/sustainability/taxonomy/term/327/all en /sustainability/mseg-root-crop-washer-sp0118 <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED聽</strong>October 2013 - 2017</p> <p>The UU直播 Student Ecological Garden operates a 1 1/4 acre farm on the Macdonald Campus to produce local food stuffs from various different crops and farm animals. The MSEG Root Crop Washer is a small-scale root crop (carrots, turnips etc.) washing machine that the organization uses to increase the efficiency and efficacy of the produce cleaning process while decreasing the amount of physical exertion required.</p> Tue, 25 Mar 2014 03:40:32 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1756 at /sustainability /sustainability/codejam-sp0116 <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED </strong>October 2013 - November 2013</p> Tue, 25 Mar 2014 02:50:15 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1752 at /sustainability /sustainability/electric-grounds-equipment-sp0109 <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <b>COMPLETED </b>June 2013 - June 2014</p> <p>This project makes use of resources from the SPF to purchase battery-operated equipment for the UU直播 Grounds Department, replacing the current gas-powered maintenance equipment, such as leaf blowers. Along with a reduction in air and noise pollution, the new equipment will be safer for the employees, who have responded enthusiastically to the change.</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:22:52 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1692 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0106-community-engagement-day-2 <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED </strong>April 2013</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:08:48 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1690 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0110-ckuts-under-weather <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED聽</strong>May 2013 - April 2015</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:44:29 +0000 ian.tattersfield@mail.mcgill.ca 1688 at /sustainability /sustainability/sustainable-procurement-officer-sp0105 <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED聽</strong>May 2013 - Fall 2015</p> Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:48:07 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1651 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/3rd-annual-ssmu-sustainability-case-competition-application-deadline-232481 <h3>How would you sustainably invest $10 million?</h3> <p>Applications for the 3rd annual SSMU Sustainability Case Competition are due January 24th at 11:59pm, and this year鈥檚 topic is sustainable investments.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:11:23 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1630 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0103-mcgill-waste-project <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED聽</strong>Spring - September 2013</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:17:59 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1609 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0102-reducing-chemical-lab-waste <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED聽</strong>December 2014</p> <p>The 'Reducing Lab Chemical Waste' project takes an interdisciplinary (managerial, chemical and educational) approach to minimize the total output of chemical waste produced by the UU直播 Chemistry Department. Two students in separate labs will monitor the waste output of their work and extrapolate data to develop a model for waste segregation that can be applied聽 to other labs in the future.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:05:40 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1608 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/sustainable-living-mcgill-231744 <h3>Listen to the full broadcast below</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published November 21 2013 | <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Daybreak%2BMontreal/ID/2419752909/" target="_blank">CBC Daybreak Montreal</a>聽</p> </blockquote> <p>ECOLE (Education Community Living Environment) is an ongoing project from UU直播 that aims to create a sustainable living house in the Milton-Parc community.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Daybreak%2BMontreal/ID/2419752909/" target="_blank">Listen to the full broadcast</a>.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:33:39 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1605 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/visionary-organizing-age-climate-crisis-charity-hicks-presented-under-weather-231484 <h3>Many people feel we live in ecologically destructive, highly unequal and spiritually toxic economies.</h3> <p>聽</p> Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:21:21 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1574 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/cutting-edge-lecture-231242 <h3>Lecture by Catherine Potvin (Trottier Professor, Principal Investigator, Neotropical Ecology Lab, Biology, UU直播)</h3> <p></p> Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:50:34 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1567 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/zero-waste-week-mcgill-2013-231176 <h3>Greening UU直播, in collaboration with others, presents Zero Waste Week 2.0!</h3> <p>聽</p> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:53:11 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1562 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/electronic-wasteland-230955 <h3>The importance of recycling used electronics.</h3> <p></p> <blockquote> <p>Published on September 30 2013 | <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/09/an-electronic-wasteland/" target="_blank">UU直播 Daily</a><br />Written by Chris Mills</p></blockquote> Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:54:27 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1548 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/mcgill-research-group-investigating-canadian-mining-latin-america-micla-information-s <h3>Students interested in learning more about MICLA's work and how to participate are invited to a preliminary meeting from 4pm to 6 pm on Thursday September 19th, Room 617 Leacock Building.</h3> <p>Over the last twenty years, Canadian miners have </p> Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:41:28 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1511 at /sustainability