ASC EARTH’s Blog

Don’t forget Earth week is going on this week!  Make plans to attend an event.  Tomorrow night is a live Web cast, “National Wildlife Campus Chill-Out,” beginning at 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 16 in Porter Hall room 130 (Science and Mathematics Building).  Attendance is free and open to the public.  For a complete listing of all the events going on, check here.

Also, I found a great post here,  about the real reasons we should change our whole system of living.  Brave New Leaf is a great read!

Katie

We all know about turning off lights that aren’t in use but that cell phone charger you always have plugged in, that VCR/DVD player that is always on - green light glowing in the night - even the TV! And that computer you never shut down…they are all culprits in the nonstop energy use and drain on your bank account.

Unplug! Get a surge protector strip with an on/off switch, and turn it off when you leave your home or office.

A National Geographic article about plastic bags.

Plastic bag bans.

The American West

Saturday, March 29 at 8:00 PM, environmentally conscious people will be turning off all non-essential lighting and appliances for one hour.

For more info, see the following article in the Denver Post and show your support for action on climate change.
Earth Hour 

What a great chance to reconnect with you family, have some quiet time, even go for a walk.

Katie

Watch this.

Hold on to your hats, it’s time for the schedule of events.

April 14 through April 19

Events:

April 14 – Film: “Who Killed the Electric Car,” 7 p.m., Carson Auditorium

April 16 – National Wildlife Campus Chill-Out webcast, 5 p.m., Porter Hall(Science and Mathematics Building) room 130

April 17 – Concert by Jenny Bird, Mark Dudrow, and Justin Dean 8 p.m., Leon Memorial. cosponsored by ALMA

April 18 –Mountainfilm on tour 7 p.m. Carson Auditorium, cosponsored by Adams State Adventure Programs

April 19 – Sun Day activities

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Garage sale – 8 a.m. until noon

River and riparian zone clean-up – 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.

Free community and teepee greenhouse radishes

Tomato Plants for sale p

Solar Expo, demonstrations, speakers, and information tables, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., south side of SUB, banquet rooms, solarium and Carson Auditorium

Attendance to all events is free and open to the public.

At each event, ASC Community Partnership will be selling re-usable grocery bags imprinted with the logos for ASC Community Partnership and EARTH.

Times and events are subject to change, to keep updated check the website and blog often for the latest information.

It looks to be a great week with a lot of fun events. Hope to see you there!

Katie

Don’t forget, next meeting of the EARTH group is April 1, 2008.  This will be an important meeting to finalize plans for Earth week coming up!

Watch that paper use!

Paper making is one of the most energy- and water-intensive industries.  It is estimated that each ton of virgin (non-recycled) paper requires 98 tons of resources to make.  That’s 196,000 pounds!  While it used to be true that recycled paper had some quality issues, this is no longer the case.  The ideal choice is to reduce your paper use but if you must print something, look for recycled alternative.

Maybe the U.S. as a whole doesn’t want to ratify the Kyoto treaty. But individual cities sure are interested.