Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Actions that you can take
- What You Can Do. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)This website has actions you can take to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions - At Home, At the Office, On the Road, and At School.
- Take Action - from the David Suzuki Foundation.Presents several places to cut your carbon footprint.
- An Energy Diet for Power-Hungry Household PCsFrom the New York Times. By Steve Lohr. Published August 6, 2008. A group, including Microsoft, has launched an initiative to distribute free software to personal computer owners to help them save on energy costs.
Opportunities for Students
Explore the Communities and Campus Projects areas at the Campus Green Builder web portal from Second Nature.
Ideas for Education
Take a look at "A Student's Guide to Living Green" for BGSU students.
See what's new at the BGSU Office of Sustainability website.
A PDF document, "Tool Kit for Creating a Better World," is available from the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). It presents ideas for campus activities that support and educate about sustainable living.
Take the Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge - The 2011 2MC Starts in APRIL
Consider Possible Solutions
- 10 Solutions for Climate ChangeFrom SciAm.com (November 26, 2007) are some suggestions to personally avoid contributing to global warming.
Subject Guide
Be an EcoDriver!
Visit Ecodriving.org for tips to reduce your fuel consumption. For more information see the following WSJ article, "Efficient Drivers Cut Emissions, but Stir Up Hot Air."
Keep a Phenological Diary
- Project BudburstAt this website you can volunteer to record the way native plants are responding to climate change. Click on the section labeled "Participate."