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Unified Solar Events 2003
They’re
hands-on, informative, and darn sociable.
Very open to everyone- in fact, they’re for
everyone!
There
are US campaign meetings (green building, etc) at 7 in DH242
on Weds without an event
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Wednesday
Feb.
12th
7-8pm
DH242
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UNCA Recycles? Composts?
Come hear Lynne Patzig, UNCA Recycling Coordinator, talk
about UNCA recycling opportunities, why the cafeteria
doesn’t compost anymore, and what we can do about it!@!!!
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Saturday
Feb.
15th
12-4pm
DH242
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Eco-Movies
Come eat, relax and watch environmentally essential films
with US. Potluck-style
so please bring food to share.
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Wednesday
Feb.
19th
7-8pm
DH242
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Update on UNCA’s
Green
Building
Efforts
Hear how UNCA is designing the new science and facilities
management buildings to be among the most sustainable
university buildings in the country. Get involved, learn
about green building, make your valuable opinion known, and
help support the greening of the new
Carmichael
and Zaiger
renovations.
Peter
Nielsen
, head of
UNCA Design & Construction, will lead the discussion.
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Wednesday
Feb.
26th
7-8:30pm
DH242
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What do you get when you cross a green architect a home energy
efficiency expert and a humanurist (yes, humanure)?
A great presentation by
Isaac
Savage,
Paul
Bobbut, and
Duncan
McPherson
from the
Western North Carolina Green Building Council.
Whoaa!
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Friday
Feb.
28th-Sat. March 1st
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NC Conservation Network Annual Retreat
Travel with US to an environmental retreat attended by
prominent NC environmental non-profits (a la WNCA, Dogwood
Alliance, NC Clean Water, etc) and university student
groups. Great
workshops, skills trainings, and “networking” Friday
night included. Contact solar@bulldog.unca.edu
for more info. The retreat is at
Brown
Summit
Retreat
Center
outside of
Greensboro
,
NC
(but a
really nice place!)
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Wednesday
March
19th
7-8pm
DH242
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Improving
Asheville
’s Mass Transit
Brownie Newman,
Andrew
Goldberg
,
Norma
Ivey
, and others
from the Western North Carolina Alliance are coming to UNCA
with a vision of improved mass transit in
Asheville
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Wednesday
April
2th
7-8pm
DH242
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Permaculture 101
Learn all about the benefits and joys of permaculture
(edible, dynamic, and beautiful landscapes) from the authors
of the world renowned publication, The Permaculture
Activist. We
will also talk about permaculture opportunities at UNCA.
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Wednesday
April
16th
7-8:30pm
DH242
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UNCA’s Environmental Performance Exposed!!!!
UNCA commuters drive over 24,000 miles everyday!
We use over 300 tons of paper a year! We release more
than 10,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases every year! 2
green building projects are underway.
UNCA’s environmental impact will be thoroughly
revealed and discussed.
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Wednesday
April
19th
12-???
City
County
Plaza
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Asheville
EARTH DAY 2003
Come celebrate the Earth and her dynamic beauty with local
bands (like Strut, Count Clovis,
Laura
Blackley
Band
, ERM),
food, drink, and community organizations.
ASHE
and US are
sponsoring so talk to either group to get involved.
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April
25-26th
All
day, all night
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US Spring Camping Trip
Hiking, edible wild mushroom and plant identification walk.
Swimming. Music
playing. Singing. Talking. And Camping.
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