SWAP!

In case anyone is actually reading this blog, come to this event tomorrow!

SWAP-O-RAMA

Saturday, April 21, from 12-4
Science Center Courtyard (across from Olin)
Drop old clothes off, pick new clothes up.
$3 for however much you carry if you donate clothes
$5 if you don’t

Food Justice Lecture

ANNA LAPPE
"Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, and Farmers Markets: The Fight For Food Justice and the Politics of Your Plate"
April 26th, 2007
8:00 PM
CFA Cinema
Anna Lappe is a national bestselling author and public speaker on food politics, sustainable agriculture, globalization, and social change. She has co-authored two books, 'Hope's Edge', which chronicles world-wide social movements addressing root causes of poverty and hunger, and 'Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen', which provides a look into industrial food production and chemical agriculture and offers ideas for alternatives. With Frances Moore Lappe, Anna leads the Cambridge-based Small Planet Institute, a collaborative network for research and popular education.
reception to follow at Russel House

Celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up the North End

North End Clean-up
Sunday, April 22

Come help clean up the streets of Middletown!
Meet in front of the Memorial Chapel at 8:45 am (first shift) OR 12:30 pm (second shift)

Gloves, garbage bags, and other cleaning supplies will be provided. Bring food to cook on the grill on-site for lunch if you wish!

Questions? email acasale@wesleyan.edu
Organized and sponsored by EON, Middletown High School's Heal Earth, Lower Poverty (HELP) in conjunction with the North End Action Team (NEAT).

STEP IT UP

The march this weekend was sweet - we, with the support of some Middletown residence, totally stepped it up. Here are some cool pics to prove it.

Environmental Tip of the Week

Turn off electronics when you are not using them. Items such as printers and sound systems are prime examples.
Thank You!

STEP IT UP!

Come to the STEP IT UP MARCH!

This April 14th, tens of thousands of Americans will gather all across the country at meaningful, iconic places to call for action on climate change. We will hike, bike, climb, walk, swim, kayak, canoe, or simply sit or stand with banners of our call to action:

STEP IT UP, CONGRESS! CUT CARBON 80% BY 2050!


On Saturday, April 14 at 3 pm EON will host a march as part of the national STEP IT UP campaign, calling for climate action now.

The march will start at Harbor Park, by the Harbor Park Restaurant (80 Harbor Dr.) and culminate at the field on Williams Street above the power plant where we'll make a huge banner to show our support.

At 2 pm we will gather at the Science Center lobby to make signs for the march, and at 2:45 we will head down to the park. Or you can meet us at the park at 3!

So to sum up:
THIS SATURDAY
2 pm sign-making
2:45 pm walking down to the park
3 pm MARCHING!

COME AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE ACTION!

Look at us...yeah, our hotness puts global warming to shame

Environmental Lecture Series, TOMORROW!

At exactly 12:00 noon tomorrow, Chris Golden is coming to Wesleyan to present "Bushmeat Consumption and Trade in Madagascar's Makira Forest." More details HERE

It will be located in Shanklin 107 and pizza, beverages and salad will be provided.

Everyone should come and bring a friend!

Green Building Petition

Sign the petition for a green Molecular Life Sciences Building (only if you haven't already)!!!

MLSB Sustainability Meeting

Thursday, April 12

Concept Design Meeting/Sustainability – 2 hours, 2:00 PM
Science Building Committee – 2:00 - 3:15 PM
Science Building Committee & EON, etc. – 3:15 PM
Exley Science Tower NSM 0101

All EON members are invited! (Even those who have never come before...really any student interested in the future of the campus' future committment to sustainability). The information is listed above. April 12, NSM 0101 (down the stairs and follow the signs in Exley), at 3:15 PM.

See you all there!

-Greg

BBC Article on Climate Change

Global warming is already changing the world reports the UN. Go here!

Hey Kleenex, stop clear cuttin...punk

Undercover Greenpeace reps performed an amusing and savvy intervention on a Kleenex commercial shoot in Times Square, effectively hijacking their ad campaign, and shutting down the shoot for the rest of the day (March 24th 2007). Kleenex, responsible for vast old-growth forest destruction in Northern Canada's Boreal Forest, opened the door for this one.

The video can be seen here.

Oh San Fran, Cali...how we love you

It is the mission of EON to reuse, reduce, and recycle. This is a difficult task when so many of our every day consumer goods are non-recyclable. Thanks to the works of San Francisco, the US is finally starting to follow the crowd (Japan, Taiwan, and South Africa) in the battle that may end up being the beginning of the end for non-biodegradable plastic bags.

Check out the article here.

coolmove.org

This website is...cool. Created by a Wes alum and his friend in 2006, the site offers an energy saving tip each day plus a great page of climate change themed links. Check it out!

Supreme Court Ruling

Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA does have the legal authority to regulate CO₂ emissions from new cars and that CO₂ qualifies as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. Yippee!

Click here for the full article.