Student Leaders Sponsor Weeklong Series of Events on Sustainability Issues

Purple Goes Green Week urges campus community to be environmentally conscious

For the third consecutive year, the Student Government Association and Eco-Action are sponsoring a series of events as part of Purple Goes Green Week to educate the campus community about environmental issues.

“Many students, faculty and administrators are concerned about environmental issues,” says Elena Rogliano, chair of environmental concerns for the Student Government Association. “Purple Goes Green Week provides information about how we can all reduce our day-to-day environmental impact and connects students to larger environmental campaigns.”

The schedule follows.

March 15-19 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hogan 2 Lobby Table Write letters to leaders in support of legislation for clean electricity and green jobs in Massachusetts, and buy a T-shirt to support the Regional Environmental Council’s work “building healthy sustainable and equitable communities” right here in Worcester. Educational materials will be available to help you reduce your own carbon footprint.

March 15 7:30 p.m., Hogan 408-409 Robert Bertin, professor and chair of biology; Loren Cass, associate professor of political science; Katherine Kiel, associate professor of economics and co-chair of the Presidential Task Force on the Environment; and Mary Hobgood, associate professor of religious studies will give a talk titled “After Copenhagen: The Future Science, Policy, Economics and Ethics of Climate Change.” They will discuss their perspectives on the outcomes of January’s UN climate talks in Copenhagen, and the global implications for our future in terms of science, policy, economics, and ethics.

March 16 10 p.m., Crossroads Enjoy good company and good music during Green 10-Spot, sponsored by the Campus Activities Board in association with SGA, while learning more from Eco-Action about the Leadership Campaign, the student-organized effort to re-power Massachusetts with 100 percent clean electricity by 2020.

March 18 7 p.m., Hogan 406/407 This November, Massachusetts voters became the first in the nation to win a petition drive to get a question on the ballot to end taxpayer subsidies for toxic biomass incinerators. In an event titled “What Democracy Looks Like: Resistance to Biomass in Massachusetts,” come hear moms/lawyers/teachers-turned-organizers tell this inspiring story of democracy at its best and learn what you can do to help leading up to the vote in 2010.

March 19 6-7 p.m., all residence halls Join your classmates, turn off the lights, and get the chance to win a great prize for your hall during “Blackout Hour.” For a full hour turn the lights off in your dorm room (go to Kimball and eat a great organic dish). The hall with the most participants wins!

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Sustainability at Holy Cross

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