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November 2017

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Who Cares About Personal Care Products?

Post contributed by Hallie Nelson, Office of Sustainability Intern Actually, no one does. No government agency cares for or regulates personal care products sold in the United States. When you get ready tomorrow morning, flip over the bottle of shampoo you use everyday and look at the ingredients listed on…
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November 30, 2017
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Making Small Changes

Post contributed by Maiben Beard, Outreach Associate, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities Since opening the doors of our new building, the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities at Pebble Hill has hosted over 200 events. From book talks and symposia to concerts and exhibitions,…
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November 28, 2017
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A Peek Inside Gameday Recycling

Post contributed by Max Garcia, Office of Sustainability Intern This Saturday is Auburn University’s annual Green Game, a day to celebrate sustainability initiatives in Athletics. The university also uses this day as an opportunity to educate fans on sustainable Gameday initiatives they can adopt that help reduce waste and keep…
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November 14, 2017
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Plan to Power Down Pre-Break!

The holiday break for Auburn University is just around the corner, so there’s no doubt people’s thoughts are filled with travel plans to see family and friends. Much of campus is vacant during the winter weeks of December and January, as most students go home and many faculty and staff…
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November 7, 2017
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Why Planning for Accessibility Helps Everyone

Post contributed by Trace Donald, Director, Office of Accessibility While getting my undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems in the early 90s, many of my senior level courses required group projects.  In two of my classes, I had a team member that was a quadriplegic.  In the early 90s, many…
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November 2, 2017
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Education as Sustainable Ecotourism

Post contributed by Mackenzie Skiff, senior, Global Studies Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences’ Study Abroad to Fiji is a great example of how ecotourism and community development can be reformed in a sustainable way. This past summer I, along with 12 other Auburn students, studied abroad on the island…
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November 1, 2017