Green Businesses Walk the Talk

We recently had our annual environmental forum for faculty and staff of the university. This year, our focus was on green purchasing decisions. Consistent with previous years, we tried to make the event as sustainable as possible. We offered organic coffee, local food by local caterers, and biodegradable utensils (with composting bins available for disposal, [...]

The Science Guy shares his story

Last month on campus we had our student environmental forum. As an intern of those who host these forums twice a year (one for the faculty and one for students), I was able to participate in the planning process.  We had Bill Nye (the science guy) as our keynote speaker and featured demonstrations from environmentally [...]

Increase the Green

It seems that recently, ‘green’ or environment awareness has exploded! At the mall or in catalogs t-shirts with phrases such as ‘Love me.. I recycle’, ‘Green your footprint’ or ‘Green is the new Black’ are becoming common.  Many grocery stores offer re-usable bags and a friend of mine who works at a grocery store commented [...]