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2020 Greek Life Sustainability Scorecard Launch

2020 Greek Life Sustainability Scorecard Launch

by Linden Cheek | Aug 21, 2020 | Campus Resource, Challenge, Earth Week, Greek Life, Green Living, Office for Sustainability, Student Leaders

  The University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability has launched the 2020 Greek Life Sustainability Scorecard! This is the third year that the Office for Sustainability has facilitated the program, and we are incredibly happy to see so many chapters furthering...
Planet Love: 8 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day 2020

Planet Love: 8 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day 2020

by Linden Cheek | Apr 20, 2020 | Climate, Events, Office for Sustainability

Welcome to the 50th Annual Earth Week! The first Earth Day in 1970 launched a wave of action, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States. The Clean Air, Clean Water, Endangered Species Acts, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were...
3 Reasons We Are Still Using Fossil Fuels

3 Reasons We Are Still Using Fossil Fuels

by Linden Cheek | Apr 10, 2020 | Climate, Energy, Features, Green Living, Greenhouse Gasses, Policy, Transportation

Say the words “fossil fuel” to most environmentally conscious people and you will conjure up images of smoggy air, oil spills, and melting ice caps. Fossil fuels, including coal, petroleum, and natural gas, are the go-to boogeyman of the green movement—and...
Law Gives Cycling New Momentum in Arkansas

Law Gives Cycling New Momentum in Arkansas

by Linden Cheek | Apr 6, 2020 | Bicycles, Commuters, Green Living, Policy, Systems Thinking, Transportation

The bicycle is the most energy efficient mode of transportation ever devised. With an input of about enough energy to power a lightbulb, a bicycle and an adult rider can get going about 10 mph on flat ground. But bikes stay this efficient only if you keep moving....
New Movement in NWA

New Movement in NWA

by Linden Cheek | Apr 2, 2020 | Bicycles, Built Systems, Commuters, Green Design, Green Living, Policy, Social Systems, Systems Thinking, Transportation

Northwest Arkansas is not just in a boom; rather, it’s undergoing a transformation. We are transforming the way we live by changing the way we move through our communities. And the way we move matters. It matters to our health, to our environment and it matters to the future of our community.

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The mission of the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability (OFS) is to motivate, facilitate, and coordinate innovation and change through partnerships with faculty, students, and staff across administrative units to create a culture of sustainability.

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