2008 Woodie Awards
Green groups promote Earth issues
Melanie McGee
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Front Page
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This week, students have been participating in events as part of Green Community Week at Pittsburg State University. The events, which focus on environmental issues, will conclude with a presentation on wind energy by Todd Kennener at 6 p.m. tonight in Grubbs Hall room 309. Kennener's presentation, which is sponsored by the Global Gorillas, is open to the public. The Earth-friendly week began last Friday, April 20, with an Art Walk. The Global Gorillas, a student organization focused on recycling issues, displayed recycled sculptures and recycled jewelry that were entered in a contest over the past several weeks. "Community members voted for the winners, and we displayed everything downtown," Kristen Livingston, Global Gorilla member, said. On Monday, multiple campus organizations hosted booths in the Oval to observe Green Community Day, sponsored by the Green Gorillas. The Global Gorillas hosted trivia challenges, a green marble guessing contest and a water bottle toss at its booth. "We handed out green Jell-O to promote Green Community Day and remind everyone to think of the environment," Livingston said. "We were encouraging people to start habits like recycling and conservation all day long." Monday afternoon and Tuesday evening, the group sponsored a slide show presentation by David Gordon. Gordon's presentation focused on Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth." They also spoke to preschool students about recyclable materials and displayed several pieces of recycled art on Tuesday. The Global Gorillas also sponsored a presentation by John Robb, entitled "Recycling for Dummies," on Wednesday evening. |
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Andrew Ellsworth
posted 5/01/07 @ 9:33 PM EST
I have been doing an extensive research project on the hows and whys of recycling in Pittsburgh, PA of all places. I am very interested in seeing the "Recycling for Dummies" presentation. (Continued…)
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