University of Arkansas Sustainability Blog

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

This blog highlights sustainability issues, DIYs, student organizations, and more! For regular OFS updates in your inbox, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Announcements and Monthly Newsletter.

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RSO Highlight: Net Impact

by Julia Nall | Jul 15, 2020 | RSO

We’ll be highlighting RSO’s from the RSO Sustainability Coalition. If you’re interested in joining one of these organizations, be sure to check out...

RSO Highlight: Recyclebacks

by Julia Nall | Jul 8, 2020 | Features, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Recycling, RSO

We'll be highlighting RSO's from the RSO Sustainability Coalition. If you're interested in joining one of these organizations, be sure to check out...

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...

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....

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...

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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