Students for a Sustainable Stanford

Think green.

We are a coalition of students striving to ensure the sustainability of Stanford University. Our projects reduce energy, water, and paper use, promote purchasing of organic and local foods, and greatly influence Stanford's use of natural resources in many other ways. Please check our projects page for more details.

Announcements:

Next Meeting:
ASSU-Sustainability Partnerships for Action Night: Monday, April 28th, 2008. . . Setup at 9:00pm, SSS discussion at 9:30, main meeting at 10:00 . . . the Forum Room at Meyer Library

greenFest
greenFest is a week-long series of events aimed to raise awareness of environmental issues on campus from the 21st-28th. What can I do to participate?

Monday-Wednesday from 8-11 come watch Planet Earth in the Old Union Courtyard. Grab a blanket, relax, and enjoy the wonders of the world.
Tuesday is EARTH DAY! Come to White Plaza and learn about all the green activities on campus -- see cool videos, hear sweet music, and maybe even learn something new!
Wednesday night head to EBF for a green-themed party featuring Dazed and Confused and compostable cups!
Thursday check out the Goldman Sachs Event: Environmental Market and Strategy from 5-6 (RSVP to Bordestky_ann@gsb.stanford.edu).
Friday swing by White Plaza one more time to hang out and find out more (in case you missed Tuesday)!
Saturday attend the Freegan Picnic on the grass in White Plaza at 12 -- grab your leftovers from dinner the night before and come chat, play volleyball, and eat with your friends and fellow Stanford students.
Monday check out BioTour in White Plaza!

Conservation Cup results
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Conservation Cup! These residences reduced their energy and water use by at least 10% from last year.

Jenkins (19.7% reduction)
Theta Delta Chi (18.0%)
Muwekma-Tah-Ruk (17.8%)
Treat (16.6%)
Durand (14.4%)
Lantana (13.6%)
Castaño (13.6%)
Mars (12.9%)
FloMo (12.8%)
717 Dolores (12.3%)
Slav Dom (11.7%)
Stern (11.6%)
680 Lomita (11.4%)

The Green Living Council also wants to recognize the houses and dorms that have maintained the absolute lowest energy and water use, regardless of their use last year:

Most efficient house: Columbae ($0.55/student/day)
Most efficient dorm: Robinson ($0.45/student/day)

ASSU Election Endorsements:
Students for a Sustainable Stanford has made the following endorsements for the 2008 ASSU elections. Congratulations to the winning candidates!

Executive:: Jonny Dorsey and Fagan Harris
Sophomore Class Presidents:: McLeven; Oh-Lovin; Soph Touch
ASSU Senators:: Stuart Baimel; Patrick Cordova; Shelley Gao; Lucia Hennelly; Herwin Icasiano; Orr Keshet; Karla Martinez; Prachi Priyam; Melanie Scheible; Briana Tatum; Meckenzie Tudor; Matthew Willmott

Recyclemania:
From January to April 2008, Stanford participated in the annual national Recyclemania competition. Results are now in: Stanford beat Harvard to win first place in the Gorilla Prize category measuring total recycled material! For more information (including full results), visit www.recyclemania.org.

Summer Fellowships:
Email Carolyn Mansfield (carolyn.mansfield@stanford.edu) about your past internships and summer jobs.

Sustainable Choices Guide:
Stanford students have put together a "Sustainable Choices" guide that can be printed out and folded to fit in your pocket. It's available at the Sustainable Choices website at sustainablechoices.stanford.edu.

Events:

greenFest: Planet Earth
Monday, April 21st to Wednesday, April 23rd . . . 8:00 - 11:00 pm . . . Old Union Courtyard
Grab a blanket, relax, and enjoy the wonders of the world.

Earth Day
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Wear green to celebrate Earth Day and swing by White Plaza for the Earth Day Fair as part of greenFest! See the full greenFest schedule above.

Responsible Supply Chains Conference
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 . . . 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
This one-day event will bring together corporate and nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and academics to share insights on how responsible supply chain practices can improve business performance. Hear from leaders who are trailblazers in their industries. Learn strategies to create product, process and technology innovations within the supply chain. Make connections beyond your network - across industries, sectors and disciplines.
Visit www.gsb.stanford.edu/ser.

All Animals Are Equal - But in What Sense of Equality?
Wednesday, April 23rd, 20008 . . . 7:00 pm . . . Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Peter Singer, author of The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, 2006.
Co-sponsored by the Center on Ethics.

2008 Stanford Energy Crossroads Conference: "From Vision to Action: Sparking Global Change"
Wednesday, April 30th and Thursday, May 1st, 2008
This year's Energy Crossroads conference features keynotes by Cathy Zoi (CEO of Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection) and Michael Shellenberger (author of Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility). For more information or to register, visit stanford.energycrossroads.org.

2008 Boething Lecture: "Sustaining Food, Biofuel and Forests on a Full Earth"
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 . . . 4:00-5:00 pm . . . Braun Auditorium
Prof. David Tilman of the University of Minnesota will present the 2008 Boething Lecture. Can growing a diversity of native plants provide more energy for biofuels than growing a monoculture such as corn, switchgrass or soy? Is this an answer to the energy crisis, while maintaining biodiversity and agricultural lands for food production? Come find out! Reception follows.