Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Solar Panels

This past Monday, November 14th, members of HSP,  Hunter faculty, students,  and administrators joined together to celebrate the unveiling of the north building’s solar panels.  Co-founder of HSP, Noah Ginsbergh, was able to join in via video chat to help celebrate this amazing achievement.

L-R:  Ines Miyares, Professor & Chair of the Geography Department ; Danielle Amodeo, President, HSP; Hunter President Jennifer Raab; Lauren Swaddell, HSP former president; Allen Frei, Geograph Professor

 

 Noah Ginsburg , HSP founder, Class of ’10.

Tours are planned to start soon along with geography and physics labs based around the efficiency of the solar panels.  Stay tuned!

If you buy gasoline you must see this movie!

…or if you are just interested in learning how selfish corporate agendas have taken over the oil industry and influenced our national policies over the last century.

HSP is screening Gashole this Wednesday 10/19/11 at 3pm in TH 105. If you aren’t a Hunter student, just bring a photo id and get a pass from the visitor’s center in the West building lobby. There will be free vegan food, desserts, and drinks! RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=267102349990496

 

 

TGIF Apps Due Soon!

Hey All!  Everyone at HSP hopes you’ve enjoyed the holiday weekend!  We anticipate that many of you have been hard at work putting together your TGIF proposals as the application deadline is quickly approaching (October 17th)!    We will have having our regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow in room 305b.  Come and indulge in some free vegan snacks, bring any questions or ideas you may have, and/or share what you have put together thus far.  We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Solar Panels Are Up!

It’s taken 3 1/2 years and the hard work from many contributors!  The panels will be completely up by the end of this week and solar tours are currently being organized to start by the end of November.   Stay tuned!

HSP is having a meeting tomorrow!

Tuesday Sept. 13th @ 2:30 in TH305b!  There will be vegan snacks provided! We will be discussing our events and plans for this semester!  Bring your self and you love for the environment!

Do You Have A Green Idea for Hunter?

The TGIF committee is getting ready to start reviewing student proposals! They have over $80 thousand dollars in grants to award to the best ideas that will help reduce Hunter’s  environmental impact and make us one of the greenest campuses in the U.S.!

A application workshop will be held on October 5th to help those interested in learning more about TGIF and how they can make their green idea become a reality.  To learn more click here.  To download an application click here.

The TGIF proposal deadline is October 17th!

Simple Ways to Conserve

Read this awesome ny times article on how to reduce your food waste everyday by bringing reusable containers to school for your lunch!

Victory in Appalachia – EPA stops Largest Proposed Mine in West Virginia

January 13th, 2011 marked a historic victory in the efforts to protect Appalachia from mountaintop removal coal mining.
The EPA announced its decision earlier this morning to protect mountain communities and the health of Appalachian citizens by vetoing the largest single mountaintop removal coal mining permit in West Virginia history, the Spruce No. 1 Mine.

Full article here

University No Impact Week comes to Hunter College

Hey there all you sexy, smart, hard working environmental activists!

Ever wondered what it would take to reduce your carbon footprint to zero? Well, register for University No Impact Week and find out how fun and easy it can be! The week will be from November 14th to 22nd. From the 15th to the 19th, there will be various events and demonstrations at Hunter College that you should look out for, they will be really awesome and interactive.

The No Impact Project uses each day of the week to focus on the different categories of our everyday lives that have potential impact on the planet.

Sunday: Consumption

Monday: Trash

Tuesday: Transportation and Taking Action

Wednesday: Food

Thursday: Energy

Friday: Water

Saturday: Giving Back

Sunday Eco-Sabbath

The week is designed to help you think of fun and creative ways you can change your lifestyle to reduce your carbon footprint on our beautiful mother earth and live a happier, healthier, fuller life.

For more info about the project or any of our events email us at hunter.solar.project@gmail.com

If you have Facebook, look for the University No Impact Week page and Like us.

Peace and Love folks! – HSP team

5Gyres.org is an organization whose mission is to end plastic pollution in the world’s oceans

Check them out:  5gyres.org

Vision

Their vision is to witness plastic pollution decline in the environment until it is no longer found in the world’s oceans.

Mission

Their mission is to conduct research and communicate about the global impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans and employ strategies to eliminate the accumulation of plastic pollution in the 5 subtropical gyres.

Goals To Reach Mission

To understand the impact of plastic pollution they study the 5 subtropical gyres by sailing through them.

Together with their partners, Pangaea Explorations and Algalita Marine Research Foundation, they organize research expeditions, inviting scientists, journalists and other sailors to join the crew.

To communicate about the global impact of plastic pollution, they share their findings through multimedia outlets and peer-reviewed publications.  These include print and television media, websites and blogs, lectures and school outreach, and a traveling exhibition about plastic pollution to museums, science centers and aquariums.

To eliminate plastic pollution they employ strategies that work.  To stop the flow of plastic to the sea they  advocate new materials, better designed products, fair legislation, and engage in consumer education.  Post-consumer cleanup efforts focus on coastal and island debris removal and mitigation.