Download September 20, 2010

Greening Princeton: Meeting Minutes September 20, 2010
*We’ve had many requests to change the 8 pm Monday meeting time/day
due to a conflict of schedule. If you would like to attend meetings, please
let us know when you available here.*
Get involved with the Upcoming projects!
Game Day Recycling Challenge
Greening Princeton will be helping the athletic department with the Game Day Recycling
Challenge, which is a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste
reduction at their football games.
During the month of October, colleges and universities will implement waste reduction
programs during a home football game. Schools will track and report recycling and waste data
that will then be used to rank the schools. EPA will announce the winning schools in November.
Princeton has 3 home football games in October (9th, 16th, and 23rd), so there will be a big need
for volunteers. Email azhao@ if you’re interested in helping out.
10/10/10 Day
10/10/10 day is a festival on campus that will be similar to the 350 Day of Climate Action. We
will have representatives from campus environmental groups sharing ideas, sustainable snacks,
and a cappella groups to provide musical entertainment. It will be a great way to raise awareness
about climate change and encourage everyone to get involved! Email czheng@ if you would like
to help with planning
Dinner Discussion Series
Greening Princeton’s dinner discussion series features distinguished speakers on
environmental issues and policy-making. We invite a range of speakers who each approach the
subject matter through a unique lens, and who collectively reflect the scope of environmental
policy. Past speakers include Professor Michael Oppenheimer, a leading climate change
scientist, and Mr. Valentino, VP of CSR at Bayer China.
If you are interested in helping out with speakers and coordination, please email czheng@.
Leadership positions open:
If you want to get more involved with Greening Princeton, apply for a
position!
*Greening Princeton is now accepting applications for Treasurer, Secretary, and
Webmaster/Blogger. Deadline for the application is this Saturday, Sept. 23rd 5pm. The
application can be found attached at the end.
Future/Potential Projects
We want to hear your ideas! Below are some of the ideas from Monday night’s meeting.
Email greening@ with comments or questions.
Reducing the amount of bottled drinks sold: If people could fill their water bottles with
soda, Gatorade, Snapple, etc. would students be less inclined to buy bottled drinks?
Sustainability outside the Orange Bubble: Trips to the nearby organic farms to see what’s
happening in New Jersey and where our food comes from.
Increasing Recycling awareness: Change the color/design of the recycling bins to look
more like recycling bins and less like trash cans; Green tips or facts about sustainability at
Princeton on dining hall tables.
Upcoming green events and new developments
Cell Phone Recycling
Princeton is finally able to recycle used cell phones! Drop old phones and chargers off in the
receptacle near the FedEx box (Café Viv side) on the 100 level of Frist, and tell your friends!
The Greening Princeton Farmer’s Market is back! The Farmers' Market will be held at Hind
Plaza, next to the Princeton Public Library on Thursdays, from 11AM-4PM.
Fusion’s Global Warming Debate
Thursday, September 23 at 4:30
Frist 302
With Professor Fred Singer, Robert Socolow, and Isaac Held
Ever wonder what happens when the dining halls prepare too much food?
Student volunteers with Princeton FoodTASK collect trays upon trays of leftovers from the
dining halls and deliver them to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) each Tuesday and
Friday morning from 8–10 a.m. With the help of all our members, FoodTASK contributes
thousands of nutritious meals each semester to the Trenton community. Please
contact svctask@ if you are interested in joining (or if you have any further questions)! If you
want to get involved, but Tues/Fri do not work for you, please let us know as well.
Environmental Fall Breakout Trip
Black Gold and the Green Economy in the Navajo Nation and Flagstaff, AZ
Led by Pete Florence and Jason Ramirez
Application now available at http://fs6.formsite.com/pace/form400666873/index.html
Weekly STEP Seminar
This week: The Future of Nuclear Waste Disposal in the US
Allison MacFarlane
Monday, September 27 at 12:00
Wallace 300
Free lunch from Olives!
SAP Seminar
Come learn how SAP (global leader in business management software) is helping some of the
world's best companies be more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable.
Bill McDermott (co-CEO of SAP)
Wednesday, September 29 at 5:00
Dodds Auditorium
DC Energy - Redefining Investment in the Energy Markets:
DC Energy is looking to fill an investment analyst position. Join representatives from DC
Energy, including one of the firm's founders and managing directors, to learn about the energy
industry, the critical function of trading and how DC Energy plays an important role in the
energy markets of today and the future. Food and refreshments will be served.
When: September 27, 2010 8PM
Where: First Campus Center, room 302
Contact us at [email protected] with questions.