April 2009
28 posts
EARTH DAY!!!!!!!!!!
As you all know…
TODAY IS EARTH DAY!!!
Come to Tate Plaza today between 10- 3 to celebrate with free food, great music and lots of giveaways! See you there!
Earth Day- April 22nd!!
Just a reminder that next Wednesday, April 22 is Earth Day: It’s SO Easy Being Green!
The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tate Plaza. If you have volunteered to have a booth for your organization, we are so happy you’re participating! If not, please come on out and see the celebration!
If you have not let us know, and would like to have a booth for your organization, please...
Helpful Hint
Cut your showering time down by three minutes for a savings of 513 pounds of CO2 every year.
Helpful Hint
Turn off the power strip or unplug any electrical device that’s not being used. Many appliances, such as computers, TVs and VCRs draw power even when turned off. NYU may expend as much as $750,000 per year on these “phantom loads”!
Helpful Hint
Try switching to cold or warm water when doing laundry. 85 - 90% of the energy consumed in washing your clothes is used to heat the water.
Helpful Hint
Get your leaky sink and shower faucets fixed. A leak of just one drop per second will waste 2,400 gallons of water a year.
Helpful Hint
To save on paper, always print and copy double-sided (“duplex”). Most public NYU printers can be configured to duplex.
Before You Recycle
Rinsing cans and keeping boxes out of the weather makes them easier to process (keeps costs down).
Helpful Hint
Use rechargeable batteries. Otherwise dispose of batteries properly because they contain toxic chemicals. Find the nearest drop-off location by calling 1-800-8-BATTERY.
Install a programmable thermostat and cut summer... →
Helpful Hint
Download your software. More than 1 billion unwanted computer disks are being thrown away each year, though most software can be downloaded online.
Plastic shopping bags create unnecessary waste.... →
Helpful Hint
You can get cash back by recycling your old electronics such as cell phones and mp3 players.
You can reduce your CO2 emissions by carpooling... →
Helpful Hint
Use corded home phones as they consume little energy, while cordless units draw constant power during charging and stand-by mode.
“Use laptops instead of desktops. They use more than 50% less energy and require...”
Helpful Hint
Arrange desk and chairs next to windows to cut down on the need for artificial lighting during the day.
Sustainability Fact of the Day
Americans consume an average of 2,200 standard two-ply napkins per year - or the equivalent of more than six napkins per day.
Helpful Hint
You can maximize the heating and cooling efficiency by keeping blinds and curtains open during the day and closing them at nights to insulate the windows.
Sustainability Fact of the Day
Each year, the US sends 500 million tons of solid hazardous waste to landfills and adds 3 million tons of toxic chemicals into the air and water
Americans consumes six times more energy than the... →
Helpful Hint
When you shop for a new appliance, look for the Energy Star label-your assurance that the product saves energy.
Sustainability Fact of the Day
Each day 50 to 100 species of animals and plants are driven extinct by human influences.
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle... →
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Helpful Hint
Switch your bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). They last 8-12 times longer and use 25 % less energy than incandescent bulbs while delivering the same light levels
Sustainability Fact of the Day
Making aluminum from recycled aluminum uses 90 to 95 percent less energy than making aluminum from bauxite ore.
The energy saved from one recycled aluminum can... →
Set your computer to sleep or hibernate mode when... →
March 2009
36 posts
Sustainability Fact of the Day
As many as 17 trees are required to make one ton of paper.
“The average American produces 1,609 pounds of waste each year. Recycling,...”
Sustainability is Sexy!!! →
Hey girls (AND guys)!!! Check out this website for the environmental organization “Sustainability is Sexy”. Especially for us college students who purchase coffee from our on campus and local coffee shops on a regular basis, this information would be great to know! Please take a moment to read the the organization’s cause and the issue of disposable coffee cups in relation to our...
Andrew Durso: UGA Student Life Amazing Student...
“If you want to know about slithering or slimy creatures, call senior ecology student Andrew Durso. He has helped teach classes in herpetology, population ecology and ichthyology in UGA’s Eugene Odum School of Ecology, which is the first and only stand-alone school of ecology in the world. Additionally, he has conducted research including the first population ecology study of...
Oasis Ballots Open –Time for Students to Vote Yes...
After weeks of drafting and legislating, it is finally time for UGA students to log on to Oasis and finish up the job by voting yes for The Green Initiative Fund for a greener UGA. Students will have from today, Monday March 23 through Thursday, March 26 to vote yes for Referendum 1 – TGIF, which will support an Office of Sustainability and other green efforts by the University.
TGIF is the...
More Recycling Drives!
Two more recycling drives will be held this week, so be sure to bring any and all of your recyclable items to the following locations:
Tuesday 3/24/09 at Myers from 5-7 p.m.
Wednesday 3/25/09 at Creswell from 5-7 p.m.
Theses drives are part of RecycleMania the nation-wide recycling competition that UGA is participating in right now. If you live in one of these residence halls be sure to...
Earth Day Booth Sign Ups!!!
This year’s theme is “It’s SO Easy Being Green” featuring Kermit the Frog! The Earth Day celebration will be held on Wednesday April 22 at Tate. We are looking for organizations within Go Green Alliance to sponsor a booth with activities, information about your club and tips about being green.
If you have a great idea for a booth or game, please feel free to to let us...
Being Green Can Save You Green
Want to save hundreds of dollars a year? These tricks will not only make your wallet happy, but will make the environment happy too.
“Contact www.CatalogChoice.org and www.GreenDimes.com to avoid unwanted junk...”
“Calculate your carbon footprint: and then “zero it out” at...”
The Green Team..modern day heros →
“Shave your showering time down by three minutes for a savings of 513 pounds of...”
Screen on the Green!!!
Greeks Going Green- “Green Week” Tuesday Activity
Tuesday, March 17th
Screen on the Green details:
- $2 dollars
- Starts at 7:30
- On the Kappa Sig lawn
- Showing WALL-E!!
SUSTAINAPALOOZA!
As previously stated, SUSTAINAPALOOZA, the concert for sustainability, will take place this Thursday, March 19th, from 2-11 pm at Legion Field. This is a free event with fun door prizes and giveaways that you wont want to miss, not to mention an exciting line up.
We wanted to take a minute to thank our generous sponsors for helping to make this event possible. They include:
UGA Students...
“The energy saved from one recycled aluminum can will operate a television set...”
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
“As many as 17 trees are required to make one ton of paper.”
– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.