In the News

• Solar panels on the Whitehouse!!!• New Electric Cars• Widespread Plastic in Oceans• Brazil Green Party gains momentu

m• Did you know Kohl’s is going

GREEN?! –http://

www.kohlsgreenscene.com/KohlsInitiatives/BuildingDesign.html

So far this semester…

• Pine Jog Green Fair

• Harbor Branch Tour

Upcoming Events

• 10/10/10• Cypress Harvest•Greenfest•Wyland Living Green Fair

Boca Raton Food and Wine Festival

• Sunday, October 10 · 3:30pm - 10:00pm

• Boca Raton Food and Wine Festival Camino Blvd, just east of Federal

• Visit our Facebook page, and check out the event details

350.org

• Founded by Bill McKibben http://www.billmckibben.com/

• Global grassroots movement to – raise awareness of man-made climate

change, – confront climate change denial, and to – cut emissions of one of the greenhouse

gases, carbon dioxideOverall goal: to slow Global warming by

reducing or eliminating human contributions

350.org Campaigns

• Oct 24, 2009 International Day of Climate Action

• Crude Awakening: Taking a Stand Against offshore Oil Drilling

• Hands Across the Sand• The Great Energy Race• Put Solar On It! http://putsolaron.it/

• 10/10/10 A Day of Action

Arthur Marshall Foundation Cypress Harvest

• October 30, 2010 - Annual Cypress Harvest (9:00AM - 12:00PM)

• Location: Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife RefugeBoynton Beach, FL– wear closed-toed shoes, hats, sunglasses and sunscreen. – Drinking water, collection bags and harvesting tools will

be provided by the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation. – Please bring a refillable water bottle for yourself—help

us to reduce waste!

• For more information email MGSA.•  RSVP by October 27, 2010. call 561-805-8733

Greenfest 2010 Nov 4 - 7

• Nov 4 at 10 - 2FAU Greenfest on the Greenway

• Nov 5 Business to Business Greenfest

• Nov 6,7 Wyland Living Green Fair at Mizner– Volunteers needed for all

three events!

What are your ideas?

• Everglades field trip?• Gumbo Limbo Nature Complex?• LEED Certified Buildings on Campus• Research Community Bike Program• Others??

Creative Recycling

• Recycling Crafts and Projects• http://www.allfreecrafts.com/recycling-crafts/index.shtml• Recycled Bags• http://www.myrecycledbags.com

Recycling Magazines

• Roller Flowers• Handbags• Paper Beads

Treasurer Needed!!

• Good at accounting?• Want to get involved with

MGSA?• Let us know if you’re

interested!