The folks at Coastal Institute 2 achieved full points during their certification process last school year, earning 3-star certification. They also earned additional bonus points for the Recycling category, and all the required points in the Transportation category, as well as bonus points…
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Stopping the Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of
In 2018, the Louisiana Coast Guard determined that an oil platform toppled by Hurricane Ivan 14 years earlier was still leaking large amounts of oil. In 2019, Timmy Couvillion, owner of the New Orleans-based Couvillion Group, led the development and deployment of a sophisticated containment system to capture the flowing oil. Pieced together deep underwater, the 40-by-40-foot structure has captured more…
Continue reading "Stopping the Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of"Amanda Missimer and Vanessa Venturini want you to stop wasting food
First, some hard truths about food waste: In America, about 108 billion pounds of food, more than one-third of all available food, is thrown away annually. That’s 130 billion meals wasted and $408 billion squandered…
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Plant and tree books are always among the most popular in any library’s children’s collection. The Secret Garden and The Giving Tree are time-honored classics for good reason, tapping into that desire…
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If you’re a hiker or just love the outdoors, fall is probably your favorite season. Temperatures are cooler but still warm enough, days are still long, and for…
Continue reading "Taking a hike? Remember, it’s deer tick season"Chef of ‘best new restaurant in the U.S.’ to discuss ‘The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America’ Oct. 4
Chef, restaurateur and indigenous food advocate Sean Sherman will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Oct. 4, on “The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America.” A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, Sherman was born and raised…
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Agricultural and food justice advocate Vanessa García Polanco ’18 will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Sept. 27, discussing “The Exception and Not the Norm: Becoming an Agricultural and Food Justice Advocate.” An alumna of the University, she has…
Continue reading "Agricultural policy leader, URI alumna to discuss ‘Becoming an Agricultural and Food Justice Advocate’ Sept. 27"Humanities lecture series looks at importance of environmental humanities in addressing, understanding our biggest issues
Like the environment itself, reasons to be worried about it are all around us – air pollution and plastics in the ocean, drought and wildfires, rising sea levels and global warming. Looking for answers, we many…
Continue reading "Humanities lecture series looks at importance of environmental humanities in addressing, understanding our biggest issues"Native American activist to discuss “Restoring Indigenous Foodways in a Time of Climate Change” Sept. 13: Winona LaDuke lecture kicks off URI’s fall Honors Colloquium
Harvard-educated economist, environmental activist, author, hemp farmer, and former two-time Green Party vice presidential candidate Winona LaDuke will kick off the 2022 University of Rhode Island…
Continue reading "Native American activist to discuss “Restoring Indigenous Foodways in a Time of Climate Change” Sept. 13: Winona LaDuke lecture kicks off URI’s fall Honors Colloquium"URI’s Free Farmers Market wins national sustainability award
A team effort by staff from across campus at the University of Rhode Island has led to recent recognition by the National Association of College & University Food Services. URI recently received word that it won the Grand Prize Sustainability Award,…
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