EARTH DAY EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

Just in case you didn't know, EARTH DAY is this Sunday, April 22, 2012! Don't forget to give the earth some extra love that day!

In celebration of Earth Day, the Greenteam is hosting a few events on campus on April 24 and April 25!

On Tuesday, April 24, we are having our Plant Giveaway event in the Basement of Moody at NOON (12:00 PM). Come to the Basement to paint some plant pots! We also give you guys a free plant once you paint your pot! Channel your inner artist and get ready to paint!

On Wednesday, April 25, we are celebrating ONE DAY WITHOUT WASTE!!! ODWW is a day where you don't produce any waste. This means you don't throw any trash in the trash can. You can still recycle that day, but make sure what you recycle is actually recyclable! This is a REAL CHALLENGE. Think differently on how you can reduce/eliminate waste that day. Instead of paper towels, use an automated hand dryer. If you don't have one near you to use, find a different way to dry your hands (perhaps, wipe them on your pants?). Instead of buying fast food (where you end up with greasy food containers that you will end up throwing away), maybe grab some friends the night before, cook some food, store your leftovers in the fridge in a reusable plastic container (like a Glad container), and warm your food up on One Day Without Waste! 

On One Day Without Waste, we are also having a picnic on Anderson Lawn at NOON (12:00 PM). Come bring some lunch and eat with us! Don't forget to make sure that the lunch you bring won't create waste!

ALSO, we are looking for new Greenteam members! If you are interested in being a part of the Greenteam, find us on Facebook and write on our wall if you want to join! Include your email address with your wall post!

Have a great day and love the earth!

As a side note, congratulations to all of you Harry Potter fans because Pottermore finally opened to the public earlier this week! 

WORLD WATER DAY!!!

Hey everyone! Today is World Water Day!

Check out the World Water Day website here: http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/.

Don't forget to conserve water! Take shorter showers, turn off the faucet when brushing you're teeth, let the rain wash your car! 

From the World Water Day website:

"International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day."

Our friends from Charity Water have a video which you can watch here:

Don't forget, you can donate to Charity Water by swiping your Cowboy Card at the scanner near the Hydration Station in Moody Center! Or you can donate online here: http://mycharitywater.org/p/campaign?campaign_id=22885.

Have a great day everyone!

OPEN FORUM

Hey friends! The Greenteam is having an Open Forum on Wednesday, February 29 from 12-1 PM in the BASEMENT of Moody Center! Get pumped about this because we are inviting everyone (aka the HSU public) to come talk to us and give some feedback on what you think of HSU Green and what ideas you have. It's going to be pretty chill!

We will also be selling $1 baby Nalgenes, and we will have some awesome FREE stickers to hand out to you all. We also have another surprise to give you!

We will be introducing you to something exciting called Acts of Sharing! You can check it out here: http://actsofsharing.com/. We also are open to talk about partnership ideas, changes you want to see around the HSU campus that relate to being green, and just about anything else you would like to talk about!

So brown bag some lunch that day and come meet us in the Basement!

Water4Water

Hello friends!

We haven't blogged in a while, but we have some exciting news! If you haven't noticed, there is a Brita water station (THE HYDRATION STATION) in Moody center right in front of the cafeteria. Just so y'all know, it's FREE! Just go to the refill station, and enjoy some free, filtered water. Also at the Brita water station is a scanner for your HSU ID/Cowboy card. You can donate 25 cents each time you swipe your card. This 25 cent donation goes toward an organization called Charity Water. Charity Water builds water wells for people who don't have access to water. If each student at HSU donates $2 (8 card swipes) over the course of a school year, we can provide funds to build one water well for over 250 people who desperately need it. For more information, check out the website: http://www.hsutx.edu/green/water4water.


This Monday (February 6, 2012), the Greenteam will be in Moody Center from noon to 1 PM selling small Nalgene water bottles for $2. The money we raise selling the Nalgenes will also go toward Charity Water. So come visit us and buy yourself a Nalgene to fill up at the Brita water station.


Also, if you don't have Cowboy Cash, you can donate at this site: http://mycharitywater.org/p/campaign?campaign_id=22885.

Here's a fun video to kick off the Hydration Station's welcome to the HSU campus:

Have a great day and keep living green!

-The Greenteam