Thursday, May 29, 2008

Timing Showers

Professor Zigler sent me a New York Times article about our equivalents at Oberlin. I highly suggest reading it (It sounds like they are talking about us at times!); there's even a video on the NYT site.

(photo: David Maxwell, NYT)
While previous generations focused on recycling and cleaning up rivers, these students want to combat global warming by figuring out ways to reduce carbon emissions in their own lives, starting with their own colleges. They also view the environment as broadly connected with social and economic issues, and their concerns include the displacement of low-income families after Hurricane Katrina and the creation of “green collar” jobs in places like the South Bronx.

The mission is serious and yet, like life at the Oberlin house, it blends idealism, hands-on practicality, laid-back community and fun.

“It’s not about telling people, ‘You have to do this, you have to do that,’ ” Mr. Brown said. “It’s about fitting sustainability into our own lives.” And hoping, he added, “that a friend will come over, recognize that it’s fun, start doing it, and then a friend of theirs will start doing it.”

1 comment:

Unknown said...

hey, yeah, you're right. That article reminds me a lot of what we are aiming for. I liked it A lot. Thanks : )

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