Alexandria Bennett
Electricity assessments aim to measure energy consumption
By Kimberlee Kruesi
The amount of energy a PLNU student consumes is a mystery. To everyone.
While the total amount of electricity used on campus can be measured, Physical Plant administrators revealed that the amount of electricity an individual PLNU resident consumes is unknown.
To solve this puzzle, Physical Plant conducted energy assessments in all PLNU resident halls.
“After [...]
Sodexo and Sustainability collaborate on localized food options
By Kyle Stewart
Students, faculty and Sodexo management met Jan. 28 to discuss sustainable and ethical issues related to the produce served in PLNU dining halls.
Alexandria Bennett, PLNU sustainability coordinator, said she organized the meeting after Daniel Virden, secretary of Students for Environmental Action, and Britta Turner, PLNU alumna and intern at San Diego Roots, expressed [...]
Recyclemania: PLNU seeks to regain champion title
By Amy Smith
Recycle maniacs caught the attention of chapel-goers on Wednesday with an expanding mounatian of trash in order to raise awareness for Recyclemania, an eight-week national recycling contest that PLNU won in 2006. Sustainability and Physical Plant collected all of the trash that PLNU makes in one day on the lawn next to Prescott [...]
Grass vote aims for a new green
Sustainable proposal receives mixed votes
Eco-friendly showerheads receive mixed reaction
Select Young residents refuse to comply with new showerheads
After a long winter, Green Fund to finally bloom
The student-elected Green Initiative is to take off, giving the power to the students
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