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International Student Energy Summit – Coming to UBC next week!

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The International Student Energy Summit (ISES) will be hosted by the University of British Columbia Jun 9-11.

The summit is a forum for Undergraduate and Graduate students all around the world from all fields to come together to be educated, inspired, encouraged, and united in the future of energy solutions, focused in three key areas of Markets + Regulation, Global Energy Dynamics, and Technology + Innovation.

The conference is in it’s third year, and has chosen UBC because of our unique Sustainability Initiative and leadership in sustainability and clean energy research. Some conference tickets, including accommodation, are still available here for a couple more hours.

Are UBC Take-away Coffee Cups Compostable/Recyclable? Mystery Unveiled!!

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A common question we get asked at the Campus Sustainability Office is: can take-away coffee cups be composted or recycled at UBC? The short answer is… bring your own reusable coffee mug whenever you purchase a hot beverage to go, and encourage your peers to do the same! The long answer is:

UBC Food Services Outlets: all coffee cups are compostable; lids are not recyclable; java jackets can be placed in paper recycling.

AMS Food and Beverage Outlets (at the SUB): all coffee cups are compostable; plastic lids are not recyclable; java jackets can be put in paper recycling.

Starbucks: coffee cups have recycled paper content but are not compostable nor recyclable; lids are not recyclable; java jackets can be put in paper recycling.

Tim Hortons: coffee cups are not compostable nor recyclable; lids are not recyclable.

Help reduce the number of coffee cups entering the landfill by promoting the use of reusable takeout mugs and containers to your peers.

Provincial Do It In The Dark Energy Competition – UPDATE!

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Congratulations Okanagan College for coming in FIRST PLACE in the Provincial Do It In The Dark Energy Competition!  Second and third place went to the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV).

All university  students living in residences (including UBC’s own PLACE VANIER!) managed to conserve over 125,000 kwh of electricity translating to approximately 7000 tonnes of C02 and savings of over $9000!

Check out the details on the goBEYOND site – http://go-beyond.ca/

 

UBC Vote Mob – ROCK YOUR VOTE!

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Vote mobs are happening at universities across the country!! (http://www.facebook.com/votemobs)
Join over 700 students at UBC on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011  and celebrate our right to vote!!

When:  Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Time:  12pm-2pm
Where:  The grassy knoll next to the SUB
What to wear:  Any Canadian gear, red clothes, gloves, face-paint, flags, etc.
Sign up on the Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=11746389833453

Marine Drive Stuff Swap – March 24th

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The Common Energy Education subgroup and the Marine Drive Residence are putting together a stuff swap on Thursday the 24th at Marine Drive Residence Building 6 from 11AM-8PM.

Have some extra clothes, shoes, electronics, books, CDs, housewares, food and non-perishables or any other stuff that you want to get rid of?

Want to turn someone else’s junk into your new treasures? Come to the UBC stuff swap, March 24th from 11 AM to 8 PM at Marine Drive Residences, Building 6 Lounge. Bring your old, gently used items and exchange them with others. It’s a great way to downsize and make the move out smoother while being eco-friendly and helping those in need.

Earth Hour 2011

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On Saturday, March 26,2011 at 8:30pm hundreds of millions of people around the globe will turn off their lights in symbolic support of climate action. Let’s prepare for Earth Hour at UBC by spreading the word in our residences and committees to turn off our lights and electronic equipment!!

There will also be two Earth Hour events happening on campus this year – one for first year students in Place Vanier Residence and a community event at the Main Mall Commons near the Forest Sciences Centre and Thunderbird Park Residence.

For more info, check out the website:  http://www.earthhour.org/

STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS!!

Classifying the critters of Green College

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Andrew investigates a slimy specimen

Green College Resident Members’ Series

THE BIODIVERSITY OF GREEN COLLEGE

Who: Andrew MacDonald, Department of Zoology, green college resident
What: A lesson in love and appreciation of biodiversity
When: November 1st 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Green College coach house, UBC

We live each day surrounded by birds, insects, plants and invertebrates: but how well do we really know them? In this talk Andrew MacDonald will share what he knows about the identification and natural history of the (non-human!) organisms in and around Green College.

The talk will involve photos, recordings and specimens of organisms in and around our campus.

(Insider knowledge: Andrew is one of the college’s most enthusiastic story-tellers. He has inspired a sense of wonder in many of our residents, and we’re excited to spread–for instance–some of his beetle-mania!)

Please join us! And stay for dinner if you can!