Post #31: On-Site Environmental Science
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | 1 Comment »[Scroll down a page for the March 29th Green Tip of the Week] March 31, 2009 This Guest Blog is by Katrine Gorham, a PhD candidate in atmospheric chemistry who does field work in the Arctic: [caption id="attachment_44" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Because of ...
March 29th Green Tip of the Week
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | 1 Comment »Question: Exactly where on campus can I recycle my plastic water bottles? Those bottle-bins are hard to find. Answer: This problem can be solved with one small purchase. The one-step solution: Buy a re-usable stainless-steel water bottle, online, for the price of ...
March 22nd Green Tip of the Week
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »Question: Sure, I care about the environment, but why does it take so much time (and money!) to get involved in all that political action stuff? Answer: You can get involved, free, for a few minutes per month. I sympathize. I don’t ...
Post #30: Searching for Green/Clean Water
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »March 18, 2009 [For March 15th Green Tip of the Week, scroll down a page or two.] Did you see that Michelle Obama had the White House fountains dyed green, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day? It looked to me like liquid ...
March 15th Green Tip of the Week
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »Question: By assigning and writing all these papers for classes, aren’t we just killing more trees? Answer: Yes, we are. Here are two ways to reduce the damage: http://blog.fairfield.edu/redtogreen (Sorry, outlawing papers is not yet an option! But all those who want ...
Post #29: Green Lips or Toxic Lips? Our Choice
Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »March 12, 2009 [Note: For the March 8th Green Tip of the Week, scroll down a page.] These days we can buy Green or Not-Green lipstick. The Green Lipsticks are reddish in color, actually, and environment-friendly. But there are a lot of Not-Green ...
March 8th Green Tip of the Week
Sunday, March 8th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »Question: Where do I throw out my sandwich wrappers or pizza boxes? Does it really matter? All these different bins on campus are so confusing! Answer: This question has a simple solution, easy to remember. Fit – Fib is the answer. Food is ...