Notes from Illini Union Green Team fall meeting include:
- Raneeta Mack, specialist in social media from Illini Union's marketing team, has joined the Illini Union Green Team.
- Planning/outreach plan for Earth Week has been dropped into "Earth Week Planning" Teams file folder.
- Izabel Carmen will attend next Student Sustainability Committee Board meeting on 11/19/21, 1PM to speak to the Earth Week programming and coordination.
The Chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis invited President Killeen to have the University of Illinois participate in the Midwest Climate Summit in fall 2020.
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) has accepted the Solar Urbana-Champaign Advisory Committee’s recommendation and contracted with New Prairie Construction to install solar arrays for the second round of our group buy program. MREA and New Prairie Construction have agreed to an amended fee schedule whereby New Prairie will be providing a rebate which will be paid to program participants who sign a contract for services by August 31, 2017 according to the following schedule: $.03/watt if the program reaches 50-150 kW of total capacity; $.06/watt for 150-250 kW; $.09/watt for in
In support of installing solar PVs at Parkland College, Morgan Johnston spoke to the Parkland College Board of Trustees, as requested by their VP of Institutional Advancement and Sustainability Coordinator. Ms. Johnston shared the benefits and lessons learned from the university's solar farm installation.
The International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) released a report on campus sustainability best practices. It is attached here.
Discounted Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale Scheduled for this Saturday
The Cities of Urbana and Champaign along with the University of Illinois Extension will host a truck sale this Saturday featuring deeply discounted rain barrels and compost bins. The May 25th sale will be held in the parking lot north of the City Building at the corner of South Vine Street and East Green Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
F&S staff participated in the Big Ten and Friends Environmental Stewardship Group meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska. SSC student chair, Marika Nell, was invited to attend as well, and she was the only student participant in attendance.
