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Can it already be almost a week since Colin Beavan was here talking at URI? What do you think of his talk? Did he meet or exceed your expectations? Just as a reminder, URI continues its efforts to raise awareness about Sustainability Issues. This week, there is a screening of The End of Suburbia followed by a Q&A with Prof. Norbert Mundorf, PhD (Communication Studies), Prof. Richard Sheridan,

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Well, Colin Beavan will be here next week--Thursday, September 22 at 3:30pm and 7pm in Edwards Hall. For those of you who haven't seen the film or want to see it again in a group, it will be shown on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:30pm in Swan Hall Auditorium. URI 101 instructor Stephen Marchand will lead the Q&A after the screening. Hope to see some of you there. In the meantime, check out the

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Marsha Garcia is working to send a message to University of Rhode Island students, faculty and staff to be mindful of how their lifestyle affects the health of the planet and to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint. “To me, it’s a common sense approach to living,” said Garcia, the University’s first sustainability officer, who was hired in May after serving in the position for a year on

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My name is Betty J. Cotter, and I will be teaching at least one section of Writing to Inform and Explain this fall. I’m a newspaper editor and writer of fiction and nonfiction. I am also a Swamp Yankee, which means I approach No Impact Man having had a childhood devoid of most modern conveniences considered “necessities” today. No dishwasher, no clothes dryer, and no shower could be found in our

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Hello URI Class of 2015! My name is Chip Redihan, I am a rising sophomore who majors in Philosophy and Political Science and minors in Leadership Studies. I served as a member of the 2011 summer orientation staff and this fall I will be a URI 101 Mentor. In just a few short weeks, you will all embark on the next step of your life journey—college. Those first few weeks of the semester will be a

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Welcome class of 2015! I hope you have been enjoying your summer and your copy of No Impact Man as much as I have. The book has inspired me to take a serious look at my own life and consider how my choices impact not only me personally, but also those around me as well as the planet. Awareness is always the first step in making change, and I am proud that URI chose this book for the Common

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My name is Sara MacSorley. I graduated from URI with an undergraduate degree in Marine Biology and minor in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies in 2008. I currently work for the Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research – an initiative to advance marine life science research and education in the state. I’m also pursuing a Masters in Business Administration. When I

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Hi class of 2015 freshmen! My name is Andrée Rathemacher, and I'm a professor in the Library, where I coordinate the purchase of the library's books, magazines, and online resources. I decided to read Beavan's book because I like the idea of a common reading that can create a shared conversation on campus. I thought this book was a good choice for the common reading, but I was a little

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Traffic on the blog has been quiet this last week. Everyone must be enjoying the warm beach weather, but do take time to read this post from Jim Kinnie: In the 1960s activists in the United States used “consciousness-raising” sessions to advocate for the burgeoning women’s liberation movement. Today that term has broader connotations and certainly could apply to No Impact Man. Based on the

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Here's a bit of Monday afternoon irony narrated by Jeremy Irons, the uber-villain in Die Hard: With a Vengeance. Serious has its place, but sometimes humor works best to get a message out. What do you think? How does Colin Beavan use humor to balance the enormity of what he and his family are attempting to accomplish?""

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As the Recycling and Solid Waste Coordinator, my responsibilities here on campus are to manage trash and recycling. Although we recycled about 33% of the waste we generated here on campus last year, we can do better.No Impact Man highlights some of the same key messages that I try to get across to students. Yes, recycling is important, but it is more important is to reduce the amount of trash you

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By now, some of you have read No Impact Man and perhaps you’ve found Beavan’s take on sustainability and net zero impact shocking, thrilling, infuriating or simply unbelievable. (Can any of you imagine living in New York City in this heat without an air conditioner?) This blog is your chance to share your thoughts with your future classmates and the larger URI community. In addition to the Class

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