Are you a sustainability champion?

Have a Secret Eco Hero in your midst?

Want some recognition for using a spork to eat every meal?

This year the Dartmouth Sustainability Office will be hosting the  
first annual:

Dartmouth Lorax Awards!

It's time to honor Dartmouth community members who have contributed  
significantly to furthering sustainability leadership at Dartmouth and  
in the world. We want to hear about all the awesome sustainability  
work you, your peers, faculty and staff are up to across the college  
and recognize you for it!

SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS TODAY! Its quick and super easy!

Nomination form can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/8xadt4z

And now for This Week in Sustainability, keeping you up to date with  
all things green at Dartmouth and beyond!
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"This Week in Sustainability" Highlights:

TUESDAY, April 3rd
*Intro to Bike Commuting, 12pm, Robo basement/outside
*Pop-up Bike Shop, 3-6pm, Gellar Plaza (between Robo and Collis)
*Sustainability Salon with Terry Tempest Williams, 4pm, Fairchild 101
*Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering Meeting, 8pm, Cummings 200, Thayer  
School

WEDNESDAY, April 4th
*"A Chemical Reaction" Film Screening, 7pm, Howe Library
*Environmental Conservation Organization Meeting, 7:30pm, Collis 101

THURSDAY, April 5th
*Dartmouth Animal Welfare Group Meeting, 7pm, Collis 219
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Tuesday, April 3rd
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Open(Out)Doors: Introduction to Bike Commuting
When: noon
Where: Robinson Hall basement/outside
What: Have you thought about riding your bike instead of driving to  
work? Come to a panel discussion about equipment, clothing,  
motivation, safety and environmental issues.
Date:Tuesday April 3rd Time: Noon. Location: Robinson Hall basement  
(we'll go outdoors if weather permits). Bring your bag lunch; bring  
your questions; meet other bike commuters.

Pop-up Bike Shop!
When: 3-6pm
Where: Gellar Plaza (between Robo and Collis)
What: You bring you, your bike, a smile and we bring volunteer  
mechanics, tools, parts (tubes, chains, etc)
*All repairs at cost of parts. Cash or DA$H accepted
***If you'd like to donate your bike to the Sustainability Move-In  
sale, you can drop it off with the mechanics.

Sustainability Salon: When Art Meets Science
When: 4-5:45 pm
Where: Fairchild 101
What: Join Terry Tempest Williams, Visiting Professor of Environmental  
Studies and Provostial Fellow, for a discussion of sustainability and  
screening of the film, "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom."    
Reception immediately following under the globe in Fairchild Tower.  
This is the first of four Sustainability Salons led by Prof. Williams.  
Other Salons will be on April 10, April 24 and May 1.

Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering Meeting
When: 8pm
Where: Cummings 200, Thayer School
What: Come learn about the Tanzania Project and how you can be  
involved with DHE. You do not have to be an engineer! DHE is focused  
on diversifying the interests of its group members to gain a more  
balanced insight into the communities in which it works. Come check us  
out!

Wednesday, April 4th
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"A Chemical Reaction" Film Screening
When: 7pm
Where: Howe Library (across from Ramunto's)
What: The Sierra Club, Catamount Earth Institute, and the League of  
Women Voters of the Upper Valley will present the documentary "A  
Chemical Reaction" about health risks of lawn chemicals. The film  
describes how the town of Hudson, Quebec banned the use of chemical  
lawn products, and how similar bans were adopted in five Canadian  
provinces.

ECO
When: 7:30pm
Where: Collis 101
What: Brainstorm projects for the term and discuss fundraiser ideas to  
support the end of mountain top removal coal mining. All while  
enjoying delicious Lou's Pies!!!

Thursday, April 5th
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DAWG meeting
When: 7pm
Where: Collis 219
What: Join us as we discuss plans for dinners and events this term and  
look at cute pictures of animals! You don't want to miss this.

ONGOING:

*Nominate speakers for the next Sustainability Solutions Café: A new  
speaker series that enables faculty and students to bring speakers to  
campus to speak about their experiences with your course material in  
the real world! Learn more about the Sustainability Solutions Cafés  
and how to nominate a speaker for next term here! http://www.dartmouth.edu/~envs/about/sustcafe.html

*As a reward for reading to the end of this e-mail, here is the link  
to our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dartmouth-Sustainability/190425884324950

The Dartmouth Sustainability facebook has 454 friends. Yale has  
4,304.... Click the link above and press "like"!

Sustainably yours,

The Sustainable Dartmouth Team