The OneThing Expo: Home of a Million OneThings will be held at the Connecticut Convention Center October 10-12. Conceived as a “World’s Fair of Energy Conservation” the Expo will explore how schools, businesses, and residents can save energy and protect the environment. Read more about it here.
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We’re working hard to green our library. This entails incorporating sustainable products into our routines and projects as much as possible, including new building initiatives, such as the use of eco-friendly materials like linoleum and medex in our new off-site processing space. And we’re just getting started. It’s inspiring to see our friends in the museum-world also focusing on sustainability. Especially with new construction ventures such as the California Academy of Sciences, which opens in eight days and is considered one of San Francisco’s greenest buildings, and the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, which is having its grand-opening this weekend and is slated to be the first “green” museum in New York City. So if you’re looking for something interesting and green to explore this weekend — your local library and museum may just be the answer.
Image of California Academy of Sciences from Renzo Piano Workshop
Many green reminders are now appearing in email signatures across campus. The most common includes an image followed by a simple reminder:
Some people love ‘em, and some people aren’t so fond of ‘em. Either way, here’s how you can configure your email signature in Microsoft Outlook (Yale ITS also provides directions for Eudora-users here):
-Tab: Tools, Options
-Tab: Mail Format
-Signatures
-Add eco-message, such as “Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail” after your signature.
-You can also insert an image before the message, such as the popular one shown above. To insert this image select “Webdings” from the list of font options. Insert a capital “P” and the picture should appear.
-Once you’re satisfied with your message, click “Ok”.
-The message should now follow your signature.
For many tied to the academic schedule September brings the beginning of a new year and often a move. While most students and faculty will have already uprooted and resettled, it’s refreshing to know that for those planning on re-locating there are now green moving options available. These include the biodiesel-fueled trucks from Go Green Moving and re-usable packing solutions from Earth Friendly Moving. And there’s always the tried, true, and free option of obtaining old packing boxes from local retailers.
Earth Friendly Moving Box
Yale Office of Sustainability highlights Beinecke blog
Published September 11, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentWell, what do you know? The Yale Office of Sustainability highlighted our little ol’ Greening of the Beinecke blog on their home page.
Bicycle racks on Yale Shuttles and New Haven city buses
Published September 11, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentThere are now Bike Racks on the Yale Shuttles and many New Haven city buses! Click here for a video demonstration on how to safely load and unload your bicycle.
Advertisement for Overman Wheel Co. Bicycles, 1896
Bike to Work Fridays continue…
When: September 12, 2008 at 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Where: New Haven City Hall, Church Street (across from the Green)
What: Free breakfast, brought to you by members of Elm City Cycling. Pick up free information and bike accessories and chat with fellow cyclists about best commuting routes.
More info: 203.287.9811 or visit www.elmcitycycling.org
Unidentified women and man with bicycles, ca. 189-?
With a jump in bicycle commuters to the Beinecke and nearby buildings, Holly Parker, Yale’s Director of Sustainable Transportation Systems, is keeping a list of locations on campus where additional bike racks are needed. Please email holly.parker@yale.edu or erin.pascale@yale.edu with suggestions. A warm thank you from all of us commuting by bicycle, or planning to in the near future.
School is in session, and the Beinecke is looking very green
Published September 11, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTurning lights on, and keeping them off
Tasteful, non-threatening “Please turn off the lights when you leave” signs will soon be provided as reminders in a number of locations within the library.
Beinecke security guards are leaving lights off first thing in the morning, saving a few hours of light use each day.
Biodegradable totes in the Reading Room
With increased security measures for the Beinecke Reading Room, researchers will now be provided with a small, clear, biodegradable tote to accommodate pencils, cell phones, reading glasses, etc. We like to think of it as a little souvenir, or perhaps a goodie bag, with which to remember their research visit.
Green-ness in the kitchen and the restrooms
Due to increased re-usable mug use, use of paper cups has dropped from three sleeves (150 cups) to one sleeve (50 cups) per day. Definitely a reason to clink paper cups (or, for that matter, re-usable ones).
New toilet paper dispensers produce zero waste. Daily use has been reduced from 14 to 7 rolls. (Applause!)
A new, automated paper towel dispenser in the kitchen has eliminated considerable waste of paper towels. Exciting statistics forthcoming…(More applause!)
Breaking news: New Weekend & Holiday Service from Old Saybrook to New Haven Now Operating Year-Round on Shore Line East!
More breaking news: New Late Night Train Leaving New Haven at 10:05 P.M. Every Day
The Connecticut Department of Transportation began weekend and holiday rail service on Shore Line East (SLE) Friday, the 4th of July, 2008 and throughout the weekend.
The initial weekend rail schedule includes four westbound trains to New Haven from early morning to early afternoon, and five east bound trains from mid-afternoon to late evening.
SLE will operate year-round weekend service between New haven’s Union Station and Old Saybrook. The weekend service provides a full compliment of trains in each direction, more than the initial holiday weekend service in 2007.
The new weekend rail service includes:
- More frequent trains stopping in Old Saybrook, Guilford, State Street and Union Stations in New Haven throughout the day.
- Branford Station will have only three westbound trains to New Haven due to scheduling limitation. The last morning train westbound departing from Branford to New Haven at 11:24 a.m.
- Late evening train to operate every day from Union Station in New Haven departing at 10:05 p.m. The new service will allow customers to depart from New York’s Grand Central Terminal (GCT) at 8:07 p.m. to connect in New Haven at 10:05 p.m.
- Children under 12 will ride free with a fare-paying adult on Shore Line East. Reduce fares for children apply to New Haven Line.
- Parking is free at all Shore Line East stations. Union Station, New Haven garage is fee parking.
- Additional rail service is available on the New Haven Line to locations west of New Haven.
For train schedules and ticket information visit the Metropolitan Transporation Authority
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Yale University introduced Yale Environment 360, an online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting and debate on global environmental issues.
The Yale Sustainable Food Project recently released, Hosting a Sustainable Event: Resources a 28 page booklet with a checklist, ideas, options, and a contact list ranging from 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable plates, bowls, cups and straws to local farmers.
The Yale Office of Sustainability has gathered a complimentary list of Sustainable Event Guidelines on its website.
Now we can eat, drink, be merry and green.
The New York Times wrote on Sunday:
In a Princeton Review survey this year of 10,300 college applicants, 63 percent said that a college’s commitment to the environment could affect their decision to go there.
Also, the Princeton Review released its annual guide to college rankings this week with an inaugural “green rating,” metric for things like “environmentally preferable food,” power from renewable sources and energy-efficient buildings. Read the whole article here.
In all of their bicycling generosity, Elm City Cycling is hosting a montly bike-to-work event with free breakfast to boot.
Event: Bike to Work Day! Free Breakfast!
When: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Starts on June 13th, 2008 and occurs every month on the second Friday of the month until November 27th, 2008.
Where: In front of New Haven City Hall, Church Street across from the Green
What: Pick up free helpful information and bike accessories. Chat with fellow cyclists about best commuting routes. Fuel up with a free breakfast.
More info: 287.9811
With temperatures peaking in the mid-90s this week, bicycle commuters deserve karmic rewards and free breakfast. From the Beinecke Greening Committee, we say: keep it comin’.
Bike to Work Day! Free Breakfast!
Brought to you by Elm City Cycling
June 13th, 2008 7:30-9:30 a.m.
In front of New Haven City Hall, Church Street across from the Green
Free breakfast, brought to you by Koffee and members of Elm City Cycling
Pick up free helpful information and bike accessories. Chat with fellow cyclists about best commuting routes.
