The first issue of the Green Center's newsletter is available now for download at the Green Center website.
Check it out to learn about upcoming events and opportunities and find out what's been going on at the Green Center at Lincoln Land Community College.
And stay tuned: The next issue is scheduled for release the end of March.
2.21.2011
Great Green Job Resources
Are you on the hunt for a green job? Or wondering what qualifications you might need to land a position in an emerging green industry?
Check out the Green Jobs Resources page at Great Green Careers. It's loaded with links to specific green career sites, articles on green jobs, and general job-hunting information.
Great Green Careers is one of many job-hunting resources available on the Web for people interested in renewable energy, green building, and other sustainability-related careers. While you're searching, you might also check out these sites:
5 Million Green Jobs
GreenJobs.com
GreenBiz.com jobs page
TreeHugger.com jobs page
Still not sure what exactly a green-collar jobs is? There are plenty of definitions, but here's how Phil Angelides, chair of the Apollo Alliance, defined it in a May 2008 Time article: "It has to pay decent wages and benefits that can support a family. It has to be part of a real career path, with upward mobility. And it needs to reduce waste and pollution and benefit the environment."
You can learn more about the benefits of green-collar jobs at Greenforall.com.
Happy job hunting!
Check out the Green Jobs Resources page at Great Green Careers. It's loaded with links to specific green career sites, articles on green jobs, and general job-hunting information.
Great Green Careers is one of many job-hunting resources available on the Web for people interested in renewable energy, green building, and other sustainability-related careers. While you're searching, you might also check out these sites:
5 Million Green Jobs
GreenJobs.com
GreenBiz.com jobs page
TreeHugger.com jobs page
Still not sure what exactly a green-collar jobs is? There are plenty of definitions, but here's how Phil Angelides, chair of the Apollo Alliance, defined it in a May 2008 Time article: "It has to pay decent wages and benefits that can support a family. It has to be part of a real career path, with upward mobility. And it needs to reduce waste and pollution and benefit the environment."
You can learn more about the benefits of green-collar jobs at Greenforall.com.
Happy job hunting!
1.06.2011
Sign Up Today: Renewable Energy 101 Workshop
Renewable Energy 101, a two-day course being offered by Lincoln Land Community College, is designed to provide a broad understanding of available green energy technologies. The course will touch on topics including energy efficiency; wind, solar, photovoltaic, hydroelectric, and biomass energy; site assessment; and installation considerations. A tour of local renewable energy applications and demonstrations of working models will be included.
The classes will be held January 29 and February 12, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Trutter Center on the LLCC campus.
The $250 cost covers both sessions, lunch, and course materials. Some students might be eligible for a rebate of up to 50% upon successful completion of the course. The registration deadline is January 21.
For more information or to register, contact LLCC's Green Center Manager, Julie Bates, at (217) 786-2434 or julie.bates@llcc.edu.
12.17.2010
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
No, not red and green, those traditional Christmas colors. But green as in sustainable. It can be tricky to reign in spending and waste and energy use this time of the year, with holiday shopping and wrapping and parties and lights galore. But you can have a green--and no less festive--Christmas.
These great sites and articles show you how:
- Green your holidays (earth911.com)
- How to have a green Christmas (eartheasy.com)
- Green Christmas gift ideas (thedailygreen.com)
- How about a green Christmas? (thehomeknowitall.com)
- Green holiday tips (sierraclub.org)
- Green gift wrapping (thehomeknowitall.com)
Photo credit: allerleirau
11.19.2010
Students Tackle Campus Waste for America Recycles Day
If you walked by the front entrance to Menard Hall on Monday, you may have noticed a peculiar sight: A pile of garbage bags sitting on the sidewalk.
No, someone didn't forget to take out the garbage. The bags were piled there as part of the LLCC Environmental Club's display for American Recycles Day.
To bring awareness to the importance of recycling on campus, Environmental Club students searched through bins in Menard and Sangamon Halls on two different occasions last week to find items that could have been recycled. (Here, students Samuel Brady and Audra Allen dig through the garbage to pull out recyclable items.)
It was surprising how often they found recyclable items thrown in the garbage when there were recycling bins right next to the trash cans!
