Below are all events that will take place during Earth Week. A calendar is also added for your convenience! Simply add it to your calendar so you won't miss out on these amazing events!
Monday, April
21
Energy Awareness
Day-Active Energy Club (part of CSE Week 2014)
April 21 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lind Hall Courtyard
Booths and demos on sustainability topics and energy saving tips. Pick up a
FREE CFL bulb!Geological Society of Minnesota Lecture Series
An Earth Day "party for the planet" with liquid nitrogen ice cream.
Decay of Polar Ice and
its Environmental Impact
Michelle A. LaRue, Research Fellow, Polar
Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota, will present "Decay of Polar
Ice and its Environmental Impact."
This event is free and open to the public.
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Tuesday, April 22
Kickstart Your Earth Day 2014
(at Rec Center) #UMNEarthDay
7:30 am - 9:30
am at UMN Rec Center, 1906
University Ave
Enjoy giveaways like:
granola bars, coffee, t-shirts, sunglasses, bags, free hydro
massages.... A LOT OF FREE STUFF!!
From Nice Ride, HUB Bike Center, University Dining Services, Flamenco Coffee
Co, and more!
Earth Day 2014
at Northrop Auditorium and Northrop Mall
Tables 11 am -
3:30 pm, Music 12-1 pm, Food 1 pm
Come celebrate Earth
Day at the newly renovated Northrop Auditorium on Tuesday, April 22nd from
11am-3:30pm. An outdoor concert will take place from12-1pm featuring Grand
Dynasty, DJ CFANS, and Center Coast. Inside, there will be FREE food
at 1pm as well as student groups and outside organizations sharing
their work and how they have been serving our community and the environment.
Presented by Students
for Sustainability, U Students Like Good Food, Environmental Student Alliance
and Fossil Free Minnesota, with ESPM Student Association, MPIRG and other
student groups co-sponsoring and attending.
Earth Day Clean
Energy and Jobs Rally at the Capitol (student groups are attending)
Answer Governor
Dayton's call to build a sustainable energy future for our state. With bold
action, our state legislators can keep Minnesota on the cutting edge of clean
energy development, but they need to see that Minnesotans want it!Join other Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) supporters as we call for a bright renewable energy future in Minnesota!
Earth Day "Do the
Math Showing" at Coffman Union Theater
6:30-8:30 pm
Concerned about
climate? Want to be part of the solution? Come join Fossil Free Minnesota for
an Earth Day showing of "Do the Math," the movie that sparked the
largest youth climate movement in history. Learn about the growing fossil fuel
divestment campaign and how you can be a part of this powerful call to action.
The 40-minute movie will begin at 6:30 PM and discussion will follow.
Free admission; bring a friend!
Sponsored by Fossil Free Minnesota, Students for Sustainability & MPIRG
Bayer Lecture in
Sustainability - Renewable Plastics: Step One in Breaking Our Oil Addiction
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM at Bell Museum of Natural History Theater
In this year's Bayer
Lecture in Sustainability, leading bioenergy scientist George Huber will
discuss the growth and the market drivers for the renewable plastics industry,
as well as some of the current market successes and products that are near
commercialization.
Registration required
at:
We Are Going Meatless.
One Meal. One BIG Impact.
ALL DAY, meatless
lunch, brought you campus by University Dining Services (UDS)
#MeatlessMeal
We're counting down the
days until Earth Day! To celebrate the Earth on April 22, we are going
MEATLESS at Topio's, Greens to Go, Cranberry Farms, Bistro West and in all
residential restaurants (for lunch). Plus, we'll be hosting events around
campus with prizes, trivia, chef demos and more!
Earth Day at the
Arboretum: Protect the Pollinators
Green Chemistry and
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream-ACS-UMN
6-7 p.m., Smith Hall, Rooms 117/119
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