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		<title>Operation Medicine Cabinet is a campus success</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/05/01/operation-medicine-cabinet-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 20:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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BOONE—More than 9,000 pills representing over-the-counter medicine and outdated prescription drugs were collected during Operation Medicine Cabinet at Appalachian State University.
Representatives from several campus offices helped collect outdated and unused medicine during Operation Medicine Cabinet at Appalachian State University. They were, from left, Crystal Simmons from the Office of Sustainability, Detective Jaime Ippolito from University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian research team receives $90,000 EPA award</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/04/25/epa-award-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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BOONE—Appalachian State University is one of 15 universities sharing more than $1 million in awards presented as part of the Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition for Sustainability.
Students and faculty from Appalachian State University, pictured here, will receive $90,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to further develop an artificial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian celebrates Earth Day</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/04/13/earth-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—One day isn’t enough. So in addition to celebrating Earth Day, Appalachian State University has planned more than 30 activities throughout April to promote the environment, environmental stewardship and sustainability.  Activities range from educational to service-based with most open to the public.
For a full listing of events, visit http://sustain.appstate.edu/earthmonth2012
 
On Friday, April 13, the Sustainable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call Extended for Sustainability Council Competitive Arts Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/04/02/sustainability-council-competitive-arts-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sustainability Council at Appalachian State University is accepting proposals for the Sustainable Arts Grants Awards.  The primary goals of these grants will be to educate and raise awareness of sustainability on campus.  Students, staff, faculty and administrators are eligible to apply for these grants. Student applications must include a faculty advisor willing to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University’s composting program receives Carolina Recycling Association award</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/04/02/composting-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Appalachian State University’s composting program has received the Outstanding Composting or Organics Program Award from the Carolina Recycling Association.

Jennifer Maxwell, resource conservation specialist in Appalachian State University’s Office of Sustainability holds the Outstanding Composting Award presented by the Carolina Recycling Association.

The award recognizes a business, government agency, school, organization, or facility that designed and implemented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Trends in the Green Energy Economy Conference to be held March 29</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/03/27/employment-trends-in-the-green-energy-economy-conference-to-be-held-march-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE – A conference focusing on clean-energy employment trends and opportunities in the state will be held Thursday, March 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Broyhill Room of Appalachian State University’s Broyhill Events Center.
Called Employment Trends in the Green Energy Economy Conference, the event is free and open to the public.
Featured speakers include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.C. Energy Efficiency Alliance receives EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Award for Excellence</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/03/23/epa%e2%80%99s-energy-star%c2%ae-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The N.C. Energy Efficiency Alliance, a partnership between Appalachian State University and three other agencies, has received an Energy Star Award for Excellence in ENERGY STAR® Promotion. The award was presented by the U.S. Environmental Agency.
The award recognizes the energy alliance for its outstanding contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by sponsoring significant consumer education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountaineer Hall receives LEED® gold certification</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/03/06/leed%c2%ae-gold-certification-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Mountaineer Hall, Appalachian State University’s modular constructed residence hall, has received LEED® gold certification based on energy-saving criteria established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).

(Image courtesy of John S. Clark Construction Company)

Mountaineer Hall was certified under GBCI’s requirements for homes because the 234-unit complex is less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community forum on renewable energy in the High Country to be held March 1</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/02/22/renewable-energy-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE —Appalachian State University will host the forum “Energy Innovation in the High Country” on Thursday, March 1, from 6-9 p.m. at the Broyhill Events Center on campus, formerly the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center.
The program, which will focus on clean energy adoption, has been developed by students in the university’s government and justice studies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian’s SGA hosts environmental forum Feb. 15</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/02/08/appalachian%e2%80%99s-sga-hosts-environmental-forum-feb-15/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Student Government Association will host its first environmental forum on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room.  Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
The event will provide SGA insight from the student body about university environmental issues that concern them.  The forum also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Decathlon Team helps Appalachian win Green School of the Year Award</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/02/06/green-school-of-the-year-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Solar Decathlon Team received the Green School of the Year Award from the N.C. Triangle Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Solar Homestead on display on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the 2011 Solar Decathlon event. 
The award was presented at the GreenNC Awards Gala, a celebration of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for submissions for sustainability focused art exhibit</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/02/06/sustainability-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Looking Glass Gallery at Appalachian State University is seeking submissions for the juried exhibit “Sustainability: A Process, Not an End,” which will feature artwork exemplifying the many processes and concepts of sustainability and what it means to sustain.
The deadline to submit images of artwork for consideration is Monday, April 2, by 5 p.m. All art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bestseller “Farm City” selected for Appalachian’s summer reading program</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/02/01/%e2%80%9cfarm-city%e2%80%9d-summer-reading-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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BOONE—“Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer” has been selected for Appalachian State University’s Summer Reading Program for 2012.
The book chronicles journalist and author Novella Carpenter’s experience “farming” in downtown Oakland, Calif. Incoming freshmen at Appalachian will be encouraged to read the book as part of their orientation to the academic life of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students help southeast African village pursue sustainable economic initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/01/27/sustainable-economic-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—What can you learn from a journey to Malawi?
Eleven students from Appalachian State University recently traveled to Malawi to learn first-hand about managing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the obstacles to Malawi’s economic development. The trip was part of a course offered by the Walker College of Business.
The trip in early January was the college’s first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian’s sustainability film series begins Jan. 24</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/01/13/appalachian%e2%80%99s-sustainability-film-series-begins-jan-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The sustainability film series at Appalachian State University enters the third year with films that focus on environmental and economic issues and social justice.  A feature-length film will be shown in Greer Auditorium each month during spring semester.  All films begin at 7 p.m. and are shown free of charge.  A 30-minute panel discussion will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need a ride home? Appalachian provides alternative transportation for students</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/12/12/need-a-ride-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Appalachian State University provides students with two alternatives for traveling home for the holidays: Appalachian Zimride and the university’s two regional Coach America buses.
Appalachian Zimride is a way for students to find friends, classmates and coworkers who are driving to similar destinations and willing to carpool.  Zimride is an online resource for members of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students use art to promote water conservation</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/12/01/water-conservation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Commuters riding AppalCart in the Town of Boone or drivers following certain buses have seen a water conservation message thanks to graphic design students in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University.
Posters urging town residents to cut their shower time by two minutes and save five gallons of water have been on the back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appalachian opens new compost facility</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/11/21/appalachian-opens-new-compost-facility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE –A new compost facility at Appalachian State University is enhancing the university’s capacity to divert food-prep waste from the area’s landfill and to create rich mulch for campus landscaping.

University Resource Conservation Manager Jen Maxwell, left, and Provost Lori Gonzalez cut the ribbon at Appalachian State University’s new compost facility while Ronnie Howard of Advanced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tree dedication and ceremony Nov. 17 honors human rights activist Wangari Maathai</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/11/11/wangari-maathai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Appalachian African Community will honor the life and memory of Wangari Maathai Thursday, Nov. 17, at 12:30 p.m. at Durham Park on campus.
Maathai, a globally recognized champion for human rights and women’s empowerment, died in September. The event is co-hosted by the Office of Sustainability, Women’s Center and Minority Men’s Leadership Circle.
A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take the Graduation Pledge of commitment to social and environmental responsibility</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/11/07/graduation-pledge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE— Students are encouraged to take the Appalachian State University Graduation Pledge to commit to social and environmental responsibility in any future job or career.  Since 2010, approximately 270 Appalachian students have taken the pledge.
The Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) began at Bentley College in Massachusetts and has grown to include thousands of graduates from more [...]]]></description>
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