Becoming a green campus isn’t easy
Making Canadian university campuses more environmentally friendly has become a hot topic, and St. Thomas University is no exception. STU’s most recent effort is the water conservation challenge between the residence houses, but other changes are also visible around campus. Former student Marylynn Côté, along with the president’s advisory committee on campus environmental issues (PACCEI) [...]
Social justice campaigner reinforces bottled-water ban option Jamie Ross – The Aquinian Bottled water is bad, a Polaris Institute campaigner told an audience of about 12 people last week. “It’s an issue people are talking about, and people are wondering, ‘what’s the big deal,’” said Elly Adeland. “There’s the environmental aspect, the social economic aspect.” [...]
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Jamie Ross – The Aquinian A student mandate isn’t enough to phase out the sale of bottled water at St. Thomas University. Even if a majority votes in favour of banning the sale and distribution of bottled water on campus in an upcoming referendum – to be held during the STUSU spring general elections – [...]
Continue reading …The Aquinian Student council will put the question of whether or not to ban bottled water on campus to a referendum vote during the upcoming spring general elections. The SRC unanimously passed a motion on the matter at its weekly meeting last week. Vice-president administration Mary-Dan Johnston raised the issue. “It’s one way to make [...]
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All letters in reference to: Bottled water the eco-fad Letter 1 The Coalition for Bottled-Water-Free Campuses is thrilled to take this opportunity to inform the STU community of our loftiest aspirations. We are fighting to provide universally accessible, safe, clean, locally sourced Champagne. It is, after all, a “human right,” and we feel that it [...]
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Continue reading …Greg Rodger & Mitch Messom - The Aquinian The newest eco-fad to hit campus is the crusade against bottle water. Organizations and community groups (we use community loosely) such as the Council of Canadians, Students for Sustainability and NB Media Coop, among others, are more than ready to battle the real and imaginary problems with bottled [...]
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