What I can do
Personal Impact
Take an interactive carbon footprint quiz at the Earth Day Network footprint calculator
Calculate your personal carbon footprint
Track your carbon emissions with the free Carbon Tracker iPhone App
Learn how to live green on campus, hosted by Suite101.com
Eat a Low-Carbon Diet
Audubon Magazine
EarthSave.org
Shop the downtown Arlington Farmer’s Market every Friday in October, November and December 2009. 9:00 a.m. til sell-out, rain or shine. 215 E. Front Street. Contact Downtown Arlington Management Corp. at 817-303-2800 or info@downtownarlington.org for more information.
Idea-sharing
Get into the conversation on a sustainability discussion forum like: www.sustainabilityforum.com/forum
Keep up with the latest sustainability ideas and news on the treehugger.com blog
Engage the campus in Campus Ecology for university students, hosted by the National Wildlife Federation
The Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability connects faculty, staff, and students involved in sustainability initiatives on university campuses in the Texas region including Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Good Reads
Ready, Set, Green: Eight Weeks to Modern Eco-Living by Graham Hill
Event and Meeting Planning
Green Event Planning Guide
Used with permission of Bridging The Gap
Green and Litter-Free Events
Used with permission of Bridging The Gap
Transportation
Whether hot weather and ozone season is your motivation or saving gas money, it’s important to consider alternative transit as a way to get where you need to go. And once you arrive to campus, transit options can save time and eliminate the need to hunt for a parking space.
Green Footprints
UT Arlington students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners are applying sustainable principles and practices in their lives every day. Help us find them and share their story:
