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In the News
• Solar panels on the Whitehouse!!!• New Electric Cars• Widespread Plastic in Oceans• Brazil Green Party gains momentu
m• Did you know Kohl’s is going
GREEN?! –http://
www.kohlsgreenscene.com/KohlsInitiatives/BuildingDesign.html
So far this semester…
• Pine Jog Green Fair
• Harbor Branch Tour
Upcoming Events
• 10/10/10• Cypress Harvest•Greenfest•Wyland Living Green Fair
Boca Raton Food and Wine Festival
• Sunday, October 10 · 3:30pm - 10:00pm
• Boca Raton Food and Wine Festival Camino Blvd, just east of Federal
• Visit our Facebook page, and check out the event details
350.org
• Founded by Bill McKibben http://www.billmckibben.com/
• Global grassroots movement to – raise awareness of man-made climate
change, – confront climate change denial, and to – cut emissions of one of the greenhouse
gases, carbon dioxideOverall goal: to slow Global warming by
reducing or eliminating human contributions
350.org Campaigns
• Oct 24, 2009 International Day of Climate Action
• Crude Awakening: Taking a Stand Against offshore Oil Drilling
• Hands Across the Sand• The Great Energy Race• Put Solar On It! http://putsolaron.it/
• 10/10/10 A Day of Action
Arthur Marshall Foundation Cypress Harvest
• October 30, 2010 - Annual Cypress Harvest (9:00AM - 12:00PM)
• Location: Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife RefugeBoynton Beach, FL– wear closed-toed shoes, hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. – Drinking water, collection bags and harvesting tools will
be provided by the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation. – Please bring a refillable water bottle for yourself—help
us to reduce waste!
• For more information email MGSA.• RSVP by October 27, 2010. call 561-805-8733
Greenfest 2010 Nov 4 - 7
• Nov 4 at 10 - 2FAU Greenfest on the Greenway
• Nov 5 Business to Business Greenfest
• Nov 6,7 Wyland Living Green Fair at Mizner– Volunteers needed for all
three events!
What are your ideas?
• Everglades field trip?• Gumbo Limbo Nature Complex?• LEED Certified Buildings on Campus• Research Community Bike Program• Others??
Creative Recycling
• Recycling Crafts and Projects• http://www.allfreecrafts.com/recycling-crafts/index.shtml• Recycled Bags• http://www.myrecycledbags.com
Recycling Magazines
• Roller Flowers• Handbags• Paper Beads
Treasurer Needed!!
• Good at accounting?• Want to get involved with
MGSA?• Let us know if you’re
interested!