While looking through the AASHE website, many of the programs caught my eye. However, the Energy Action Coalition (EAC) grabbed my attention the most because it interested me the most. The EAC is a group led by around 50 young people and works on environmental and social justice issues. They work together to provide clean energy, and through this they have been able to work with hundreds of campuses and other young people. I think this is especially interesting because I think that this is so vital in our lives today. We need the clean energy to provide a better lifestyle for not only us, but the environment as well. The Energy Action Coalition has also worked to defend the EPA and reject the Keystone XL pipeline by encouraging President Barack Obama against it. This group has already done so much, and it is definitely a program that catches my attention and makes me want to be involved.
The next
website I visited was the Sustainable Carolina one. This one was different from
the other website, but I was able to pick up an interesting program right away
that I liked. This program is the Carolina community garden at the Quad. This group
works together to explain how agricultural issues are part of green living. The
garden is over 1000 square feet of vegetation, fruits, and other plants. It’s not
only nice for the campus, but it’s a good way for students to get involved and
give back to others and the environment.
The
question I have for Margaret Bounds would be how she gets all this information
out to students. How are students informed? How can they get involved easily
and help incorporate their ideas into each program? I think these websites are
great and more students should be informed so they too can learn and help their
community.
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