An upcoming event that I have been assigned is the E-Waste Fest on May 11th and 12th. Coming into this internship, I was worried! I didn’t know what all was involved with the E-Waste Fest and was sure that I wasn’t going to do something right. However, once everything started rolling I gained a little… Read more »
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Lakeshore in the Snow; or, Why I Value the Sustainability Movement
Have you ever been winter hiking? Too cold? Think again! Saturday, March 2nd a group of five of us went up to Indiana Dunes National Lake shore to Cowles Bog. Four of us are preparing for our Alternative Spring Break trip that is in less than a week and the fifth person was our guide. … Read more »
My Energy Audit Experience
An energy audit was performed on my home on Thursday December 20, 2012. The energy audit was carried out by GoodCents on behalf of NIPSCO and can be scheduled HERE. By getting an energy assessment performed through the link IU South Bend’s Center for a Sustainable Future receives $25! In fact, in the first three… Read more »
Less Bad? More Good?
“Even the most rigorous and eco-efficient business paradigm does not challenge basic methods and practices…our concept of eco-effectiveness means working on the right things…instead of making the wrong things less bad.” – Cradle to Cradle, by William McDonough & Michael Braungart That is essentially the basis for the difference between eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness. … Read more »
System Condition #2
River Crossing Campus Apartments here at IU South Bend witnessed several big changes in the area of sustainability in the recent past. The campus garden has been doubled in size to include eighteen beds and a native planting area. Both commuting and housing students participated in the several stages of the… Read more »
Tourism, the environment, and local communities
I am captivated by oceans and mountains. Simply being in their presence brings me a deep sense of peace and contentment. And I can easily spend an entire day hiking or snorkeling. Unfortunately, I live in northern Indiana—Lake Michigan and its sand dunes aren’t quite the same as the Caribbean Sea or the Colorado Rockies!… Read more »
Build Up the Sustainability Culture
Hi! My name is Ian Spink. I have been a resident assistant at Indiana University South Bend River Crossing Campus Apartments for three semesters. Before that, I was an ordinary resident for two. This year, I have been acting as the leader for the Gaia Sustainability Learning Community. My main goal… Read more »
Circle of Strife
The final in a series of writings done by first year students at IUSB. They were in Marcia Holland’s intro writings course, W130, where their writing prompts were on sustainability topics. By Courtney Harris Throughout history, we’ve looked at earth as though it were so bountiful that there would never be a time when it… Read more »
Balanced Living Through Nature’s Complexity
Here is another piece written by first year students at IUSB who enrolled in marcia Hollands introductory writing course, W130, where their writing prompts were focused on sustainability. By Briana Weidler Everyday life consists of numerous checks and balances that we must constantly consider. The amount of sleep we get every night, what and how… Read more »
Mother Nature as our Model
By Kameron Smith Not everything that’s right and good comes easy. Sometimes when you try to simplify everything it can actually make things more complex. (B)ecoming a sustainable culture is a lot like the natural world we live in today which is the longest lasting thing we have. We begin to look at its cycles… Read more »