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He calls himself an “unlikely activist,” although Bill McKibben has certainly left his mark on America’s environmental debate. With more than a dozen books, articles appearing in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and National Geographic among others, and several campaigns for environmental activism, it is hard to consider him anything but one of the … More McKibben’s Mark
Recently, GreenHawks wrote an article about Minimalism: the move toward reducing copious amounts of “stuff” to live a life with less clutter and more purpose. We decided to start a series of the 10 things we would absolutely NEED if we decided to take minimalism to the extreme and could only keep the things on … More Olivia’s Essentials
“Imagine your life in one year,” began Ryan Nicodemus, addressing a group of Miami University students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the Oxford community at an event Monday March 2 sponsored by the university’s largest environmental organization, Green Oxford. Less stress, less negativity, less junk; more free time, more energy, more positivity. … More Less is More
Anyone who has lived in the Midwest knows when winter rolls around, life tends to take a turn for the unpleasant. Freezing temperatures, dreary days with little sunshine, and the ever-inconvenient snow piling up on roads and cars and making the morning commute – or anyone commute – just that much more difficult. Not only … More Minimizing your (Snow) Footprint
It is easy to ignore what cannot be seen. The exhaust from millions of cars on a Monday morning commute, the trees cut down to create paper, the gallons of water from a day’s worth of dishes and 30 minute showers, are nearly impossible to conceptualize, invisible to the naked eye. Yet, their effects are … More Voices of Art Contest
They came in droves, burrowed in the wood of ships from the south of Asia. Smaller than a penny and the color of a precious gemstone, they killed tens of millions of ash trees across the Midwestern United States. By the time Miami University learned of the problem on campus, it was too late; the … More Axing the Ash: Invasive Insect Plagues MU
This past summer, Miami University faculty members teamed up for a six-week fellowship with four student artists and three student scientists to bring science to the community using various art mediums. Through the collaboration, a potentially transformative idea was born: showing factual, statistical material in a way that relates to the public. In fact, Transforming … More Transforming Nature
The Western Dining Commons offers more to the Miami University community than tasty, healthy meals. Behind the design of the newest dining hall on campus, is a feat nearly unheard of in the business: LEED silver certification. LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is a certificate program that recognizes excellence in sustainable … More Western Dining Commons gets a Gold Star and Silver LEED
Oct. 6 through Oct. 31 the Miami University Green Team is sponsoring the Kill the Cup Challenge to encourage students, faculty and staff to reduce plastic cup waste by bringing their own mugs to grab their morning – or midday or lunch or evening – caffeine fix. Tuffy’s in the Shriver Center, the Emporium … More Kill the Cup to Save the Planet
Andrew Revkin, science and environmental writer for The New York Times, is a man with a plan. “We have to shift how we shape our goals,” Revkin said when he addressed Miami University Monday Sept. 15. The “goals” to which he referred are the intangible standards for the environment set by the Environmental Protection Agency … More A Man with a Plan: Andrew Revkin on the Environment
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