Bowling Green Windmills

The City of Bowling Green has been making efforts towards conserving. Bowling Green is the home of Ohio’s first utility-sized wind farm. In November of 2003, the first two went up and cost $4.8 million dollars. One year later, in 2004 the other two were put up for only $4 million dollars. They have since become a tourist attraction for the area. West on Route 6, you will find the four energy wind mills, each of them 257 feet tall. To give you a better picture of the height is to vision a 30 story building. Each of the blades weighs 22,000 pounds, just to give you another idea of how big they really are. They generate enough electricity for up to 3,000 people, or 785 homes a year. How do windmills produce energy? The blades of the windmills that are turned by the power of the wind are connected to an electric generator. As the blades turn, they are creating more and more energy. Then the electricity comes together through the wires. The Bowling Green wind mills produce 7,245 megawatts of power every hour. However, Ohio ranks number 37 in wind energy potential according to American Wind Energy Association in Washington. To learn more about the energy windmills of Bowling Green, you can visit greenenergyohio.org As Always, Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

Happy Earth Day!!

Happy Earth Day all!


Forty years and counting. Earth Day started in 1970 and has been celebrated every year since. Today is the one day of the year where everyone should be involved in the green revolution! It is a day to take the time to help out your planet. Take the initiative to get involved and conserve.

In recognition of BGSU’s 40th Earth Day anniversary, today on campus they are making it easier for you to get involved. You can visit the eco-fair going on in University circle. There are over 50 different exhibits from different organizations, business and local government offices. It is the largest Eco-Fair Bowling Green has ever had to offer. A few exhibits that you can find there are Geojourney, Wood County Waste and plant retailers. There are plenty of opportunities to get trees to plant in honor of this day! You can also buy potted plants for your dorm rooms or house. Get all of your friends and family involved.

BGSU is also celebrating in others ways in honor of the holiday. The Kreischer SunDial has actually made their menu meatless to celebrate global warming.

Then at 7:30 p.m. you can find an Earth Day Panhel presentation. At the presentation you can learn about how the City of Bowling Green is working on the green revolution and construction. They encourage you to bring your questions and to get involved!

Take action this Earth Day.
As Always,
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

10 Most Eco-Friendly Colleges in the U.S.

Here is an interactive map of the most "green" American colleges. Check it out and see if you agree with the list that Sierra Magazine has rated as top 10. And notice one of them is actually from Ohio!



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More easy ways to go green at school

I really liked how I gave examples of how to go green on a college campus. So, I am going to give you guys some more ideas that are easy to do.

Reduce

Go paperless. Now that you are on your own at school, you may be managing your own mail. A great way to go green this way is to have your mail e-mailed to you instead of through the postal service. You can get bank and credit card statements this way. even BGSU has gone green by making all of their bursar bills only available online to save paper!

Take the minimum. When you go to the cafeteria and grab some food, do not take more than needed. Just take the amount of napkins and silverware that you neccessary. If you take more than that, you are wasting what others could be using.

Use your computer in class. Take notes on your computer if you have a laptop. This is the complete paperless route.

Reuse

Save supplies. Whatever school supplies, like paper, pens and pencils, that you do not use this semester, use next semester! Save yourself the time and money.

Use binders. You can reuse binders every semester by just buying new refillable loose leaf paper. This is way cheaper on you since loose leaf paper only costs 50 cents at some stores. Plus, this is a great way to save trees!

Hope you guys enjoy these ones as well!
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

Easy ways to go green today

Going green at college can be easier than you expect. There are multiple ways for students to reduce, reuse and recycle. Here are some great examples you should try.

Reduce

Print your papers double sided. Not all professors will accept you to do this on assignments, but print off assignment sheets and notes this way. I personally always print on both sides unless I am turning the paper into a professor. It helps you out by making your folder or notebook more organized!

Do not print anything you do not need. Save paper just by printing frugally. At BGSU they are only giving you limited prints starting fall 2010. This is a great way for the students to really question if what they are printing is useful. After so many prints, students will start to be charged for every paper printed.

Reuse

Buy used textbooks. Well, this one should be obvious. Most students want used textbooks not because they are recycled, but because they are cheaper! So use sources like Amazon and eBay to find used textbooks at a reduced price. If you still have a hard time buying the book, share with a friend!

Recycle

Borrow clothes. Share clothes with your friends. Once again most college students do this because we are lacking funds as it is. You may not have even realized that just by borrowing clothes instead of buying the same shirt you are recycling!

Hope you guys find these useful!
Reduce.Reuse.Recycle.