Comments on: Green Team http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/2009/10/07/green-team/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:29:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eric http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/2009/10/07/green-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 Eric Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:09:18 +0000 http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/?p=2096#comment-1378 My wife and I have not lived very green, but my daughter and son-in-law have surreptitiously, slyly, persistently introduced many green elements into our household. I guess we old folks are going to change our ways as the next generation drives us in the green direction. My wife and I have not lived very green, but my daughter and son-in-law have surreptitiously, slyly, persistently introduced many green elements into our household. I guess we old folks are going to change our ways as the next generation drives us in the green direction.

]]> By: Kim http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/2009/10/07/green-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Kim Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:52:19 +0000 http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/?p=2096#comment-1377 The parish I belong to has made great strides in being "green". There actually is Creation Care Team that has been partnering with the student council, staff and Girl Scouts of the parish/school on a number of initiatives. This year at the fall festival there were plenty of containers in plain view to recycle pop cans, plastic and glass bottles, and even the plastic beer cups! The students in the school did a drive to collect silverware, so they are not using plastic in the cafeteria. With the "Food for Hogs" program, about 120 pounds of food waste per day is sent to hog farmers. They are nearing the completion of a soler energy installation proposal, and assessing the potential for a community garden. In addition, the Creation Care Team has advocated for climate change and has a "creation care corner" section in the bulletin. Lots of great stuff happening! The parish I belong to has made great strides in being “green”. There actually is Creation Care Team that has been partnering with the student council, staff and Girl Scouts of the parish/school on a number of initiatives. This year at the fall festival there were plenty of containers in plain view to recycle pop cans, plastic and glass bottles, and even the plastic beer cups! The students in the school did a drive to collect silverware, so they are not using plastic in the cafeteria. With the “Food for Hogs” program, about 120 pounds of food waste per day is sent to hog farmers. They are nearing the completion of a soler energy installation proposal, and assessing the potential for a community garden. In addition, the Creation Care Team has advocated for climate change and has a “creation care corner” section in the bulletin. Lots of great stuff happening!

]]> By: Michelle http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/2009/10/07/green-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Michelle Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:15:32 +0000 http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/?p=2096#comment-1375 The college is working hard to be green in many of the same ways. I use a set of mugs for tea and coffee for meetings, rather than disposables. The joy here has been the occasional conversations with colleagues as we wash the dishes after a meeting. At home - more dish towels, fewer paper; handkerchiefs instead of tissues; and we commute by bike! The college is working hard to be green in many of the same ways. I use a set of mugs for tea and coffee for meetings, rather than disposables. The joy here has been the occasional conversations with colleagues as we wash the dishes after a meeting.

At home – more dish towels, fewer paper; handkerchiefs instead of tissues; and we commute by bike!

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