Hello, all.
This past Monday, students from many different environmental groups met to discuss two things.
First was the idea of a coordinated action week kicking off with "Campus Sustainability Day" on Oct 25, a week of "Focus the Nation" events and cumulating with a Nov 2 "International Day of Action on Climate Change"
Secondly, we brainstormed for a "EcoChallenge" contest sponsored by GE and MTV. (http://www.ecocollegechallenge.com/ for more infomation on the details). The full list of ideas is at the bottom and please feel free to add more. We're looking to put together some mini/draft proposals for our next meeting and then narrow it down to a few competitive ones to send it.
The following people have asked to spearhead one group, so if you are interested in helping with that idea, please contact them.
* sustainable bathrooms (water reduction- waterless urinals, composting toilets, grey water)
-Phil, wje6
* energy efficency (overall integration of ideas)
-Doug, dmb68
* green roofs
- Carlos, cmr55
* bike fleet (free with ID swipe)
- Ian, lct2
* green landscaping
- Shay, ay63
Other ideas that are as yet unclaimed:
-motion sensored lights
- electricity being turned on linked to room key
- food waste reduction in hallway
- double sided printing/recycled paper
- revise green building standards
- energy auditing business (student-run) in collegetown
- convert a car to electric
The next meeting will be Wed the 11th in Carpenter Hall. Please feel free to come if you missed the first meeting or even if you can't commit to working on the project. We need ideas/input from as many people as possible.
For more information, email me (Katherine) at kpm35.
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The Big Red Bikes Team submitted a proposal to the EcoCollege Challenge. If awarded with the $25,000, the team will install automated bike stations where registered students can take a bike with a swipe of their CUID cards. If you´re interested in more details about the project, let me know at cmr55.
Carlos
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