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Holiday Green Gift Giving Ideas

Updated from the blog written by Diana Rowell, Office of Sustainability Intern, on November 18, 2016 Holiday celebrations will soon be upon us and we are all going to be asking ourselves the same question: What gifts do I give my loved ones for this holiday season? The great thing…

adminOctober 25, 2022

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Purchasing for Your Health & Our Planet

You may have heard the phrase “your vote is your dollar”- where you choose to spend your money speaks to the products and services that you value and support. By purchasing products that minimize negative environmental impacts by using safe ingredients and ethical, energy-efficient manufacturing or from companies that demonstrate…

adminOctober 28, 2020

Director's Corner SDG8

Director’s Corner: Overconsumption, Climate Change, the Doughnut, & Wellbeing

“There is a world of difference between well-being and being well-off.” Stefan Klein, The Science of Happiness Imagine an economy and a future where Wellbeing, the western point on the Sustainability Compass, one of the four system conditions of a sustainable world, is the point and the goal; and a…

Mike KenslerOctober 3, 2019

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Secondary Stories: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- In That Order!

Reduce, reuse, and recycle-- they’re household names at this point and recycling seems to be the most popular option. After all, recycling still allows for consumption but limits waste. So why is it last on the list? Why should reducing and reusing take place before recycling? Recycling is vital in…

adminNovember 1, 2018

Director's Corner SDG8 Updates

Director’s Corner: Consumerism Drives Consumption that is Consuming the Planet

“People say they want to have it all. But where would they put it?” Steven Wright The word “consumption” was used in ancient Greece almost 2,500 years ago to describe the disease pulmonary tuberculosis because the disease appeared to consume the body it had infected. This form of consumption has…

Mike KenslerOctober 31, 2018

Holiday Green Gift Giving Ideas

Purchasing for Your Health & Our Planet

Director’s Corner: Overconsumption, Climate Change, the Doughnut, & Wellbeing

Secondary Stories: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- In That Order!

Director’s Corner: Consumerism Drives Consumption that is Consuming the Planet

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