Beyond Green Roofs
March 12th, 2009
Vertical gardens bring lush, verdant life to even the coldest and barest of surfaces, both indoors and out. These ‘living walls’ increase interior humidity, purify the air and provide a much-needed touch of nature in spare, angular urban spaces like airports, museums and shopping centers.
WebEcoist has a feature on 15 buildings with stunning vertical greenery from around the world.
From the Farm to the Dining Hall
January 30th, 2009
The local, organic produce served at Humboldt State’s main dining hall is fresh. In fact, if you’re eating a salad in The J at noon, there’s a good chance the lettuce was picked that same morning.
HSU’s Dining Services has experienced great success with its local, organic and sustainable offerings. While Dining Services has worked with local food suppliers for decades, about four years ago HSU connected with the Humboldt County chapter of the Community Alliance with Family Farmers and began increasing its local food options. The result has been that during the North Coast’s growing season—roughly April to October—between 50 to 100 percent of produce at HSU is local and organic.
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HSU Hosts Sustainability Leadership Drive
January 27th, 2009
Humboldt State University will host some 250 high school students in early February from the Bay Area, the Sacramento Valley and north to the Redwood Coast at a Leadership Conference in Sustainability that builds on HSU’s historical role in green initiatives.
“Focus on Sustainability: Recycling, Conserving, Reducing and Rethinking” is the theme of the forum, which will train “Nor-Cal Generation Y” students in leadership skills, activism and community involvement. It will take place Saturday, February 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Kate Buchanan Room at University Center.
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Simply living ahead of the times
November 25th, 2008
Frank Schiavo can fit his week’s worth of trash consumption into the palms of his hands.
“I try to live simply,” he said. “I can’t get behind living extravagantly at the expense of the environment and the people who come after me.”
In 1981, Schiavo helped make composting legal in the city of San Jose. Since moving into his home, he has never owned a trash can and has never had a garbage truck stop in front of his home. Everything he uses gets recycled. Food waste is composted in his front yard.
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L.A. County Supervisor Knabe Provides Funds for Energy-Efficient Streetlights Near Cal State Long Beach to Improve Safety for Students, Community Members
October 2nd, 2008
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe today (Thursday, Oct. 2) presented $135,000 to the City of Long Beach to help fund new energy-efficient streetlights that are being installed adjacent to California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to improve safety for students and members of the community.
Supervisor Knabe, the City of Long Beach and CSULB joined together in a partnership to share the costs of the project, which will provide lighting along Bellflower Boulevard, from the main campus entrance at Beach Drive to Atherton Street; and along Palo Verde Avenue, between Atherton Street and State University Drive. Night students who park in these areas will especially benefit.
