Now in its 17th year, the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) is excited to announce the return of Green Commute Week from September 8 to 14, 2024. They are giving away $600 in donated gift cards and admission tickets, plus an additional $500 in West Coast Cash! MAX Transit is also offering free fixed-route rides …
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Earth Month – April 2024
View a full list of events hosted at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IBvL6jWLhwVfPLlj6lwUDjmiezsVeGMRGKt8ojmhbkQ/edit?usp=sharing
Hope Celebrates Women Transforming the World Through Sustainability
By Carly Ervin and Lily Shergill – Hope Advocates for Sustainability Marking National Women’s History Month in March, Hope Advocates for Sustainability is taking time to celebrate a few women who have contributed to the work of environmental activism across the globe, including Wangari Maathai, Rachel Carson, Vandana Shiva, and Autumn Peltier. For the rest …
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Documentary Film Screening “Climate Sisu”
Registration is not required, but is appreciated for planning purposes: https://forms.gle/rHSQaoWTDALDNvkR8
Campus Sustainability Month Tree Planting 2023
Earth Month 2023
Hope Advocates for Sustainability and GreenHope have a FULL month of activities and events planned to help you learn more about how you can help protect and connect with nature this Earth Month (and any day after that)! Follow this link to see details about all of the events.
Food Service Industry Protein Sustainability Scorecard
“Our food system has major impacts on the environment. Agriculture occupies half of all ice-free land on Earth, and the global food system is responsible for 20%-37% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Animal products have a much larger environmental footprint than plant-based foods, using more resources and causing more greenhouse gas emissions… A shift toward plant-based foods …
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NEW Environmental Internship Fund for Hope College Students
Are you considering pursuing an internship addressing environmental advocacy and/or education with a non-profit organization for this summer? If so, Hope College is offering a new funding source to support a low or non-paid role: the Environmental Internship Fund. This new fund will provide up to $4,000 to support a full-time summer internship addressing a …
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Nurturing Stewardship Through Peer Mentoring
ExploreHope and the Office of Sustainability are recruiting Hope College students who love the outdoors and want to share their enthusiasm with area k-12 students. We are looking for students to help nurture environmental stewardship through peer mentoring and volunteerism in our educational programs. Students, if you are interested in being contacted when we have …
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Living Sustainably: Students study air quality with local monitors
A recent report cites 104 fires burning more than 2.4 million acres in 14 U.S. states. Would it surprise you to know that these wildfires impact us here in Holland? Pictures from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data show wildfire smoke wafting through West Michigan last month. Did you notice these plumes as they drifted through Holland? …
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