Tag Archives: off campus

11 Ways to Green Your Holiday Season

Posted on November 29, 2010 by uncgsustainability

How to Green Your Holiday Brought to you by the UNCG Office of Sustainability Skip the box stores and check out the local shops in your area. A great way to find local artists, crafters, and talented people making everything … Continue reading →

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Special Invitation: Bob Dixson, Mayor of Greensburg, Kansas

Posted on November 19, 2010 by uncgsustainability

Bob Dixson, Mayor of Greensburg, KS to speak at Greensboro College on December 1. “GOING GREEN FROM THE GROUND UP” Enjoy an evening with BOB DIXSON, Mayor of Greensburg, Kansas. Mayor Dixson strives to make Greensburg the “greenest city inAmerica.” … Continue reading →

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Special FREE Screening of “Dirt”

Posted on November 15, 2010 by uncgsustainability

(Via Brian Higgins/Sustainable Greensboro Listserv) In advance of the Sustainable Agriculture Conference in Winston-Salem December 3-5, CFSA* members and Krankies Coffee invite you to experience DIRT! The Movie. Dirt feeds us and gives us shelter. Dirt holds and cleans our … Continue reading →

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We Like When You Bike!

Posted on October 15, 2010 by uncgsustainability

The following information made its way through our office today, and we’re excited to help spread the world about these upcoming bike-releated events. We’re happy to see Campus Sustainability Day on the list! Wednesday Oct 20th, 11am-3pm Campus Sustainability Day … Continue reading →

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Recycle Your Blues

Posted on October 5, 2010 by uncgsustainability

Most of us have a few pairs of jeans we never wear lurking in the back of our closet or buried in our drawers. Thanks a program at Gap, you can do something for the environment and make room for … Continue reading →

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Smart Disposal at Walgreens

Posted on October 1, 2010 by uncgsustainability

Smart Disposal – A Prescription for a Healthy Planet Out of date antibiotics and other prescription medications do not disappear if you flush them down the drain or throw them in the trash; it ends up in our waterways. These ecosystems are … Continue reading →

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Get Outside: Hagan-Stone Park

Posted on September 30, 2010 by uncgsustainability

Did you know, just south off of Highway 421, is a great park? If you want to take a run through the woods, spend a fall afternoon with a picnic in the grass, swim in the lake during the summer … Continue reading →

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Get Outside: Piedmont Environmental Center