The annual Student Sustainability Symposium is here and BIGGER THAN EVER! This year it’s going to be all-day long and feature Councilman Bill Peduto as a keynote speaker, feature a panel of Pitt’s administration, an eco-jobs panel, and a visioning session at the end! There will be FREE breakfast and lunch! Due to the recent [...]
This past Wednesday, Free the Planet brought Larry Gibson to Pitt to speak. Larry has been named one of CNN’s Heroes, has been on ABC’s 20/20, has appeared before the United Nations, and is the face of activism against mountaintop removal. But what struck me most is that Larry is a real and genuine person. [...]
I got a chance to attend the AASHE Student Summit along with a couple of random sessions Monday and Tuesday. Most of the sessions I went to focused on campus green funds, since I played a role in developing ours. Here are some neat ideas that other schools are doing that I learned. Does anyone [...]
I’m Becky and I’m finally doing a bio (sorry it took so long Alex!). As of right now I’m a junior at Pitt majoring in Environmental Studies and Physics & Astronomy. My main interests lie largely in campus sustainability (as I’m an active member of Free the Planet) and model ways of living / sustainability of [...]