Caught Green Handed: Smoothie Cup “Freshens” the Environment

As any SU student will testify, smoothies are a campus favorite, available from various cafes and snack bars at almost any time of day. But check out the container – not only are it’s contents good for you and your health, but the cup is environmentally friendly too!

Simple Sustainability

Reblogged from The Conscious Canary:

I just read a great story about how two recent grads from Berkeley (Nikhil Arora and Alex Velez) came up with a brilliant plan for reusing old coffee grounds. The idea sprouted when a professor mentioned that gourmet mushrooms can be grown in coffee grounds. They took the idea to heart, and started experimenting growing the mushrooms in plastic buckets in their dorm room.

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This is exactly what I'm talking about - easy-to-do sustainability with big-time pay off!

Pro Bowl and Super Bowl Go Green!

Ready for tonight’s NFL Pro Bowl 2012? Well what’s nice to know, is that as a little bit of a bonus, this year’s Pro Bowl (and next week’s Super Bowl) is going green! Green Mountain Energy will be providing both of them with clean, green energy. In addition, they will also be providing offset certificates to cover some of the rest of the carbon emissions from the game.

State Of The Union 2012:

For those of you who didn’t see President Obama’s 3rd State Of The Union Address last night, here’s a link to read it. Among the multitude of  policies, promises, and dreams that were discussed last night, it should stand as a testament to how our country is changing for the better that a major chunk of time was devoted to environmental and energy policy. Though the official statistics are not in yet, it is clear that this year’s focus dwarves last year’s speech, during which only 3 sentences – less than 1% of the speech – revolved around the environment.

Obama at 2012 State Of The Union

So what did Obama say, and how will it affect us? According to Obama, “nowhere is the promise of innovation greater than in American-made energy.” And he is most certainly right. Now yes, he did suggest the expansion

You can’t hide the truth.

Check out this incredible picture:

You can't hide the truth.

Just felt the need to share this with you all. I think the picture says it all though, there’s not much more I can say.

Check in tomorrow to hear all about what Obama’s State of the Union means for the environment!

The Turf is Always Greener….

1st and Green Logo

So unfortunately for many New Yorkers, myself included, it was decided a while ago that good ole’ Gang Green wouldn’t be playing in this year’s Super Bowl. However, there will be plenty of green at Super Bowl XLVI. The Indianapolis Host Committee has created an initiative called “1st and Green,” which is aimed at encouraging households and other organizations to create sustainable habits through lighthearted competition.

New Semester, New Start

For those of you college students who are already back at school, welcome back! To the rest of you, enjoy whatever it is you’re doing now! So I know there hasn’t been a new post in a while, but expect a whole bunch of stuff this weekend, now that the first week of classes is over and I’m all set to go.

So what’s new with me? I just started my internship for the Syracuse University Sustainability Division, which not only should provide me with invaluable experience for my future career, but I intend to share much of what I learn here on this blog.

Did MLK have a better approach to environmentalism?

I found this awesome article online today, and thought you all would appreciate it. Check it out:

http://climatesafety.org/why-environmentalists-should-stop-taking-martin-luther-kings-name-in-vain/

The basic idea of the article is that MLK had the right idea by taking an optimistic approach towards his political campaigns, rather than the do-or-die, the-end-is-near “scare tactics” that many environmentalists are considered to use. I am wholly in agreement with this point, and I would think that this blog emphasizes that. Keep a positive outlook, and do what you can, and we WILL succeed.

Happy MLK Day everyone!

 

Caught Green Handed: Shake Shack

THE Original Shake Shack

Welcome to what I hope will be a recurring section here at Being Green in a Sea of Orange. Caught Green Handed will highlight companies and individuals that I interact with, who do awesome, sustainable things. First up? Shake Shack.

For those of you not from the NYC region, (or near one of Shake Shack’s other locations,) Shake Shack is one of the best burger joints around. Better yet though, it’s also quite famous for its hotdogs, fries, and, of course, its shakes and “concretes” – frozen custard with different toppings mixed in.

The coolest part about Shake Shack, however, is not really about its food – it’s about everything else there. Right away when you walk in, it’s made clear to you that recycling

is not just available but expected. The water bottles that they serve are locally filled and made in part

Back to School: Buy Green!

Well, it’s that time of year again, which means that it’s time for us college students to return to school for the Spring semester. What it also means is that it’s time to go out and get all of the supplies we need for our new classes. But this semester, why not change it up? Why not make it the time of year where you decide to buy green, sustainable supplies instead. Maybe some of these will strike your fancy: