Tapped: Showing Tomorrow, May 6th at 6:30 pm

  Western Libraries and the Green Energy Fee Grant Program present "The Built to Last Picture Show," a series of films about sustainability. Celebrate "Water Week" by joining us for Tapped, the final film of this series, which is also sponsored by the AS Club Students for Sustainable Water.  

Tapped examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effect on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil. It will be shown in Wilson Library 164 at 6:30 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013, and it will also be followed by a discussion with Students for Sustainable Water. This event is free and open to the public. 

Fossil Freedom Day of Action

This past Friday, May 2, was a national "Day of Action" to promote divestment from fossil fuels. People from around the country got involved by coming together to express their support for divestment at their  universities and institutions. You can check out pictures from people who were part of the day's events from across the country here.

WWU's own students and community also participated  in Red Square shortly before noon on Friday. Here is a picture I took of two of my favorite students, Western Libraries' lovely and wonderful GEF-grant-funded -small-project team members, Ella and Lidiya, at the event. (We are also in the crowd below, somewhere under a sea of orange squares).

(This photo is from the WWU Divestment Facebook page)

For more information about Western's student-led campaign for divestment, check out this article in the AS Review, see the divestment  Facebook page, or attend a Students for Renewable Energy meeting to learn how to become involved.

The Wrath of a Green Billionaire

Interesting article in Bloomberg Businessweek about Tom Steyer, who retired from his hedge fund last year to work on climate change, mostly by targeting Democrats he disagrees with.  "The way politics works is by people winning and losing jobs -- their own jobs."

David Suzuki on campus this Monday

If you haven't heard yet, Canadian environmentalist and activist David Suzuki will give a lecture titled “Time is Running Out: Ecology or Economics?” at noon on May 6 at Western Washington University's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, as part of Western's annual Japan Week Celebration.

The event is co-sponsored by Japan Week and Western's Office of Sustainability, and is free and open to
the public.

I would suggest you get there early.  And then, at 6:30 you can see TAPPED, the last film in Western Libraries Built To Last Picture Show series!

Elemental

Early warning: a special showing of a new film about sustainability, June 8-9, at the Pickford here in Bellingham.  Here is the Facebook event page.

"ELEMENTAL is a visually striking and inspirational documentary which inter-weaves three remarkable eco warriors' stories from across the globe. Separated by continents yet sharing an unwavering commitment to protecting nature, the characters in this film each have their own unique path, personal challenges and deserved breakthroughs. When you have a chance, please review more info below and watch the trailer here."

Greenversations

Did you know the EPA has a blog?  You do now.

REMINDER: The Green Tie Gala is Tonight!

In case you missed last year's Green Tie Gala, have no fear--you can still make this year's because it is tonight! Come and enjoy delicious food, great conversation, and good times as you learn about all of Western's awesome environmental clubs and the amazing things they are doing. It promises to be a fun event and I hope to be there with my husband tonight as well--(I promised him wearing a green tie was not a requirement).

The fun starts at 6pm, and the event is being held in the VU Multi-Purpose Room. Here is a video that was made last year to promote the environmental clubs and the gala. Check it out and then come to the event this evening. Maybe I will see you there!