Welcome to the homepage of Earth, Carnegie Mellon University's Student Environmental Club

What We Are About:
We are working towards a better education of ourselves and others on environmental issues. We are working to improve the environmental impact we have as individuals, as a university, as a country and as a race. If that's too abstract to get you excited, please keep reading.

Earth meetings:
Meetings for the Spring 2003 semester are Wednesday at 5 on the second floor of the University Center.

Earth Day Events:

• Speaker: Theo Colborn
  Monday April 21 430 PM McConomy
  Dr. Colborn is a Senior Program Scientist at the World Wildlife Fund, and her lecture on endocrine disruption is highly recommended.
• Table: University Center Commons
  Tuesday April 22 10 AM - 4 PM
  Come get free wildflower seeds, pinwheels, and green ribbons, and buy a Green Practices water bottle if you haven't already.
• Tree Planting: The Cut
  Tuesday April 22 430 PM
  There will be a short dedication ceremony.
• Movie: Porter Hall 100
  Tuesday April 22
  Earth Day Special 7:30 PM
  Princess Mononoke 9 PM
  Come see two great films, the first is a tribute to the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, the second is a modern anime classic.
• Speaker: Andrew Lee on the Solar Decathalon
  Wednesday April 23 1130-1230 Dowd Room
  Come have a free lunch and hear about the Solar Decathalon House and their trip to Washington DC.
• Hike: Schenley Park
  Thursday April 24 7:30 PM
  Meet at the Margaret Morrison Rotunda, it should be a moonlight stroll of about an hour and a half to two hours.
• Speaker: Ann Wooton on the Green Roof Project and Gardening
  Thursday April 24 Birds and Butterflies Garden
  Follow the signs from the upper entrance to Cyert and learn about some great things that are happening on campus.
• Global Links: Saturday April 26 12-3
  Help repackage medical supplies for distribution to needy countries. Sign up now with Isabella (icederqu@), we need to know in advance.
  
  Contact: Ryan England
  

Recent Projects:

• Fundraising
  In order to have more control over our funding, including additional funds for food, special occasions, etc., as well as selling useful environmentally-friendly items to the student body, we are selling recycled notebooks and pint and quart sized Nalgene brand water bottles with the Green Practices logo for $8.00 and $10.00. In the future, we may sell other items such as tupperware to use at the Frew St. carts instead of styrofoam, reusable utensils, etc.
• Rush to Recycle
  For this statewide competition, EARTH members and Green Practices Recycling Interns worked with Barb Kivz to cooridnate a publicity campaign, and in the end, the university placed second. Members of the Green Practices Committee and EARTH, along with students, attended the ceremony where President Cohen was presented with the award in February.
  

Contact us: earth@andrew.cmu.edu
If this sounds cool, come join us. We are always happy to have more people participating, planning, and brainstorming. We can add your name to the email distribution list or answer specific club or environmental questions.
Or you can read the news group cmu.student.earth to see what we are up to right now and when the next meeting is.

Some Useful Links

CMU Green Practices is the official environmental arm of the University. Their site contains a wealth of information about campus environmental practices and current happenings.

Last Updated 4/20/03
earth@andrew.cmu.edu
EARTH
Box 112 University Center
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213