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Category Archives: Lifestyle and Health
Green your Valentine’s Day
Here’s some tips from our sustainability colleagues at Iowa State on greening your Valentines Day: Send a Paperless Card! Don’t waste paper by sending a paper Valentine that will get lost in the shuffle, send an e-card! You can brighten … Continue reading
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Iowa City Encouraging Apartment/Condo Recycling
The University of Iowa has many resources on campus that encourage and help students live a more green and sustainable lifestyle. And with the beginning of RecycleMania upon us, many students are wondering what all they can do to help … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Green Event, Lifestyle and Health, Recycling
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Water Management in Rural India
Before leaving the University of Iowa, I decided to end my undergrad career with a final course in India. This blog entry recounts my journey with full detail about my experiences in India, a country of contrasts. Around 3:30 a.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Activism, Environmental, Lifestyle and Health, Study abroad
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You can make a difference. Ride your bike.
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi A few years ago, in a bike shop, I saw a big stand up cardboard poster outlining reasons to bike. The poster was part of a … Continue reading
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Some days I really hate my bike.
(This blog entry is from Sandra who will be writing about the advantages of commuting and running errands by bicycle.) Some days I really hate my bike. In fact, I am not a bike enthusiast. Economy of time and money … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle and Health, Transportation, Uncategorized
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Juggling and Balancing the Values of Everyday Life
I want to buy local and organic, but if I can’t find food that is both, do I buy local or organic? I believe in supporting local businesses, but if I can only find the notebook with recycled paper at … Continue reading
Iowa City Summer of Solutions
Guest blogger Eleanor Marshall with Iowa City Summer of Solutions: It doesn’t really seem like ten students working in rented office space in the University of Iowa’s Seamans Center can stand up to the world’s problems: mountain top removal, deforestation, … Continue reading
Sowing the Seeds of a Fair Farm Bill
This Friday April 8 from 4:00- 4:45 student gardeners will join community members and legislators for a workday devoted to a fair Farm Bill in 2012. The UIEC Student Garden is teaming up with the Food and Water Watch to host an … Continue reading
Welcome to Earth Month at the University of Iowa!
April 1 is the beginning of Earth Month and that means loads of activities and events on The University of Iowa campus. We’ve been working hard to provide opportunities for just about everyone to get involved. Whether you’re into music, … Continue reading
Mosaic Foundations – a real food conference
I was standing on a million little pieces. (I promise this has nothing to do with outrage from Oprah’s book club and swear I didn’t make this up.) The million little pieces were fragments of cement and gravel, remnants of … Continue reading