Let's become America's Greenest Campus Contest! (details below)

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Hello USC Green People,

We need your help asap to try and pull off a last minute win in the America's Greenest Campus Contest. All you need to do is register here: http://climateculture.com/americas_greenest_campus/. Make sure to register with your usc.edu email. It takes 30 seconds and you can learn a ton on the Climate Culture Web site about reducing your impact! Please forward this to all your friends to help us go viral and pull off a huge last minute upset!!!!

Cheers,

Matthew Oden

USC | Sustainability

Program Manager

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SIGN UP: BEACH CLEAN UP

When: Saturday October 17th, 9:30 AM-12 PM

Where: Playa del Ray Beach

Respond with your RSVP & spread the word! All are welcome to join (carpool space permitting:))

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events to check out this week:

Monday 9/28

7pm in Zumberge Hall (ZHS) 118

The Sierra Club’s Campuses Beyond Coal Campaign here at USC is having a
Kick-Off Meeting for all students, alumni, and other campus community
members interested in working to move USC and L.A beyond coal energy to
renewable energy. There's gonna be free food!

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Tuesday 9/29

Presented by Engineers without Borders.

Jonah Reynolds gives an overview of Earthship Biotecture and update on the latest in sustainable design and construction. Carbon zero buildings by the leaders is sustainable, green buildings, Earthship Biotecture. http://www.earthship.org

Date:	Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time:	6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:	University of Southern California Taper Hall of Humanities - Room 202
Street:	3501 Trousdale Pky.
City/Town:	Los Angeles, CA

email kbase@earthship.net to RSVP or RSVP via facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134152589377&index=1

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High Textbook Cost Awareness: Textbook Monster

Trousdale 10-2pm, Tuesday Sept. 29th

CALPIRG raises student awareness about the cost of textbooks. Have students sign petition urging USG to endorse making textbooks cheaper. Come sign our petition!

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Wednesday 9/30

Students Talk Back: Brown Bag Lunch Series

Obama and Climate Change: Energy, the Environment, and Congress’ Next Challenge

11:30am-1pm (Program begins at 12pm)

Senior Commons Room (enter through EVK cafeteria)

Free lunch will be served.

Sponsored by: The Unruh Institute of Politics, Department of Political Science, The Daily Trojan, PSA, College Democrats and College Republicans.

Congratulations to our new FANTASTIC officers!

Will Roper, External Communications Chair

Theresa Kurth, Communications/PR Chair

Meera Dahyabhai, Farmer's Market Chair

Alison Lerner, Earth Week/Special Events

Don't forget, the first officer meeting is Thursday, 6PM in VKC 105. See you then!

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DOWNLOAD AN ECO FONT (& remember to recycle those empty ink cartridges)

Tired of paying ridiculous amounts for printer ink cartridges that never seem to last long enough? Check out www.ecofont.eu. I came across this free font download over the summer and found it to be a great way to reduce ink consumption. Try out the free download and see for yourself!

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Check out these new environment organizations & opportunities...

Earth Aid (www.earthaid.net <http://www.earthaid.net/> ) has developed the
first free service that enables individuals to track their electric, gas,
and water usage in one place online, receive customized tips to help them
save, and earn rewards if they save-points that they can redeem for
discounts at local businesses. This fall, we are launching a University
Organizing Fellowship to empower students to work on the front lines in the
fight against climate change in their communities, and in the process, we're
providing training on a variety of topics, from community organizing to
event planning and more. For students interested in issues of energy and
environment, Earth Aid's cutting-edge measurement technology, vision of
sustainability, and commitment to metrics-based organizing will provide a
valuable and rewarding experience. The deadline to apply is Friday, October
2, and we're accepting applications online at
http://www.earthaid.net/action_center/university_fellows.

Looking for a unique volunteer opportunity? Check out www.ecosurfvolunteers.org!

Interested in traveling to South American over winter break to work on sustainable development projects? Check our USC's newest environment club, The USC Global Environmental Brigades (www.uscenvironmentalbrigades.org)

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SIGN UP: BEACH CLEAN UP

When: Saturday October 17th, 9:30 AM-12 PM

Where: Playa del Ray Beach

Respond with your RSVP & spread the word! All are welcome to join (carpool space permitting:))

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SEND US EVENTS & ANNOUCEMENTS!

