Michigan Campus Earth Day 50.5 – Virtual Conference Thursday, October 22 / 9 am to 5 pm (come and go as your schedule allows) The Michigan Campus Sustainability Collective (MiCSC), a program focused on influencing and educating future generations on sustainability and elevating and promoting the use of sustainability on Michigan campuses is proud to …
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By Claudia Berry, League of Women Voters – Holland AreaAre you looking for unbiased information on candidates and proposals as you begin to fill out your absentee ballot or plan your vote for the Nov. 3 election? The League of Women Voters has the perfect website for you: VOTE411.org is an online voters’ guide which …
The annual Green Commute Week hosted by the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council is an excellent opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to try out a greener commute option (and be entered into a drawing for prizes). We hope you’ll join our continuing efforts to create a more sustainable campus by participating in this year’s program. …
By Anne Saliers, Holland Board of Public WorksHolland’s Energy-Saving Trees Program grew from 300 to 500 trees in this the second year of the program. A partnership of Holland Board of Public Works and the City of Holland, the program saw 500 trees planted recently by homeowners, bringing the two-year total to 800 trees.Developed by …
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By Mara Gericke, Macatawa Area Coordinating CouncilGreen Commute Week is an annual event designed to promote awareness about green transportation options that benefit the environment, the budget, and both personal and community health.If you regularly participate in Green Commute Week, you may have noticed that spring came and went this year without mention of the …
By Kelly Goward, Macatawa Area Coordinating CouncilThe urban environment is dominated by buildings, pavement, lawns, and other non-natural elements.We constantly struggle against nature to maintain our built environment, especially our lawns and gardens.This can include the use of fertilizers and pesticides that, if used improperly, can cause environmental harm. Our built landscapes can also be …
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By Regan Corum and Sarah Estelle, Hope CollegeEnvironmentalists and economists agree: Sustainability of natural resources is an important, timely issue. It’s worth our best efforts now to conserve and wisely utilize society’s scarce resources.This Labor Day, Hope College’s Markets & Morality program is hosting a virtual event on stewardship, environmental health, and markets featuring economist …
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By Mia Lindberg, Ready for SchoolThey say sometimes you just need to talk to a 4-year-old to understand life. For me, this could not be more true. I chose my career path of public health over lunch with a 4-year-old.My relationship with Ready for School began as a volunteer the summer before my senior year …
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By Barry Rutherford, Holland Board of Public WorksWe all like to get value out of our hard-earned dollars. Whether we are buying groceries or data plans for our phones, or even determining whether to buy a daily or annual pass to a park, we are constantly calculating the best value.Value calculations can change over time, …
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By Esther Fifelski, City of HollandThe Constitution requires that every person residing in the United States and U.S. territories be counted every 10 years though a Census.The data derived from the Census determines how billions of tax dollars are distributed to states, cities, and local organizations and individuals. Michigan also uses the data to distribute …
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