant for sustainability (Apply by October 20, 2009) |
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PSU’s Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices has announced the first round of Miller Grant Sustainability Travel and Conference Awards. Deadline for applications is Oct. 20, and eligibility criteria and applications are the center’s Web site.
The new grant program supports and recognizes the work of PSU faculty and staff in sustainability by helping to fund travel to sustainability conferences and events. The program is made possible by the 10-year, $25 million James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation matching grant awarded to Portland State in September 2008.
Miller Grant Travel and Conference Award Instructions
Miller Grant Travel and Conference Award Application
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Take the Campus Sustainability Pledge! |
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We now a campus sustainability pledge available for the PSU community. The pledge is managed by the Sustainability Leadership Center within Student Affairs. Take the pledge here!
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BOY GORILLA COFFEE NEEDS HELP WITH RE-USABLE CUP/EMISSIONS ELIMINATION PROJECT |
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Written by Pieter Hilton
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Greetings Eco-Wiki community!
This is Boy Gorilla Coffee, and we are about embark on a project to help elliminate to-go cups and de-centralize the cargo-van from our day-to-day operations.
The concept is to develop an "own-mug" exchange program where our devout employees periodically scour the goodwill bins for own-mugs and offer them for free at the cart. If someone has extra's they'd like to donate they can, or if someone wants to trade for a more desired mug, they may do that too. The cost of labor in collecting and cleaning mugs would be off-set by the reduction in paper-cup use.
However, industrial sized sanitization is not a specialty of ours, so we are wondering if anyone in the immediate PSU vicinity could offer an 20 minutes or so per weekday of time with a industrial dishwasher / sanitizer to help make this possible, we'd love you forever, and could work out fair trade or compensation
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Sustainability in IT could save over $250,000 |
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Anne Gire’s Climate Action Plan could save big bucks
By Kate Alexander, Vanguard staff (Originally published in the PSU Daily Vanguard)
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