Students for the Environment

Chefs Collaborative
A growing community of chefs, farmers, fishers, educators, and food lovers is dedicated to promoting sustainable cuisine.

Chill Out: Campus solutions to global warming.
Practical solutions to global warming being implemented by higher education campuses around the country.
Annual contest among campuses of higher education to reduce their carbon footprint.
(Sept. 1, 2008)
Sustainability degree program - Butte Community College (Oroville,CA)
Community colleges are going to take the lead in green education.
Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington - Restored wetlands and waste reduction.
Campus orientations about how to reduce the campus carbon footprint.
Eco-trail - Damon College.
Pledge card: www.campuschillout.org

RecycleMania
A friendly 10-week competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction.

Conservation photographer of the year

Bike Commuting

Take The Go by Bike Challenge through Aug. 31, 2008.

Bicycle Benefits
Bicycle Benefits is a progressive bicycling program designed to reward individuals and businesses for their commitment to cleaner air, personal health, and the use of pedaling energy in order to create a more sustainable community.

My green town: What's your community doing to go green?

Find me a bicycle.
Tells about the different types of bicycles and what to look for before you buy a bike.

Cool Cities

'Up on the roof' NEA Today. 27 (1) Sept. 2008
Article about landscape architects and rooftop gardening.

Cool Roofing
The green movement sweeps eastward: title 24 and energy efficiency initiatives impact cities across the country.

Campus Sustainability

Climate Action Planning: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Campus (PDF)
A 46-page book that helps with the NWF's Campus Ecology grant program. A comprehensive review of the strategies and steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus, with best practices from U.S. colleges and universities.


