The Environmental Science Club and Sustainability Council are hosting a table FOUR days this week (Tue-Fri, 10-2) for America Recycles Day (15 November)!! We will have a lot of things to pass out and inform, including buttons, stickers, bookmarks, magnets, pencils, and information. Several recycling bins will be raffled away to students who can passContinue reading “Get Ready to Recycle, America!”
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Atkinson to join the Heating/Cooling System!
On Friday, October 10th, 2013, a contractor will be onsite working at Atkinson Hall near the cupola. The contractor will be removing the decommissioned chiller located inside the 1st floor mechanical room. Along with the chiller demolition, the cooling tower and its brick enclosure located outside Atkinson will be removed. The demolition work will runContinue reading “Atkinson to join the Heating/Cooling System!”
GC hosts Georgia Campus Sustainability Network annual conference!
Georgia College will be hosting the annual conference for the Georgia Campus Sustainability Network, at the Macon Center on Friday, 20 September 2013. Registration is recommended for students, staff, and faculty who want to learn more about best practices and ideas for teaching, research, and facilities. It’s a great opportunity to meet other sustainability leadersContinue reading “GC hosts Georgia Campus Sustainability Network annual conference!”
Green Technology Suggestions
There are many things we can do to reduce our carbon footprint from technology. Most electronic devices continue to use power even when they are in the “sleep” mode. Power adapters for phone charging, computer peripherals, and accessories continue to draw anytime they are plugged in! These “phantom loads” add up to hundreds of wastedContinue reading “Green Technology Suggestions”
Shades of Green makes NWF Best Practices in Sustainability
The multi-faceted Shades of Green symposium has been selected by the National Wildlife Federation as a best practice in campus sustainability. Dr. Dee Sams and others are to be congratulated for putting together an outstanding educational program, and for receiving such a high honor from one of the country’s leading environmental organizations! You can seeContinue reading “Shades of Green makes NWF Best Practices in Sustainability”
Portable Energy Meter
The GC Sustainability Council now has a portable energy meter, which can be used to record energy usage for anything that can be plugged into a 120v socket. This graphic shows watts and monthly cost for a standard desktop computer (about 100 watts), which drops to 6 watts when the computer was shut down. ThoseContinue reading “Portable Energy Meter”
EarthWeek ’13 Schedule
EarthWeek ’13 / Student Green Fee Symposium / Shades of Green Tue 9 Apr Geography Club Movie Night “Farmageddon” http://farmageddonmovie.com/ 7-9pm, A&S 364 Wed 10 Apr Philosophy & Liberal Studies Program Movie Night “Green Fire” http://www.greenfiremovie.com/ 7-9pm, A&S 364 Thu 11 Apr Environmental Science Program Movie Night “Water Life: Water’s Pulse” http://www.questarhomevideo.com/shopexd.asp?id=1025 7-9pm, A&S 364Continue reading “EarthWeek ’13 Schedule”
FY13 Student Green Fee Request for Proposals
FY13 Student Green Fee Request for Proposals The Student Green Fee committee will begin reviewing grant proposals on Friday, April 5th. You still have time to get your idea for sustainability funded! Please take a look at our resource page: http://www.gcsu.edu/green/greenfee.htm for more information.
Princeton Review Green Ranking for Georgia College
73/100. That’s the latest (2012) ranking for the Green category from the Princeton Review for Georgia College. It’s two points higher than 2011. That’s why we spent a considerable effort last week filling out the AASHE/STARS and Princeton Review reporting tools for sustainability. We have learned that we actually are doing much more than we’veContinue reading “Princeton Review Green Ranking for Georgia College”
It’s Official- Wellness Center makes LEED Silver!
Congratulations, Georgia College! You have achieved the US Green Building Council’s LEED Silver designation for the Wellness Center! This tremendous effort makes Georgia College the first institution in Central Georgia to have a LEED building! Thanks are due to Mark Bowen and the entire building design and construction team! LEED stands for Leadership in EnergyContinue reading “It’s Official- Wellness Center makes LEED Silver!”
Georgia College Green Initiative 