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Plastiki a 60 foot long catamaran made up of almost 12,000 plastic bottles, will soon set sail on  a 100 day journey with a select crew of scientists and adventurers . The purpose, to increase awareness about the damage being done to the world’s oceans and to bring attention to sustainable solutions.  To learn more their website is http://www.theplastiki.com/lo-fi/

Hello all!

This is Liz Wager, the secretary of Green Alfred. I’m currently working on vacuuming and dusting and reorganizing this blog, so bear with me until we get everything sorted out. Until that time, here is some helpful information you might be interested in:

Meetings of Green Alfred this semester (Fall 2009) are at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Org. Suite (first floor of Powell Campus Center) on Monday nights. Feel free to stop by at that time!

If you have any questions or suggestions, contact Green Alfred at GreenAlfred@alfred.edu

And lastly, (and most importantly) please remember to be as conscious as you can about the choices you make that will impact the environment!

So long for now,

Liz

From Alfred Today:

A Public informational meeting will be held on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the Alfred Station Fire Hall. All interested residents are urged to attend and express their opinions on this project. A representative from Empire State Wind Energy will give a presentation with a question and answer period to follow. Any questions please contact the Town Clerk’s office at 607-587-8524.

GreenAlfred is conducting a waste audit on Friday, Nov. 14, from noon - 7 p.m. in Davis Gym.

We need volunteers to help out! Volunteers will help with coordination, sorting trash, and recording data. To volunteer, contact Kacie Dean at kmd4@alfred.edu or 503.476.2759.

The goals of the waste audit are to: 1) collect data that can be used in a cost-benefit analysis of trash versus recycling; 2) demonstrate the need for a recycling program; 3) create awareness on campus; and 4) gain support for recycling efforts.

Everyone in the Alfred community is invited to come by to see the waste audit in action.

For more information about waste audits, please see Recycling and Beyond: Solid Waste Audits.