Western Washington Univerity's Go for the Green Campaign
NEWSLETTERS
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May 2012 NewsletterMathes emerged victorious in the 2011-2012 Go for the Green Challenge. Learn about their victory and see the final Go for the Green standings.
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April 2012 NewsletterThe Go for the Green Celebration is just one week away. The celebration will be held in the Performing Arts Center at 7pm on Wednesday, April 18th. There will be a free comedy show and the ResRAP will be raffling off hundreds of dollars' worth of prizes!
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February 2012 NewsletterJust half way into the Go for the Green Competition and the Eco Reps have put on more than 30 programs focused on sustainability and more than 25% of residents have signed the green pledge.
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January 2012 NewsletterThe fifth annual Go for the Green Competition has begun. The Eco Reps are out in force putting on sustainably focused programs and going door-to-door in their residence halls to get residents to sign the green pledge!
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October 2011 NewsletterWestern's annual Total Waste Reduction challenge is going strong into year five. Founded by graduate student Kimbough Mauney, the challenge originally focused solely on electricity usage. However, over the past four years it has evolved to encompass four different types of waste: Electricity, Heat, Water, and Landfill. Read more about Go For The Green over the years in this months newletter!
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Winter 2011 NewsletterResRAP has ordered Shower Timers for their pilot program, find out what will happen with them next! Go for the Green January results are in and Mathes is leading the pack! Find out more about what awesome programs the Eco Reps have put on this year in their dorms! And do not forget that with Go for the Green coming to a close it's important to note that the Go for the Green Celebration will be held on April 6th at 7:30PM in the PAC. Don't miss out on what's in store!
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December 2010 NewsletterDuring Campus Sustainability Week, ResRAP, along with Eco Reps from resident's halls across campus, set up an interactive educational system in Vender's Row. The team developed "Recycling Races" to teach students proper recycling and composting practices. How much does the student body really know about sorting their trash? |
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March 2010 NewsletterHow has the Go for the Green Challenged progressed? Find out which halls are pulling in the lead and how much the dorm halls have reduced Western's overall electricity and CO2 emission in the past two months! |
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December 2009 NewsletterThe third annual Go for the Green Challenge kicks off! This on-campus resident wide competition measures what hall can compete to reduce the most waste, electricity use, water waste, and natural gas consumption. Who are the top competitors? What prizes can you win? Which hall will walk away with the Eco Chalice? Find out more about the successes of the Go for the Green Challenge and how you can lead your hall to victory. |
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October 2009 NewsletterFind out about Birnam Wood's new and improved composting system! This is a system that will hopefully lead to composting expansion in every dorm across campus. |
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