Comments for Creation Care Council Blog http://emu.edu/now/ccc begreen Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:37:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Comment on Your input is key! by Dylan Zehr http://emu.edu/now/ccc/2008/04/07/your-input-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Dylan Zehr Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:37:31 +0000 http://emu.edu/blog/ccc/2008/04/07/your-input-is-key/#comment-243 I don't think this specific way of thinking about the way that we eat has been brought up, actually. And this one seems doable, in a way that trying to reduce the food-miles of a large food company that serves multiple colleges doesn't. I would recommend continuing to talk about it with EMU staff and students, and I'll do the same... I don’t think this specific way of thinking about the way that we eat has been brought up, actually. And this one seems doable, in a way that trying to reduce the food-miles of a large food company that serves multiple colleges doesn’t. I would recommend continuing to talk about it with EMU staff and students, and I’ll do the same…

]]> Comment on Your input is key! by Daniel Seifert (EMS) http://emu.edu/now/ccc/2008/04/07/your-input-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Daniel Seifert (EMS) Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:46:44 +0000 http://emu.edu/blog/ccc/2008/04/07/your-input-is-key/#comment-17 Question: Has anyone been talking about reducing the amount of meat consumption at EMU; i.e., reducing the red meat foot print. It should be little to no surprise that most of the total agriculture-related greenhouse gases come from methane produced by cows, and other ruminants. Add to this the transporting of grain and animals, clearing land for pasture, and the release of nitrogen from fertilizers which account for some of the remainder of the emissions. My guess is that this and similar question have surfaced already by the student body, yet it is something which I have been recently thinking about and making changes in my personal life. Question: Has anyone been talking about reducing the amount of meat consumption at EMU; i.e., reducing the red meat foot print. It should be little to no surprise that most of the total agriculture-related greenhouse gases come from methane produced by cows, and other ruminants. Add to this the transporting of grain and animals, clearing land for pasture, and the release of nitrogen from fertilizers which account for some of the remainder of the emissions.

My guess is that this and similar question have surfaced already by the student body, yet it is something which I have been recently thinking about and making changes in my personal life.

]]> Comment on Procurement subgroup by Jared Stoltzfus http://emu.edu/now/ccc/2007/12/05/procurement-subgroup/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Jared Stoltzfus Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:40:25 +0000 http://emu.edu/blog/ccc/2007/12/05/procurement-subgroup/#comment-6 At the Tuesday meeting with the Troyer Group, Bill mentioned a carpet company that 'leases' the carpets. When it needs to be replaced, the company comes back, removes and recycles the carpet. Do we currently have any recyclable carpets on campus? Could we make this a priority for future carpet replacements? Another question I had was whether or not we were using paper products made from recycled materials. The campus does a great job of recycling paper, but if we're not 'closing the loop' by using recycled products we're still consuming raw materials. Since I'm the first blog poster, I'll also comment on a few things I heard in Tuesday's meeting. Many students feel like the 'environmentally friendly' nature of campus extends only to the administration building. In some cases the problem is an unawareness of the many programs in place. In others, the problem is glaring- like the single pane, drafty windows in the 'woods' dorms. Some students wondered if some money might be better spent (and more beneficial to the environment) improving other old buildings on campus rather than making one building 'Ultra' green. I'd personally like to see the new science center be at least Gold LEED certified, but would encourage a commitment to update/renovate other existing buildings in the near future as well. At the Tuesday meeting with the Troyer Group, Bill mentioned a carpet company that ‘leases’ the carpets. When it needs to be replaced, the company comes back, removes and recycles the carpet. Do we currently have any recyclable carpets on campus? Could we make this a priority for future carpet replacements?
Another question I had was whether or not we were using paper products made from recycled materials. The campus does a great job of recycling paper, but if we’re not ‘closing the loop’ by using recycled products we’re still consuming raw materials.
Since I’m the first blog poster, I’ll also comment on a few things I heard in Tuesday’s meeting. Many students feel like the ‘environmentally friendly’ nature of campus extends only to the administration building. In some cases the problem is an unawareness of the many programs in place. In others, the problem is glaring- like the single pane, drafty windows in the ‘woods’ dorms. Some students wondered if some money might be better spent (and more beneficial to the environment) improving other old buildings on campus rather than making one building ‘Ultra’ green. I’d personally like to see the new science center be at least Gold LEED certified, but would encourage a commitment to update/renovate other existing buildings in the near future as well.

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