In the News• Solar panels on the Whitehouse!!!• New Electric Cars• Widespread Plastic in Oceans• Brazil Green Party gains momentum• 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!