Personal and organizational success stories occur every day on college campuses and in surrounding communities, and their eco-initiatives are changing the way that the world views the entire green movement. If you are passionate and consistent about living an eco-lifestyle, you can have a successful story to tell!
As you progress through your studies and more information becomes available to you, you may start asking the tough questions. How can I make a difference by going green? This has been a question on a lot of people’s minds lately, and sometimes it can be a daunting thought. How can one person make a difference in this world when there are so many apathetic people to reach?
Banana peels are famous for causing slips, but now scientists find they could keep pollutants from slipping into your water.
Reading a good book is one of our oldest and most treasured pastimes, and it’s no surprise that avid supporters of the green movement love to read about the environment and society’s impact on it. The concept of recycling our paper and plastic products goes hand-in-hand with the ability to recycle the knowledge that we learn from books.
I recently discovered a site called Biblio.com that sells over 50 million used, out of print and hard-to-find books…
We’ve all heard the familiar saying, ‘Milk: It does a body good.’ Well, there’s something else from a cow that’s doing the farmers and people of Vermont good: manure.
Although this list was published in the summer of 2010, it was deemed appropriate to showcase this list to our Green Student U readers seeing as the year is ending. The success story of green initiatives brought on by multiple cities governments around the US proves that pollution strategies and energy savers can make the US a green country!
Ultimately, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels prevailed over rival North Carolina State Wolfpack—as well as trouncing Sears, J.C. Penney and Sheraton.
The playing field: a national competition sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency to see which commercial building could trim its energy use the most over 12 months. The EPA will report Tuesday that ranking first was a dorm at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Baltimore City is set to launch a new green energy efficiency and conservation program called The Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge, which will challenge various neighborhoods to reduce their energy consumption over the next nine months.
Visiting the zoo has always been a favorite pastime for Americans because they get to see exotic animals from other countries. In fact, over 80% of the cities in the U.S. have their very own zoo complete with animals, rides, refreshments, and….animal waste?
It’s true. Zoos create millions of pounds of animal waste each day, and one of those zoos is the Miami Metrozoo. But the zoo has come up with a “zoo doo” recycling waste plan that takes the waste from animals and composts it into fertilizer.
The Keep a Child Alive Community, which works to save the lives of children affected with HIV/AIDS around the world, along with STA Travel, a discount student travel agency, have created a new commercial contest geared towards high school and college students.
It’s all about combining creativity with humanitarian efforts to provide proper AIDS medication to effected children.
Forum for the Future, a charity committed to sustainable development, recently awarded a $75,000 first place prize in its global climate change competition. And the first place winner is…the Kyoto Box, a solar powered cooker that’s helping people in developing countries cook their food and practice living an eco lifestyle.