Latest News & Events
» April is Earth Month!
» Earth Week 2009 Event Schedule:
Check out the hallway display for more information!
Sunday, April 19
9:30 AM: Nature & Spirituality natural lands walk (meet Fireside)
Monday, April 20
6:30 AM: On-campus trash pickup (meet Fireside)
3:00 PM: Green Jobs Rally in Twin Cities (Registration required - go to hiremn.org)
8:00 PM - midnight: NORML Fest
Tuesday, April 21
8:00 PM: Earth Day's Eve bonfire celebration behind Thorson
Wednesday, April 22 (EARTH DAY!)
10:00 AM: Earth Day Chapel service
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM: Bon Appetit's Low Carbon Diet Day
2:00 - 6:30 PM: Sustainability Fair outside of Buntrock (see below)
3:00 PM: Earth Day ceremonial walk (meet at fair)
Thursday, April 23
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM: Critical Mass bike ride (meet outside Buntrock)
Friday, April 24
12:55 - 2:40 PM: "Wetlands" elem. school program (contact angell)
3:00 PM: Tree planting (meet in front of Regents)
7 - 10:30 PM: Northfield Earth Week contra dance, Carleton - Sayles
Saturday, April 25
9:30 - 10:00 AM: Buckthorn 101 w/ Student Naturalists, RNS 310
10:00 AM: Bike to buckthorn pull @ Hauberg Woods (meet N side Buntrock; Green Bikesavailable to borrow)
1:00 - 3:00 PM: Prairie Partners cleanup @ Lashbrook Park (contact pfaltzgr)
» Earth Day Sustainability-Fair:
When: Apiril 22nd (Earth Day) 2-6:30
Where: The quad outside of Buntrock (or crossroads if it rains)
Why: To celebrate the earth
Featuring:
Live music
Live animals
An art display
Natural Crafts and Gifts
Recycled sculpture making
Letter writing
Informational tables to share the coalitions campaigns
And more!
» The Green Bikes program is just getting started and needs your help! Visit Green Bikes to learn more.
» STOGROW - Check out the St. Olaf Student Farm at http://www.stolaf.edu/orgs/stogrow
Opportunities
There is always a lot going on at E.C., and the more partcipants the
better! Below are current projects and programs for you to get involved
in.
- Eco Journalism- Write an article for the Manitou
Messenger related to environmental topics. We need your help in
presenting a wide range of information,
ideas, topics, opinions, and styles. If interested, e-mail Jeremy (aaron@stolaf.edu)
- Collect Caf. Dishes!- Please check your rooms and
dorms for "borrowed" cafeteria dishes and return them ASAP - there is
an extreme shortage of coffee cups!
- Green Machine Free Bike Program- A program to
provide free bikes for use by students. We are in need of volunteer
bike mechanics and donations of parts, helmets, locks, bikes and tools.
Contact Jeremy (aaron@stolaf.edu) for more information.
- CERF- Submit a proposal to the clean energy revolving fund board for student initiated renewable energy, efficiency, and resource saving projects.
Contact Olivia (schares@stolaf.edu)
- Collect Used Computer Paper- Scavenge through your dorm computer lounge
and nearby academic labs for paper used only on one side. We will RE-use
the paper for signs and our next round of eco-notebooks. Bring paper to the next meeting.
Upcoming Projects
The
Environmental Coalition is constantly brewing new ideas for events,
speakers, projects, and education. Here are some of the things to be
looking for in the coming months.
- First-year environmental awareness presentations at corridor meetings.
- Elementary Environmental Education- An opportunity
to share environmental knowledge and fun with the "future generation".
- Specialized Recycling- Collaborating with facilities and janitorial staff to reduce waste by improving recycling efficiency and working toward the recycling of hard to recycle items like plastic bags, clothing electronics and more.
- Environmental Retreat- An excursion to St Olaf's new biological research site on the Mississippi River in south eastern Minnesota for organizational team-building, inspiration and enjoyment.
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About Us
Mission Statement: The
St. Olaf Environmental Coalition is a student-run organization that
seeks to cultivate and defend greater ecological concern. We examine
and amend the complexities of our lives, beginning with our own campus
and extending outward through the concentric circles of the communities
in which we live, ultimately arriving at a global perspective. We recognize
the depth of our interconnections with all life around us, and practice
environmental advocacy that is discursive and consensus-based, uniting rather
than dividing our human community in the common pursuit of a more beautiful
and flourishing planet.
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Links
At St. Olaf:
In Northfield:
Beyond:
Archives:
Online Environmental Activism:
Campus Initiatives
- Composting: This fall celebrated the implementation of a new industrial composter for all food waste on campus.
- Peace Coffee: St. Olaf serves fair trade, organic Peace Coffee in the cafeteria and at the Cage.
- Green Science:
Plans are underway for a new science center that incorporates LEED
certified green architecture, and a new green chemistry program.
- Campus Ecology: A class in practical idealism.
- STOGROW: St. Olaf Garden Research and Organic Works - a student-run organic community farm.
- Wind Energy: St. Olaf's plan for a wind turbine and the construction of a wind monitoring tower.
- Wind Energy 2: More Information.
- Natural Lands:
The Natural Lands are an important part of the St. Olaf experience, and
the Environmental Coalition helps with the dirty work whenever
possible.
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