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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Swapping Frocks vs. Urge to Shop
If you’re a Typical American, you throw away 67.9 pounds of used clothing and rags each year. Collectively, Americans discard two quadrillion pounds (2,000,000,000,000,000) of used clothing and textiles into the landfill each year. A friend I know told me … Continue reading
McLaughlin makes it to Ushuaia
One of our student interns, Kristina, is on her way to Antarctica. She sent us a quick note from Ushuaia, the capital city of Tierra Del Fuego Province, Argentina. Hola! I just wanted to give everyone a brief update on … Continue reading
Heading south for the winter
While many Iowans may spend this winter break enjoying the warm sun cheering on our Hawkeyes at the Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ, I will be headed just a little further south. Okay, much further south. Offered the opportunity of … Continue reading
Greening the college road-trip
At the end of high school, some of my friends promised that we would make an effort to visit each other at our respective schools during our college careers. For the friend who chose to attend school in upstate New … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Recycling
Tagged environmental, Kristina McLaughlin, road trip, student, sustainability, University of Iowa, waste diversion
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Sustaining your sweet tooth- The taste of Fair Trade chocolate
As I chew on a piece of ‘mint chocolate chip ice cream gum’, I wonder, “Where did this come from?” A few nights ago, a group of UI students living in Burge Residence Hall tried to answer a similar question … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Green Event, Lifestyle and Health, Uncategorized
Tagged Burge Hall, chocolate, coffee, environmental, fair trade, giselle bruskewitz, housing, kate kosartes, Lifestyle and health LOHAS, local food, residence life, sarah campanella, sustainability, UIEC, University of Iowa
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