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Michigan Technological University
 
Last Updated: April 08, 2005
 
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Proposed Earth Week Schedule
April 20 – 26, 2003

Mon
4/21
•Public Lands

 

  •10:00-2:00
Lunchtime Info booth
MUB cafeteria (prizes given away, free handouts and info; discounted MUB Mugs for sale, more…)
  •Earth Week Fair 5:00-8:00
MUB Ballroom A
Dinner served, booths, prizes, speakers, …

•6-7 Alternative Building Materials & Yoga Demo
•7-8 Northwoods Wilderness Recovery & Yoga Demo
Tues
4/22
•Energy Efficient Buildings (also continued on Sat.)
  •12:00-1:00 & 1:00-2:00
Copper Country Habitat for Humanity presenting its video "Dollars and Sense: Building Energy Efficient Housing"
Dave Bach & Merle Kindred
Light Snacks
MUB Ballroom B
  •5:00-7:00
Zero Energy House Presentation
Christina A. Snyder
(from Ann Arbor)
Light dinner
DOW 642
Wed
4/23
•Water Conservation
  •12:00-1:00
“The Global Water Crisis and What You Can Do About It”
Dr. Dave Watkins
Light refreshments
MUB ballroom A
  •7:00-10:00
SEEn movie Chinatown
M&M U115
Pop & popcorn

•Followed by group discussion lead by Fred Young

Thurs
4/24
•Voluntary Simplicity (reduce, reuse, recycle)
  •1:00-2:00
Organic farming/ Composting/ Saving seeds
Dr. Dana Richter
Light snacks
ROTC Blue Room
  •5:00-7:00
“How Are We To Live?”
Renowned author and environmental activist, Ms. Stephanie Mills

Dinner
re-cycled clothing contest, prizes
Forestry Atrium and G002
Fri
4/25
•Spring Fling
•Alternative Transportation
  •10:00-11:30
Book Signing by Stephanie Mills @ Northwind Books

•12-12:20 & 12:30-12:50
How to Convert to Bio-fuels & Bio-lubricants
Peter E Koepfgen

•1:00-2:00
Sauntering: Feet Feats
Ms. Stephanie Mills
Light snacks
MUB ballroom A

2:00-3:00
“Think Globally, Act Locally, on Feet and Wheels: A Brainstorming Session” — An interactive workshop with author Kate Alvord
MUB Alumni Lounge B

•Bike Clinics sponsored by MTU Cycling Club @ Spring fling

Sat
4/26
•Energy Efficient Buildings continued…
  •1:00-5:00
Energy Efficient House Tours
(maps provided)

Click Here for the House Tour Guide:
HTML version
PDF version

Contact Information

If you have general questions or comments, please contact Shalini Suryanarayana (shalini@mtu.edu) and please put "ESC Question/Comment" in the subject line.

Electronic mail
If you have any questions on the recycling program at MTU: recyclinginfo-l@mtu.edu

General Information: shalini@mtu.edu

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