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 […]
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 […]
11/13, 7:30 pm: The Warriors of AniKituhwa will perform the Cherokee War Dance and Eagle Tail Dance as part of an exhibition of Cherokee tradition. Annenburg Forum, Carswell Hall Reception to follow in Greene Hall Contact Religion Professor Ulrike Wiethaus at wiethaus@wfu.edu for more […]
11/11, 4 pm: Applied anthropologist Duncan Earle will discuss financially viable alternatives to rain forest devastation in the Congo. Museum of Anthropology For more information, contact the Office of Entrepreneurship and Liberal Arts at ela@wfu.edu or call the office at 336.758.3153
Starting in September 2008, Jim Alty, associate vice president for Facilities & Campus Services, began phasing out old service trucks from the facilities service fleet and replacing them with entirely electric vehicles from Miles Electric Vehicles. To date, seven MILES ZX40ST trucks supplement the Facilities […]
“My house is my toy,” Rick Matthews, associate provost of information systems, said. His Faculty Drive home, built in 1984 may well still be the most energy efficient structure on the block over 20 years after its construction. Matthews uses super insulation to make his […]
11/6-11/8, 12:01 am: The 2009 sales tax holiday weekend for Energy Star qualified products is November 6-8, beginning at 12:01 am on Friday and continuing until 11:59 pm on Sunday. These three days offer shoppers the opportunity to save money on Energy Star qualified appliances. […]
11/4, 6 pm: Physicist Amory Lovins advises governments and major firms worldwide on advanced energy and resource efficiency, and will deliver a presentation on energy and cost reduction that will be broadcast via the web at http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/deanseries Annenberg Forum Contact the WFU Office of […]
11/6, 5 pm: Come celebrate the world’s cultures with free food, games, music, and performances including DrumJungle. Manchester Plaza Rain Location: Benson 401 Contact Jonathan Cox (336.758.5864) for more information.
11/5, 4 pm: This joint endeavor between the Fuqua School of Business and McKinsey & company consulting firm will shed new light on such topics as energy, the financial system, globalization, and business education. Duke University Contact Katie Kross at katie.kross@duke.edu for more information or […]
On October 3rd, Winston-Salem’s annual “Big Sweep” provided local residents with the tools to assist in a cleanup of rivers and streams. This event has targeted over thirty sites, including Peters Creek, Silas Creek and Salem Creek. This year, Wake Forest’s SEAC Club was assigned […]
10/30-10/31: A conference for leaders, builders and educators interested in a sustainable future. This two day forum features keynote speakers Dennis W. Quaintance from Weaver Restaurants & Hotels and Dr. Terry Stone of Syngenta Agriculture. Elon University Contact Elaine Durr (edurra@elon.edu) for more information and […]
11/3, 5:30 pm: Come learn about the wide variety of community gardens underway at schools, institutions and churches throughout Forsyth County. No registration required. Free to members of Reynolda Gardens, $5 general admission. The Cowbarn in Reynolda Village Contact the the Reynolda Gardens Education Office […]
10/29, 6 pm: Dr. Miroslav Styblo of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will speak on “Nutrition and the Environment: Could Arsenic in Our Water be Causing Diabetes?” The event is free and open to the public. Center For The Environment, Catawba College: […]
11/12, 7 pm: Dr. John O’Sullivan of the Environmental Farming Systems Small Farms Unit, will speak at the screening of Fresh, a documentary about the individuals who are reinventing the nation’s food system. Temple Emanuel: 201 Oakwood, Winston-Salem, NC Contact Cynthia Silber (642-4361) or […]