Fracking

Fracking

What is fracking? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14432401


What is local news on fracking?
http://www.collegegreenmag.com/kasich-plans-fracking-for-ohio
http://frackaction.com/fracking-in-ohio

Moving Planet Day

New to OU? Try visiting the Office of Sustainability's webpage at http://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/.

They list upcoming "green" events like the Moving Planet Day in Athens this weekend. To find out more about the event go to their website here :
http://www.moving-planet.org/events/us/athens/528

Help the global fight against climate change by attending Moving Planet Day!

Hopefully you all visited the Paw Paw festival this past weekend. (The Paw Paw is a native fruit to Ohio)

LIBRARY (EM)POWERED: Earth Month 2011 at Alden Library

The Alden Library Sustainability Group will host Library (Em)powered on Friday, April 15th, 2011 at Alden Library. Library staff and guests will host events throughout the day on (em)powering themes and DIY projects in support of the Ohio University Office of Sustainability’s Earth Month 2011 activities.

Beyond Origami: Repurposing Bookcovers into Beautiful, Useful Objects

10-11 AM    

Alden Library Rm. 319

Fine Arts Library staff will demonstrate how to make decorative and useful envelopes from beautiful art bookcovers

Window Farming: Indoor Vertical Gardening in a Window

10–4:30 (on display)  Alden Library 4^th fl.

View a window farm display with demonstration video of how a vertical garden can be created in any window from recycled plastic bottles  see related website

Dirt! The Movie

12:00-1:30 PM  &  3:00-4:30 PM (2 screenings)   

Alden Library Rm. 319

Soil is the “living skin of the Earth” – find out how humans can act to preserve this vital resource  see film website

DIY Bookbinding

1-2 PM   

Alden Library 4^th fl

Learn the Japanese stab-binding technique for making beautiful handmade notebooks from found materials

Green Computing Q&A

2-3 PM   

Alden Library 3^rd fl

Ask questions & learn about energy efficient computer use

 

Alden Library is also co-sponsoring a FREE screening of the film, Carbon Nation on Wednesday, April 13 from 7-9 PM at the Athena Cinema, 20 Court St. (co-sponsored with ArtsforOhio and the OU Office of Sustainability)