Earth Day 2013 Events have been announced! April 22 & 23

Please join us for our Earth Day celebration:
Food 4 Thought!

Events Monday & Tuesday, April 22 & 22

Three great panels on urban food trends,
sustainability and global food issues

Screening of the movie "Food Patriots" and
discussion with Award-Winning Director Jeff Spitz

Workshop on Permaculture with
Jack & Judy Speer of Small Waters

And much more!

Visit http://www.neiu.edu/~gcgroup/earthday for more information or email greencyclegroup@gmail.com

Meeting schedule for Spring 2013

The regular meeting schedule has been set for Spring 2013:

Thursday, Jan. 17
Thursday, Jan. 31
Thursday, Feb. 14
Thursday, Feb. 28
Thursday, March 14
Thursday, March 28
Thursday, April 11
Thursday, April 25

All meetings are in BBH Room 202 at 3:05 p.m.

Join us for a Campus Energy Sustainability Panel - November 29th

Plan to attend our

Campus Energy Sustainability Panel

Thursday, November 29th

Main Campus, Lech Walesa Hall Room 1002

3-4:30 p.m. - Session I
Northeastern Illinois campus energy retrofits update (NORESCO)

Plus info on the new green building planned at El Centro campus

5-7 p.m. - Session II

Loyola University - Biodiesel from waste oil

University of Illinois - Geothermal energy initiative

Northwestern University - Renewable energy credits

Click to download the event flyer

GCG represented on Day of Service

A big thank you to Green Cycle Group members who participated in the NEIU Day of Service on September 28th. Read more about this year's project in the NEIU Independent here: Service Day Improves Children's Quality of Learning

Article on 350.org "Do the Math" tour - coming to Chicago

Here's an article in Grist about the Bill McKibben/350.org "Do the Math" tour, describing the event at University of Vermont:

http://grist.org/climate-energy/cue-the-math-mckibbens-roadshow-takes-aim-at-big-oil/

The tour will be in Chicago on November 28th - IL Student Environmental Coalition has a limited number of free tickets exclusively for students. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If interested, you can fill out this survey to reserve tickets: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PFTWK7F

Upcoming environmental events - ISEC & Chicago Wilderness

Great opportunities for networking, inspiration and education:

IL Student Environmental Coalition Inaugural Meeting

WhenSat, November 10, 11am – 4pm

Where1440 West Washington Boulevard, Chicago, IL (map)

DescriptionNetworking opportunities with students and sustainability professionals, a talk by a noted environmental leader and break-out sessions to help you develop, manage, and expand your environmental advocacy efforts. RSVP to the event on Facebook to receive updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/308823999225652/

Chicago Wilderness Congress 2012: Shaping the Future of Regional Conservation

WhenThu, November 15, 8:00am – 7:30pm

WhereUniversity of Illinois at Chicago | The Forum 725 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL (map)

DescriptionRegistration required. More info at http://www.chicagowilderness.org/what-you-can-do/attend-congress-2012/

Get live data for the NEIU solar panels!

Here's how to access online data for the panels that were installed on campus earlier this year:

Go to www.tigoenergy.com - click on the login box in the upper right-hand corner. Enter user as NEIU Visitor and password guest. Lots of interesting things to see!