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Zero-Waste Faculty Meetings!

AS&E Faculty meetings are now zero-waste! Learn more about their successful efforts here !

Tufts greenhouse gas reductions commitments

Tufts has made bold commitments to regional and international goals to reduce emissions of climate-altering gases. Specifically Tufts has committed to:

1. Reduce our emissions to 7% below 1990 levels by 2012 in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol

2. Reduce our emissions by 10% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 75-85% long term under the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan

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The 2012 Trek to Talloires has begun

Talloires towerFor those of us who still make New Year's resolutions, have you signed up yet for the 2012 Trek to Talloires?
 
Launched in 2010 by Athletics and Human Resources, this 100-day "virtual journey" from the Medford/Somerville campus to the Tufts European Center in Talloires, France began this year on Jan 4th and ends midnight on April 12th. Anyone affiliated with Tufts - students, staff, faculty, alumni, parents (of a current or former student) - may participate by logging their daily physical activity online and in doing so, be eligible to win prizes. "Whether you walk, ski, shovel - anything you do counts!"

Sign up for any one of five time goals for your personal 100-day challenge (from 30-120 minutes per day ), log your activity online and watch your progress along a virtual route from Medford to Talloires! In the last two years, over 2,100 Trekkers logged more than 125,000 hours of exercise.

Two grand prizes in the form of a two nights at Castle Hill Inn & Resort in Newport, RI are up for grabs, along with weekly prizes. Each participant gets one entry for signing up and an additional entry for each hour of activity logged.

Green trips can earn you rewards too

 NuRide logoIf you commute to work by walking or biking, here's your chance to double-dip: NuRide is a program that lets you earn rewards for taking greener trips - whether you walk, bike, telecommute, carpool, vanpool, take public transportation, or even work a compressed week. Nuride summaryRedeem points for discounts or freebies at local and online establishments, such as Diva, Peapod, Shoebuy, EMS, and more! They even track how much money you saved and how many pounds of emissions you prevented. 

So what are you waiting for? It's time to get active, get healthy and get rewarded for it in 2012!

For more information, visit the Trek to Talloires and NuRide websites.

BONUS: Use the coupon code "MassRides" to get 1,000 points when you sign up for NuRide. That's worth about $10 in rewards, right off the bat.

 

Campus Sustainability Council

Tufts President Tony Monaco made sustainability a strategic initiative when he came on board in the fall of 2011. He chairs a Campus Sustainability Council that includes separate working groups focused on strategies for carbon emissions, waste and water management across all three campuses. Read more.

Green Events Resources

For any events you may plan on throwing this holiday season, check out the Office of Sustainability's green events resources page. With tips on finding green foods and dishware, and even a green events planning checklist, it will help make your next event an eco-friendly success!

GreenLink green job site up and running!

Greenlink logoDeveloped by recent Tufts graduate Adrian Dahlin (LA ’11), GreenLink is an online portal designed to connect students with study abroad programs, internships and entry-level jobs in the environmental field.