tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79783908199884127502024-02-20T18:42:53.818-08:00Whitman College Campus Greenskarlisrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323248670550339262noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978390819988412750.post-14909946309576846462009-10-19T22:30:00.000-07:002009-10-19T23:14:46.213-07:00Sustainability Revolving Loan Fund and Bi-weekly Challeng<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">S</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ustainability Revolving Loan Fund</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (SRLF) is $25,000 line of credit designated for campus improvements that significantly benefit Whitman's sustainability efforts by conserving resources and improving efficiency. All loans are expected to generate savings that result in a 100%+ pay-back within no more than five years. The SRLF will be replenished through the savings accrued from the implementation of the projects.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
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</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Some idea</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">s generated for possible projects were:</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -Dorm monitors that measure and display the electricity and water usage of residence halls on campus to help raise awareness within the dorm of energy usage</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -Aerators on faucets to reduce the amount of water used</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -Planting edible crops on campus to sell to the dining halls </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -Campus pigs for food waste</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -Motion-activated lights in the back staircase of the library</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -Air dryers in bathrooms instead of paper towels</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -Any 24-hour light bulbs on campus replaced with LED lights</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Applications for projects and more information can be found here: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; "><a href="http://www.whitman.edu/content/about/environment/srlf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">http://www.whitman.edu/content/about/environm</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">ent/srlf</span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">
</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Questions? Ask Lisa Curtis : </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">curtislm@whitman</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">.edu</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>IT'S CHALLENGE TIME!</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Campus Greens holds a new challenge every two weeks to help raise environmental awareness and be kind to this good earth around us. Challenges in the past have been:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-eating the most local produce</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-having the fewest minutes in the shower (the winner had 40 minutes for two weeks!)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-picking up the most litter around campus</span></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This week's challenge</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: going the longest stretch of days without consuming ANY high-fructose corn syrup (even when it's hidden in your bread!)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">
</span></div>Katie Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516241680857718928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978390819988412750.post-27916721872131291782008-08-29T12:51:00.000-07:002008-08-29T13:00:00.717-07:00CampaignsCampus Greens was established in 2001 to serve as an umbrella organization for student environmental activities. Campus Greens and the interrelated campaigns are proud to have contributed to increasing the quality of campus environment and reducing our footprint on the planet. A food waste composting program, successful campus-wide forums on climate change, formulation of college response to this challenge, and 100% recycled paper used for all regular printing paper on campus are examples of the work by many dedicated and skillful campus environmental activists.
Campaigns act as autonomous entities with individual leadership and work style. Campus Greens meet every two weeks on Mondays at 8pm at the Environmental Interest House. We meet to discuss club and campaign activities, and plan and coordinate upcoming events.
The campaigns meet on separate times as needed.karlisrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323248670550339262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978390819988412750.post-91386315614306149102008-08-29T12:50:00.002-07:002008-08-29T13:00:57.901-07:00Green WhitmanGreenWhitman
Outside of the campaigns Campus Greens work on GreenWhitman projects that further our goals of increasing awareness about environmental issues and solutions. These projects range from organizing Earth Day Celebration to collecting dishes gone missing from the dining halls.
Since 2006 Campus Greens have been collecting empty printer cartridges and mobile phones for refilling and recycling. Revenues from the project benefit the Daily Market Coop.
Campus Greens reading club meets weekly to discuss environmental literature.
Campus Greens promote practical skills need for an environmentally conscious lifestyle.
Campus Greens support and organize creative expressions of environmental thinking and organizes environmental art exhibitions.
Do It Yourself workshops offers introduction to skills ranging from produce conservation for the winter to using local public transportation.
Campus Greens support the Environmentalist Choir performance at the Whitman Choral Contest.
Campus Greens encourage the use of re-usable dishware at all social events on and off campus.
For current activities and ongoing projects please see the calendar or contact the Campus Greens president Karlis Rokpelnis rokpelk@whitman.edu or attend a Campus Greens meeting held every second Monday at 8pm at the Environmental Interest House.karlisrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323248670550339262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978390819988412750.post-51854775611332412662008-08-29T12:50:00.001-07:002008-08-29T12:50:58.685-07:00Paper CampaignPaper Campaign works to reduce waste and use of paper on Whitman campus. Paper campaign advocates the use of recycled pulp for all papers used on campus, as well as promotes paper saving practices, such as electronic-only documents. Currently all printing paper purchased by the college is recycled, as is most of hygiene papers in the academic buildings and dormitories. Paper Campaign also produces re-used paper notebooks. The sought after notebooks are available at the Whitman bookstore.
Paper Campaign’s entry was among the top ten climate change activism videos in the Treehugger Convenient Truths contest in 2007.
For more information please refer to Paper Campaign leader Lizzie Porter-Roth porterer@whitman.edu .karlisrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323248670550339262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978390819988412750.post-20320985427618075072008-08-29T12:48:00.001-07:002008-08-29T12:48:54.253-07:00Environmental Education for KidsEEK (Environmental Education for Kids Club) provides Whitman students with the opportunity to go into local elementary school classrooms as teams to teach, interact with, and inspire students.The club’s mission is to provide environmental education outreach to the youth of Walla Walla. We encourage an understanding of local ecology and foster respect for the natural environment through creative means.
For more information and lesson plan ideas, check out our website and the links from there: http://www.whitman.edu/content/eek .karlisrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323248670550339262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978390819988412750.post-36503598204938984822008-08-29T12:42:00.000-07:002008-09-03T09:20:57.181-07:00Composting CampaignComposting Campaign promotes composting as an efficient waste management strategy on and off campus. In cooperation with the Organic Gardena and Bon Appetit food service the Composting Campaign runs the kitchen scrap composting program, composting about 4000 gallons of organic matter each semester. Worm composting bins have been introduced to several campus residence halls and off-campus residences to educate students about the benefits and technologies of composting. Composting Campaign advocates including Whitman food waste into the municipal composting system.
For more information please refer to Composting Campaign leader Peter Gurche gurchepm@whitman.edu .karlisrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323248670550339262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7978390819988412750.post-50821878053236585682008-08-29T12:30:00.003-07:002008-08-29T13:05:58.739-07:00Water CampaignThe water campaign works to reduce indoor water use and bottled water use through
education and by advocating for the installation of more efficient technology. The
campaign also addresses any other water-related issues that arise.
For more information contact Tyler Harvey at harveytr@whitman.edukarlisrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05323248670550339262noreply@blogger.com0