At Nashville State Community College	Helpful Links Greener Choices: Products for a better planet. KilowattOurs Film Nashville Public Television NPT Channel 8 Friday, October 24, 7:00 pm. Call for volunteers to help publicize this event: If you would like to help out please contact Dan@KilowattOurs.org Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World Great place to learn about and take action for wildlife. Cool Earth: Reshaping Solar Energy Tells about solar technology that uses a lightweight inflatable balloon to capture the same amount of energy as flat panels. Green Living Tips Metro Recycling 880-1000 Higher learning, greener living: colleges and universities across the country are merging education with eco-consciousness. Here's how to help your child find a school that makes the eco-grade.(GOOD EARTH). Kiwi magazine, Sep.-Oct. 2007. p. 37. (In General Reference Center Gold.) Bring Urban Recycling to Nashville (BURNT) Greenways for Nashville Climate Project We Can Solve the Climate Crisis Our ultimate aim is to halt global warming. Specifically we are educating people in the US and around the world that the climate crisis is both urgent and solvable. Cool People Care Saving the world, 5 minutes at a time. Contains quick tips you can do easily to help save the world from global warming. Bring Light Find groups you want to help, and make a difference in the world. Sustain VU Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation Tennessee Dept. of Health WasteWise (EPA) WasteWise created the College and University Campaign to encourage colleges and universities across the country to actively participate in reducing waste generation and disposal. Make College Count - Study the Environment Interested in environmental studies in college? If you are college hunting with a green degree in mind, visit the following sites to search for a school with an environmental program that interests you. Pride of Place (POP) (The Tennessee Bottle Bill.) An all-volunteer effort to clean up Tennessee's roads, increase recycling, bolster the economy and foster public pride by helping pass container-deposit legislation otherwise known as a bottle bill. Founded by Marge Davis. Sponsored by Scenic Tennessee. Climate Counts A collaborative effort to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change. This site tells how businesses score in helping to fight global warming. WG: Wise-N-Greener A site for reviews, tips, conversation, and fun - all in a healthy shade of green. College of Knowledge section: Interesting facts about the environment Earth easy Lots of good information about hybrid cars.
Environmental Scholarships Video Links Davidson Co. Recycling Centers What to Recycle Helpful Links Links for Culinary Students Environmental Books in the Library Contests for College Students Bike Commuting Cool Cities Campus Sustainability Environmental Scholarships Campus Ecology: Reduce Your Footprint http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/fellowships/ Fellowships for students to help reduce the school’s carbon footprint. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2008 Nashville Green Ribbon Committee on Environmental Sustainability Newly formed committee by Mayor Karl Dean. Please take the survey. National Recycling Coalition http://nrc-recycle.org/curc.aspx NRC, the College and University Recycling Council (CURC) and Coca Cola are again partnering to offer scholarships for college students to attend the Congress in Pittsburgh. The scholarships cover all transportation, hotel, meal and registration costs and are awarded competitively to student leaders interested in a professional career in the recycling field. The conference provides an excellent opportunity to network with industry leaders and learn about the issues and hot topics driving the recycling industry. Scholarships will be awarded to currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate-level students and individuals who have graduated within the last year. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, July 25. The College and University Recycling Council (CURC) was formed in 1992 and became a technical council of the National Recycling Coalition in 1995. CURC is a network of campus-based recycling professionals who face similar challenges and opportunities in managing college and university programs. Video Links Mountaintop Removal Middle TN Green: Join Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow. This is a social networking site for people who want to help make Middle Tennessee more sustainable Better World Books Better World Books collects the unwanted texts of students and the surplus books of faculty. For example, we often collect books in dorms at the end of the semester, books students couldn’t sell back to the bookstore, or the stacks of texts collecting dust in a professor’s office. With the constant updating of texts there are literally hundreds to thousands of books on every campus that are thrown away or placed on a shelf never to be used again. Books that are not given for direct donation to our non-profit programs or sold to generate funding for the literacy program of your choice are recycled-never thrown away. Convenient Truths: a green video contest Inspired, pragmatic videos to help us get out of this mess. A lot of great videos about global warming and other environmental issues. The Story of Stuff. A good short video that exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. Lightbulbs To Leadership Making cars go farther on a gallon of gas will save us money at the pump and cut global warming pollution. We've got until July 1st to weigh in on a federal proposal telling Detroit to speed it up.
Davidson County Recycling Centers Bellevue Metro Transit Authority's Park & Ride. Hillwood Strike & Spare Downtown Residential Recycling Drop-off (162 8th Ave., N.) Dupont-Hadley Middle School Elysian Fields Kroger Granbery Elementary School (5501 Hill Rd., Brentwood) Hermitage Hobby Lobby Hillsboro High School Joelton Middle School Rivergate Recycling (630 Myatt Dr., Madison) Wal-Mart (5531 Edmondson Pike) East Center (943A Richard G Adams Dr.) Omohundro Center (1019 Omohundro Place) Anderson Lane Center (939A Anderson Lane, Madison) What to recycle: Aluminum and tin cans, Glass (except at downtown location), Plastics (nos. 1-7), Cardboard, newspaper and mixed paper. On campus: Aluminum cans - blue square containers with holes in the lids. Mixed paper - green square containers Ink Toner Cartridges Publix grocery stores accept: paper bags, Styrofoam egg cartons, plastic bags (including newspaper sleeves and dry cleaning bags). Kroger stores accept: paper bags and plastic bags (including newspaper sleeves, bread bags and dry cleaning bags). Links for Culinary Students The Slow Cook An urban insurgent's guide to real food for life. Chefs Collaborative A growing community of chefs, farmers, fishers, educators, and food lovers is dedicated to promoting sustainable cuisine. Conserve: Solutions for Sustainability An environmental initiative of the National Restaurant Association. Great ideas for restaurant owners. New Environmental Books in the Library Book List Sustainability Resouces in the Library Contests for College Campuses Chill Out: Campus solutions to global warming. Practical solutions to global warming being implemented by higher education campuses around the country. Annual contest among campuses of higher education to reduce their carbon footprint. (Sept. 1, 2008) Sustainability degree program - Butte Community College (Oroville,CA) Community colleges are going to take the lead in green education. Cascadia Community College and the University of Washington - Restored wetlands and waste reduction. Campus orientations about how to reduce the campus carbon footprint. Eco-trail - Damon College. Pledge card: www.campuschillout.org RecycleMania A friendly 10-week competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. Conservation photographer of the year Bike Commuting Take The Go by Bike Challenge through Aug. 31, 2008. Bicycle Benefits Bicycle Benefits is a progressive bicycling program designed to reward individuals and businesses for their commitment to cleaner air, personal health, and the use of pedaling energy in order to create a more sustainable community. My green town: What's your community doing to go green? Find me a bicycle. Tells about the different types of bicycles and what to look for before you buy a bike. Cool Cities 'Up on the roof' NEA Today. 27 (1) Sept. 2008 Article about landscape architects and rooftop gardening. Cool Roofing The green movement sweeps eastward: title 24 and energy efficiency initiatives impact cities across the country. Campus Sustainability Climate Action Planning: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Campus (PDF) A 46-page book that helps with the NWF's Campus Ecology grant program. A comprehensive review of the strategies and steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus, with best practices from U.S. colleges and universities.