The collection of recyclable materials the students found was displayed in front of Menard Hall on Monday, which was America Recycles Day.
Environmental Club members hung out next to a display that showcased information on the project.
During their one and a half-day collection project, the students gathered 339 plastic bottles, 104 cans, 6.1 pounds of paper.
Given that same rate, the Environmental Club calculated that in one semester, 18,080 bottles, 5,547 aluminum cans, and 325.3 pounds of white paper are thrown in trash cans versus recycling bins in Sangamon and Menard halls alone.
After the display was taken down, Club members took the cans, bottles, and paper to a local recycling center.
11.18.2010
Rappin' About Plastic
The Green Center is a supporter of the Springfield-area Better Bag Project, an initiative led by the Green Business Network of Springfield that seeks to decrease the use of plastic shopping bags in Springfield.
So we were particularly excited to spot this YouTube video--a parody of Jay-Z's hip-hop song "Empire State of Mind." It's all about plastic bags. And it's great.
See for yourself.
So we were particularly excited to spot this YouTube video--a parody of Jay-Z's hip-hop song "Empire State of Mind." It's all about plastic bags. And it's great.
See for yourself.
10.25.2010
They Might Be Giants: Electric Car
Come and take a ride in an electric car with They Might Be Giants.
The song and video may be targeted toward kids, but trust me: All ages are sure to enjoy this lively song about clean tech cars. Check it out!
The song and video may be targeted toward kids, but trust me: All ages are sure to enjoy this lively song about clean tech cars. Check it out!
10.21.2010
Governor's Mansion Going Solar
On 10/10/10, Governor Pat Quinn announced plans to install solar panels on the Executive Mansion in Springfield.
The solar panels were donated by Wind Free Energy Company in Chicago and BYD America in Arlington Heights. The racking and bracketing was provided by B. Weinstein Engineering in Highland Park. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 193 has donated the labor to install the panels.
The new, 1-kilowatt array will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 30 tons of CO2 over the next 25 years (equivalent to approximately 100,000 car miles or the planting of 1,100 trees, according to the Governor's Office of Sustainability).
The Governor's Mansion already boasts energy-efficient LED lighting, rain barrels, and a community vegetable garden.
The solar panels were donated by Wind Free Energy Company in Chicago and BYD America in Arlington Heights. The racking and bracketing was provided by B. Weinstein Engineering in Highland Park. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 193 has donated the labor to install the panels.
The new, 1-kilowatt array will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 30 tons of CO2 over the next 25 years (equivalent to approximately 100,000 car miles or the planting of 1,100 trees, according to the Governor's Office of Sustainability).
The Governor's Mansion already boasts energy-efficient LED lighting, rain barrels, and a community vegetable garden.
10.19.2010
Green Fair Wednesday
Don't miss the Green Fair and Recycling Drive at Lincoln Land Community College from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 20 as part of Campus Sustainability Day.
Hop on the DCEO bike to get an idea of how much energy it takes to light a CFL versus a standard light bulb, check out recycled artwork created by LLCC students, purchase green products from the Bookstore at 15 percent off, and sign up to win gift bags loaded with sustainable and local goodies.
Inside the Student Union in Menard Hall, you'll find all of these things plus more than 20 great exhibitors and live entertainment. And outside Menard Hall, you'll find the Recycling Drive and a 100 mpg hybrid electric vehicle on display.
Learn more about what we'll accept for recycling and what's happening for the Green Fair on the Green Center website.
Hop on the DCEO bike to get an idea of how much energy it takes to light a CFL versus a standard light bulb, check out recycled artwork created by LLCC students, purchase green products from the Bookstore at 15 percent off, and sign up to win gift bags loaded with sustainable and local goodies.
Inside the Student Union in Menard Hall, you'll find all of these things plus more than 20 great exhibitors and live entertainment. And outside Menard Hall, you'll find the Recycling Drive and a 100 mpg hybrid electric vehicle on display.
Learn more about what we'll accept for recycling and what's happening for the Green Fair on the Green Center website.
10.14.2010
Green Center on Channel 20
Last night, I talked green jobs training at LLCC on Channel 20. Check out a clip of the interview here.
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