Green Tip of the Week — Gimme 5

Friday, September 25th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green | No Comments »


September 28, 2009 It’s easy now to recycle yogurt cups and other #5 plastics on campus.  Like these: ➢    Yogurt cups ➢    Hummus containers ➢    Medicine bottles ➢    Sour cream cups ➢    Plastic storage containers (take-out Chinese, Tupperware, and the like) ➢    Margarine or Benecol or “I ...

Post #36: Better than Walking

Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »


September 21, 2009 This is a big campus to walk around.  With no shuttle, and no cars for first or second-year students (half the student body), what will students do in the bleak midwinter? Think of walking from Julie Hall to Donnarumma, ...

Post #35: Easy Shopping for Non-Toxic Food

Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | No Comments »


September 14, 2009 The Daily Green, a terrific website that I check regularly, has just published two separate lists of fruits & vegetables.  At a glance, shoppers can learn some basics. Even though folks debate the meanings of  “organic” or “local,” two ...

Post #34: No Impact Experiment and Advice (Some Free)

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green | No Comments »


September 8, 2009 Last Wednesday I received an intriguing email.  I’d like to share it here. Background: “No Impact Man” is a blog by Colin Beavan.  In his own words, it is “about what each of us can do to end our ...