We will send out a weekly newsletter by Sunday night and post the contents on to our blog (www.uscenvironment1st.blogspot.com). If you have any announcements please send them in by the end of the week and we'll be sure to include them in the newsletter.

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E1 Calendar Overview
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:

Thursday: First Officer Meeting, 6PM, VKC 105
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:

THIS WEEK'S GENERAL MEETING: Sept. 17th @ Founder's Park, 6PM

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Katherine Heiland, Co-President, heiland@usc.edu
Riti Chandiok, Co-President, ritichan@usc.edu

Thanks to everyone who came out to our first meeting with some great ideas. This week we want to choose a couple of events to focus our attention on for the semester and get planning! Looking forward to seeing everyone Thursday evening.

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APPLY FOR AN OFFICER POSITION

Thank you to everyone who applied for an officer position. Officers will be announced this Thursday at our general meeting. We'll be accepting applications until Tuesday for those of you who may have forgotten to send us your interest! You are welcome to apply to all openings, but in particular we are looking for greater interests for the positions of Farmer's Market Chair. Responsibilities are below...

Farmer's Market Chair

Internal Communications (secretarial position, send our weekly newsletter)

External Communications (public relations, liasion with other organizations)

Earth Week Chair (plan and coordinate earth week events for this spring)

Special Events (whatever you want it to be! whether you want to plan a movie screening or guest lecture, we are open to your ideas)

Please send us a paragraph describing your interest in the position and why you would be a great fit by THIS TUESDAY! _____________________________

SEND US EVENTS & ANNOUCEMENTS!

We will send out a weekly newsletter by Sunday night and post the contents on to our blog (www.uscenvironment1st.blogspot.com). If you have any announcements please send them in by the end of the week and we'll be sure to include them in the newsletter.
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TROJAN FARMER'S MARKET THIS WEEK!

Thursday, Sept. 17th

Alumni Park

*DETAILS on volunteer opportunities to come

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Welcome Back to E1!

Environment First meets every other Thursday @ 6:00PM in Founder's Park OR VKC 105

No General Meeting this week-enjoy your long weekend!
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Katherine Heiland, Co-President, heiland@usc.edu
Riti Chandiok, Co-President, ritichan@usc.edu

Thank you to everyone that came out Thursday for our first meeting of the year! There were lots of great ideas generated, and we look forward to working with each of you to make our goals a reality.

Our main goals for this semester include:

1. Improving recycling program on campus

2. Introducing composting to dining facilities

3. Educating students on sustainability

4. Increasing community outreach through monthly philanthropy events

5. Encouraging increased energy efficiency for buildings on campus

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APPLY FOR AN OFFICER POSITION

In order to achieve these goals, we are going to need your help! The best way to take

an active role in Environment First is to hold a position where you will be given responsibilities matched to your interests. We want to make sure you get out everything you put in to this organization. The current open positions include:

Farmer's Market Chair

Internal Communications (secretarial position, send our weekly newsletter)

External Communications (public relations, liasion with other organizations)

Earth Week Chair (plan and coordinate earth week events for this spring)

Philanthropy Chair (organize monthly volunteer project in greater LA area)

Special Events (whatever you want it to be! whether you want to plan a movie screening or guest lecture, we are open to your ideas)

Please send us a paragraph describing your interest in the position and why you would be a great fit by next Thursday, September 10th. Feel free to apply to multiple positions!

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SEND US EVENTS & ANNOUCEMENTS!

We will send out a weekly newsletter by Sunday night and post the contents on to our blog (www.uscenvironment1st.blogspot.com). If you have any announcements please send them in by the end of the week and we'll be sure to include them in the newsletter.
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MOVIE SCREENING: Crude, the Price of Oil

This Wednesday, Sept. 9th

SCA 112, George Lucas Building

RSVP @ http://www-cntv.usc.edu/about/events/event_2009090281080.htm

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E1 Calendar Overview
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Crude Movie Screening in SCA 112

deadline to turn in your filled up petitions to Riti, email us when you are done with them so we can arrange a pick up time/place
Thursday: deadline for Officer Applications
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday: