Alright, SEAC! We were declared club of the month! And just think-- we've barely gotten started on all the actions we have planned for this year.
At our last meeting, we had special guests Andy Buckingham and Amardeep Dhanju, both of whom were pretty cool. They were on campus for the Natural Science and Math Colloquium lecture on wind power and decided to come on over to meet the group that made St Mary's Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) purchase happen. That's us! After a delicious dessert potluck with them, we had a nitty gritty meeting to hammer out the details of Powershift. Trust me, Powershift is definitely worth all the trouble. It's going to be great.
Stay green, SEACers! And good going on the club of the month!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Faces, faces, faces!
Want to see some sweet pictures of SEACers in action? And by action, we mean posing for pictures.
Here's Tyler at the Emergency Zone event on Oct 11. The event was organized to inform people living in proximity to the Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors of the danger involved in nuclear energy plants and the emergency plans currently in place.
Here's some of the group we took to Green Festival on Oct 6 and 7. We're advertising our favorite green activity: making our campus carbon neutral!
Here's Tyler at the Emergency Zone event on Oct 11. The event was organized to inform people living in proximity to the Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors of the danger involved in nuclear energy plants and the emergency plans currently in place.
Here's some of the group we took to Green Festival on Oct 6 and 7. We're advertising our favorite green activity: making our campus carbon neutral!
Friday, October 12, 2007
So much green, so little time
Oh, dear! I have completely neglected this blog!
On Sept 26, we had a wonderful meeting right after a drum circle to celebrate the full moon. We tossed around ideas for state, national, and corporate campaigns, in addition to solidifying some of our campus campaigns. The big focus of the evening was on nuclear power. There are currently plans to build a new nuclear reactor in Calvert Cliffs. If this goes through, it'll be the first nuclear reactor built in about 30 years. We don't just care about this because we're close to it! We care because this is the test site for nuclear power expansion across the country, and we're hoping to nip it in the bud.
On Sept 29, a few SEACers went to Riverfest! We raised awareness of environmental issues, especially the plans for the nuclear reactor. We very successfully tabled with a postcard petition from Maryland PIRG (www.marypirg.org) to send to our legislators. The postcards encourage our legislators to use the government subsidies for building the reactor and put them toward energy efficiency measures and energy savings instead, as well as investigating renewable energy sources.
Meanwhile, our dearest Bonnie V. has been tirelessly crusading to get plastic bags out of the Daily Grind and campus bookstore! She's doing an awesome job! We dorm-stormed on Oct 3 to collect plastic bags from students to be used in the new reused bags program. From now on, you'll be able to drop off your plastic bags at the Daily Grind to be used by future shoppers. This way, we won't need a new plastic bag every time we stop by to grab our junk food. Or, even better, bring your own reusable bag! Cloth bags last forever and look really cool.
Most recently, a few of us went to the DC Green Festival on Oct 6 and 7. What a blast! Two days of environmental speakers, eco-friendly vendors, fair trade products, and really inspiring people. I mean, honestly, we got to hear Ralph Nader, Bill McKibben, and Francis Moore Lappe. Who could say no to that? (Just for fun: check out a picture of us at the event!)
Stay green, SEAC! I hope to see your lovely eco faces on Wednesday, Oct 10. Remember: NC 2, 9:00!
On Sept 26, we had a wonderful meeting right after a drum circle to celebrate the full moon. We tossed around ideas for state, national, and corporate campaigns, in addition to solidifying some of our campus campaigns. The big focus of the evening was on nuclear power. There are currently plans to build a new nuclear reactor in Calvert Cliffs. If this goes through, it'll be the first nuclear reactor built in about 30 years. We don't just care about this because we're close to it! We care because this is the test site for nuclear power expansion across the country, and we're hoping to nip it in the bud.
On Sept 29, a few SEACers went to Riverfest! We raised awareness of environmental issues, especially the plans for the nuclear reactor. We very successfully tabled with a postcard petition from Maryland PIRG (www.marypirg.org) to send to our legislators. The postcards encourage our legislators to use the government subsidies for building the reactor and put them toward energy efficiency measures and energy savings instead, as well as investigating renewable energy sources.
Meanwhile, our dearest Bonnie V. has been tirelessly crusading to get plastic bags out of the Daily Grind and campus bookstore! She's doing an awesome job! We dorm-stormed on Oct 3 to collect plastic bags from students to be used in the new reused bags program. From now on, you'll be able to drop off your plastic bags at the Daily Grind to be used by future shoppers. This way, we won't need a new plastic bag every time we stop by to grab our junk food. Or, even better, bring your own reusable bag! Cloth bags last forever and look really cool.
Most recently, a few of us went to the DC Green Festival on Oct 6 and 7. What a blast! Two days of environmental speakers, eco-friendly vendors, fair trade products, and really inspiring people. I mean, honestly, we got to hear Ralph Nader, Bill McKibben, and Francis Moore Lappe. Who could say no to that? (Just for fun: check out a picture of us at the event!)
Stay green, SEAC! I hope to see your lovely eco faces on Wednesday, Oct 10. Remember: NC 2, 9:00!
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