Speaker will be talking at the Eco-Club on April 11
-The goal of the meeting is to be informed on how to create a petition to oust the syrofoam trays in the cafeteria
+Bring a friend and cookies if you can!!!
SEE YOU THERE
Paper towel compost updates (updated 3/16)
Like the Eco Club Page (not a group this time) on Facebook:
November 1st meeting--> Presentation from Paul Poyten
*Movement to decrease fossil fuel dependence* (transition from this)
+Transition Recognitions= How do we?
- reduce carbon emissions
- increase resilience
- strengthen local economy
+Permaculture= permanent agriculture
- making it possible for humans to live with Earth, biosphere, and how they can each live with each other->Restore its balance
Actions Towards Transition:
- Initiating groups (officers which we have)
- Raise awarness
- Lay the foundations/ collaborate and co-operation
- Organize a great unleashing
- Form working groups
- Use open space technology
- Develope visible/ practical projects
- Faciliate the great reskilling
- Build a bridge to local government
- Honor and engage elders/ newer generations
- Create energy descent plan
- Let it be and let it become something on its own
November 1: Come learn about In Transition. Bring a friend!
Notes from Monday's officer meeting
Meeting-->10-18-10
1ST Step to Zero Waste!
-Paper towel composting
=Finding sources to help provide bins to designate in bathrooms and science rooms throughout the school
=Talk to administration about approval (officer meeting next monday 25th)
+Feild Trip to composting center in Milner options for time/days:
-4th hour
-8th hour
-After school (any day)
Calendar for 2010:
Nov 1
Nov 15
Dec 6
(all white Mondays)
Project ideas and topics for the year:
-Research on electic cars
-Raising money throughout the year to donate to an orginization
-Impact on environment everywhere
-Overall raising awarness of recylcling/get people to care more
+Go to buisnesses around town (those who dont recycle and ask them to start and help them to start)
-Recycling or making a compost for the paper towels in our school
+Look for donations to aid us in this process
-Research the oil spill
-Research solar power/its engineering
-Researching carbon foot print/finding ours
-Promoting ECO Club to the freshmen
+Future leaders and change
-Zero waste ideas brought to school
+From October West and such sources
About Our Club
The Eco Club is a student driven organization with a focus on anything green! Projects vary from learning about global environmental issues to improving the school-recycling program. As an inaugural club, the options are wide open and anything environmental goes.
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Comments (1)
Kayla S said
at 8:17 pm on Oct 19, 2009
Hello everyone!
I hope we can start using this wiki! It could be an excellent tool if we get the hang of it...
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