Rider University is keeping up its end of the bargain in the construction of their new environmentally-friendly dormitory. Belgian plow horses are being used to clear four acres of land in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read all about it in the Trenton Times!

How could you not want to read an article that begins with this:

“Wood chips fly. Chain saw buzzes. Stubby Warmbold doesn’t flinch.”

just like the olden days.

Lighter Footstep has a great, simple list for moving in a greener direction. With these Ten First Steps, you could easily make some smart and effective changes that will help the environment, help your wallet, and even help your waistline.

My personal goal for going greener this summer is buying a bike. I’ve been putting it off because I didn’t want to spend the money, but at the rate I keep filling up my teeny gas tank, I think a bike would pay for itself in no time. It’s about 6 miles to work from my house. Fortunately, there is a beautiful path along a canal that travels all the way into Princeton. Although riding to work will add a lot of travel time, it will also add fresh air and exercise–a great way to start the day.

What are your goals for the summer?

bike at westminster in the fall

I came upon this while surfing for green things:

Sundance channel is hosting the first television program dedicated entirely to the environment. They’re already on their second season. Lots of great stuff in there. I was particularly interested in the What’s the Big Idea Contest. You can submit a “short film or photo with your big idea to make the world a cleaner, greener place and you could win the ultimate green grand prize.” Check it out!

I also like the eco-mmunity e-cards.  You can play around with the designs and create your own e-cards!

here’s a great big

thank you!!!

to all who helped make

earth day ‘08

a smashing success!

• eight 32-gallon tubs of clothing were collected and sent to a community in need in Haiti
• four 32-gallon tubs of plastic bottles were collected and sent to be recycled
• three 32-gallon tubs of plastic grocery bags were collected and sent to be recycled

DUE TO THE REMARKABLY LARGE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, we ran out of reusable bag giveaways within the first half hour! Unfortunately, we do not have any extra. However, i was able to round up 75 extra water bottles for those of you who signed the IOU sheet. If anyone signed up for a reusable bag and didn’t already get a water bottle, I would be happy to give you a bottle instead when you stop by the library (see below for pick-up times).

The winners of the raffle for those informative and hilarious green books are….[drum roll please]

• Makeda Hampton
• Cliff Goldberg
• Dan Richards
• Elizabeth Stuck
• Madison James
• Robin Lucas
• Jacob Mercer-Pontier
• Katie Skovira
• Chris Casciello
• Sara Ward

*** TO PICK UP YOUR PRIZES AND WATER BOTTLES, please stop by Talbott Library from 1:30-10 on Wed, 8:30-5 on Thu, 3-10 on Sun, 1:30-10 on Mon, or 8:30-5 Tue-Thu (May 6-8)****

diana and mike

emily and alicia signing poster for “why artists should be green”

ben and nick and their sweet organic t-shirts

jacob and me working the crowds (and the camera)

chris, emily, and vince being very helpful

katie does her part

megan standing amidst the amazing donations

my world-class poster for earth day

all photos from earth day ‘08 can be found at
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2024116&l=e7bef&id=69100976

earth day ‘08

except it’s not a long time ago. it’s

next tuesday, april 22nd

from 11-3PM on the

Great Plains.

Rider Recycles! Poster Contest

Increasing awareness about recycling on campus

Artwork will be judged by the following criteria:

1. Clear message conveyed by the text and artwork
2. Recycling theme is addressed
3. Creativity, originality and artistic quality
4. Visual clarity

Awards
1st place winner awarded $500.
2nd place winner awarded $250.
3rd place winner awarded $100.

Submission Deadline is April 7

for further info, go to: Rider Recycles! Poster Contest

It takes 28% less energy to recycle than to produce paper from scratch. Paper accounts for 40% of solid waste in the united States, which is about 72 million tons annually. If every household replaced one roll of regular toilet paper with one recycled post-consumer waste roll,

424,000 trees would be saved.

A single tree will absorb one ton (yes, one ton!) of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.

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