Poverty Banquet
11/19, 5 pm: Amnesty International is hosting its annual poverty banquet to promote awareness of hunger and poverty in Winston-Salem and the world. Canned food donations will be accepted for the Winston-Salem Food Bank. Magnolia Room
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Applied anthropologist brings unexpected perspective to 2012 debate
“The world is ours to lose,” concluded Applied Anthropologist, Dr. Duncan Earle at his lecture titled “2012: What’s the Story?” on November 11. This was the second of two lectures Earle delivered at the university this on the 11th. His first lecture, “Micro-Financial Alternatives to Rain Forest Destruction in the Congo,” addressed the question of creating financially viable alternatives to environmentally destructive activities that lead to tropical forest loss including alternatives such as carbon-credit offsets and sustainable enterprises for local economies.
Lenovo laptops achieve EPEAT gold certification for energy efficiency
The new ThinkPad T400 laptop computers issued to incoming freshmen and juniors this year meet the highest standard of environmentally sound design according to the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT). EPEAT, a not-for-profit, environmental procurement tool is designed to help purchases evaluate, […]
F.R.E.E. Collective: Clothes and Music Swap
11/14, 4:30 pm: Bring clothes and music that you no longer want to swap for clothes and music that you do. Renew your wardrobe and your music collection without purchasing new products. Krankies Coffee, 211 East Third Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. Visit the Free Collective […]
America Recycles Day
11/15: America Recycles Day is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. Check out events in the surrounding area at the America Recycles Day event calendar for North Carolina, and of course remember to […]