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3 World-Changing Technologies

3 World-Changing Technologies

by Linden Cheek | Aug 11, 2017 | Agriculture, Energy, Food, Green Living, Sustainability Spotlight, Technology

THERE’S A GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL TOMORROW This is the promise sung throughout Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress, a ride dedicated to showing technological progression and its effect on daily life.  In today’s world of climate change, instant news on every catastrophe...

The Surprising Truth of Water Conservation

by Linden Cheek | Jul 21, 2017 | Agriculture, Consumption, Food, Green Living, Uncategorized, Water

Think Fast: What is the Best Way to Conserve Water? Is it taking shorter showers? Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth? Letting yellow mellow? While these are all good things, their impacts pale in comparison to one area of your life you may...

Recycling is Not Enough

by Linden Cheek | Jun 28, 2017 | Agriculture, Energy, Food, Green Living, Recycling, Waste

Don’t get me wrong; recycling is a very good thing. Making new products from old materials – especially when it comes to plastics, papers, aluminum, and glass – can use significantly less energy than making a new product from virgin material.  However,...

Sustainable Shopping Cheat Sheet

by Linden Cheek | Jun 16, 2017 | Consumption, Green Living, Sustainable Purchasing

Is chicken more sustainable than beef? How about local food versus your usual brand? And how do you decide which “green” product is superior? In the swamp that is the sustainable marketplace, it would really help to have a cheat sheet. Well, you’re in luck. We just...
You Are Invited: Earth Week Celebration

You Are Invited: Earth Week Celebration

by Linden Cheek | Apr 17, 2017 | Earth Day, Earth Week, Events, Green Living, Volunteer

Earth Week is Here This year the Office for Sustainability has teamed up with Associated Student Government, University Programs, and the Net Impact RSO, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Social Innovation Hub to bring the University of Arkansas an...
Earth Day: Then and Now

Earth Day: Then and Now

by Linden Cheek | Apr 17, 2017 | Climate, Earth Day, Energy, Events, Green Living

Back in 1970, things weren’t looking good for the American environment. Something had to be done.

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