We are finally beginning to see a little national news coverage, but cities like Charlotte, Atlanta, Greenville, Birmingham– and all spaces in between– are eyebrow-deep in a two-week-old gas shortage that doesn’t seem to have an end, even though our elected officials continue to tell us gas is on the way. Thursday, I drove an hour to find [...]
Advocate for Green Jobs, you might need one (be sure to fill in your own information!): http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/s/greenjobs Find out how you can take action: http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/action/
This email was sent on 9/24 at 11PM. Hey Earth Clubbers, Sorry this email is a bit later then usual. We have been having some issues with the email list that we still haven’t completely figured out yet. I am not able to add and remove people at this moment, so if you requested to [...]
The following is a recent email exchange I had with a family member who will not be named. It’s important to realize the influence that even small conversations carry. I forwarded to her the U.S. Oil Consumption Graph that I posted a few days ago, and this was my family member’s response: “OK – isn’t [...]
Remember the student fee that you all voted for last year? Come be a part of putting it into action with the Charlotte Green Initiative, as the committee meets to discuss possible projects and plans for your money. The next meeting is at 4PM on Thursday, 9/25 in Facilities Management 119.
See what The Nation, a liberal news magazine, has to say about Power Vote here: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/question/356979/powervote
The yet-to-be-named sustainability project has begun. (Woo hoo.) We have started gathering student comments on the project with a variety of sub-par electronic equipment. Hopefully this effort will help administrators understand how serious we are about our no-name sustainability documentary. Oh, and approve our budget so we can buy a good camera! There are plenty [...]
The Carolinas Clean Air Coalition is sponsoring a roundtable discussion on Clean Energy and Clean Fuels at UNC-Charlotte on Tuesday, October 7th from 7-9PM. The on-campus location has yet to be determined, but it would be an awesome event to attend after the Earth Club meeting! The event will be the second in a 4-week [...]
Sierra Club’s October 22nd meeting will point you in the right direction All Central Piedmont Sierra Club meetings take place the fourth Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted). Meetings begin at 7pm and are held in the Mahlon Adams Pavilion at Freedom Park, 1900 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC. For directions and more information, please [...]
Since we’re trying to rock the Power Vote on our campus, thought you guys would like to read what some other folks think about the movement. http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow/353122/power_vote Whether you sign up for the Power Vote movement, or not (though we hope you do), be sure to do us all (including yourself) one favor: VOTE. Early [...]
