Curious about going to a college or university that is dedicated to being as green as you are? Be sure to check out some lists put out by various websites that details which schools are taking care to adopt and promote sustainable practices. BestColleges.com List of America's Greenest Universities Princeton Review's College Rankings Green Guide Popular Mechanics List of 10 of the Greenest
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World Wear Wants your Worn Wardrobe!
Would you believe there is a fundraiser that allows you to reduce, reuse, recycle, help people around the world, reduce your carbon footprint, and help your YES! team fund projects? There is! World Wear Project is a unique fundraising platform that partners with various organizations throughout the United States to collect used shoes and clothes. World Wear then processes the collected items and
Community Solar Gardens: Not Your Average Harvest
By YES! Coordinator Winston Pennington-Flax Though photovoltaic solar electricity has been available to consumers for home use for over thirty years, it has yet to become a familiar and common sight in residential areas. Farmers and homesteaders have embraced solar electric to meet their energy needs and go 'off the grid', but to the average home or business owner, harnessing the power of the
Food For Thought During The Holiday Feasting Season
Recently YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries wrote this article: As we approach the holiday season, families often gather together to share a meal and catch up on family news. One of the big things that often happens after a big meal is all the food left on plates and often in the serving dishes gets scraped into the garbage, everyone too full to think about leftovers. I challenge you to think
Jonathan’s Thoughts on Climate Change
Climate change is here and is going to get worse before it gets better. Therefore, a pragmatic optimism needs to be adopted. On November 6th in Minneapolis a few YES! staff members had the opportunity to join a conversation at the Climate Adaptation Conference on what it means to adopt this pragmatic optimism and understand what can be done to adapt to our changing climate. It is vital that we
CERTs Event at PWELC October 15th
It's not too late to register for this Wednesday's Oct. 15th WC CERT event taking place from 1:00 to 4:00pm at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in Spicer! Join CERTs to learn about renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in your region! A panel of WC CERT seed grant recipients will talk about their projects-- impacts, outcomes, and lessons learned. There will be plenty of