Results!

The results of our 350 Green Project are in!

362 people joined up with the Center, SIFE, and Bridging the Gap to reduce their individual carbon footprints. This surpassed our goal of 350 people!

Together, all 362 of us have contributed to a total annual carbon savings of 1,334,661 pounds.

We had our prize drawing on Friday to celebrate our success, and the winners were Matt Drabenstott, Phillip Cuendet, Rebecca Ewing, and Alixandra Dennis. Congratulations to the winners, and to the whole Jewell community for making such a huge difference!

This marks the end of our Jewell campaign, but you can continue to sign up at Bridging the Gap. If you haven't done so, join this important effort and Do Five Green Things!

Is 350 your number?

Welcome to a blog that talks about issues of justice and sustainability. What is important about the number 350? This is the acceptable level of parts per million of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Right now we are at approximately 387. Awareness needs to increase so that the number decreases. To learn more go to http://www.350.org. Here at Jewell we are interested in two numbers. We need 350 people to pledge that they will do 5 things to reduce their personal carbon footprint. The other number will be the tons of carbon dioxide that is reduced through these voluntary reductions. Can the actions of one person make a difference?