Post #28: Batteries and Hope for Electric Cars

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | 1 Comment »


February 26, 2009 [Note:  For February 22 Green Tip of the Week, scroll down a page.] President Obama said this in his address to Congress two days ago: “New plug-in hybrids roll off our assembly lines, but they will run on batteries made ...

February 22nd Green Tip of the Week

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »


Q: How can I possibly manage without a car on campus? A: For approximately the cost of a year's gas and fees, you can buy a substitute vehicle. That substitute vehicle would be . . . a state-of-the-art electric bicycle.  No, really.  ...

Post #27: Green End-of-Life for Big Electronics

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »


**For February 15th Green Tip of  the Week, just scroll down a little. February 18, 2009 They call it  “End-of-Life” when electronic equipment wears out.  In effect, our old computers and TVs die. And these days, we search for ways to bury ...

February 15th Green Tip of the Week . . . a few specifics:

Sunday, February 15th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »


Q: Where can I recycle my batteries?  A:  In the Barone Campus Center . . . AND in Nyselius Library AND in Bannow-North. Where exactly? Barone Campus Center:  Go past the Bookstore to the end door on the library side. Nyselius Library:  Open ...

Post #26: Grassroots Green and Clean

Sunday, February 8th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green | No Comments »


February 9, 2009 Here at Fairfield, our grass roots are spreading. The February 4th article by Alison Walkley in the Fairfield Citizen is entitled, “Mixing up some recipes for going green.” Underneath the title on page 3 is a photo of Fairfield employees ...