Green Sanctuary

Environmental Action Team’s November Challenge The generation of electricity is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, primarily from natural gas and coal-fired plants. How can we stay warm and comfortable in the winter without wasting energy, money, and also reduce our contribution to greenhouse gases? Last week we spoke about lowering your thermostat […]

As explained in last week’s Update, your OUUC Environmental Action Team has dropped the Environmental Challenge contest. However! We are still going to have monthly challenges for you to consider to reduce your impact on the climate. This month we challenge you to look at home heating! The generation of electricity is the second-largest source […]

Once you’ve solved your buying, storing, and creative use issues with food waste, you still have to deal with…kitchen scraps aka food waste. There are several ways to dispose of your kitchen scraps in a climate-friendly manner and keep it out of the landfill where it generates methane gas. You can use the services provided […]

“Just Eat It.” is a 2014 documentary film about food waste from the farm, through the retail chain, and into the refrigerator. A couple in Canada pledge to quit grocery shopping and to live for 6 months on food that is discarded or given free. The hour-long film highlights the responsibilities consumers have if they […]

Consider the following: Globally, about 8% of greenhouse gases are from food that is wasted. In the US, food waste creates more greenhouse gases than the airline industry. One-third of the food grown for people in the US is never consumed. 37% of the food waste happens in the home – that comes to about […]