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March 2019

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The Good Life Goals

The United Nations General Assembly established the Sustainable Development Goals, a collection of 17 global goals, in 2015 to be accomplished by the year 2030. This video introduces these broad and interdependent goals and the targets they wish to achieve. Learn more about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and…
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March 19, 2019
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Watch What You Waste

Post Contributed by Haley Turner, Psychology & Global Studies Major, Junior at Auburn University We have all heard the saying “reduce, reuse, and recycle” since we were little kids, but do we actually practice what we preach?  This summer I had the incredible opportunity to study abroad in New Zealand…
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March 19, 2019
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A Letter to Those Interested in a Sustainable Auburn

Post Contributed by Dan Ballard, PLA, Landscape and Sustainability Division Manager, Department of Public Works, City of Auburn, Alabama In his pivotal essay “Solving for Pattern”, Wendell Berry, the great agronomist, environmental activist, and poet, describes “good” solutions to problems of contemporary agriculture as those that are “in harmony” with…
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March 19, 2019
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So You’ve Skipped the Straw, Now What?

Contributed by Michaela Walton, Office of Sustainability Intern February 22nd is Skip the Straw Day. Yes, it’s an official holiday. Founded in 2017 by The Coral Keepers at Michigan’s Whitehall Middle School, Skip the Straw Day aims to raise awareness about single-use plastics rise to ubiquity and the resulting devastation…
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March 19, 2019
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Campus Changemaker: Michael Freeman

Having worked at Auburn for the past 13 years as an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Michael Freeman plays a huge role in keeping Auburn safe and beautiful. Michael and the rest of the Risk Management and Safety Department are also one of the biggest proponents of sustainability on campus.…
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March 19, 2019