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Rain garden receives award for native vegetation. The Macalester College rain garden is one 16 gardens in the community to receive this award. more»

igcMacalester Breaks Ground For Environmentally Sustainable Institute For Global Citizenship
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CERF's Up. Timothy Den-Herder Thomas was one of eight U.S. students selected for the 2007 Global Leadership Institute sponsored by Goldman Sachs.
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Macalester Students Are Driving The Clean-Energy Future. "What would you do with $10,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? I installed a 1,600 square feet of green roof," says student Alese Colehour.
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REUSABLE TAKE OUT CONTAINERS

Congratulations to student Hannah Rivenburgh '10, and Bon Appétit staff Deb Novotny, Lisa Percy and Amanda Rizzo for earning a "Green Star" sustainability award developing a reusable take out container program at Café Mac.

The Green Star Award is a new program designed to congratulate students, staff, or faculty who improved sustainability on campus.

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WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?
The Webster’s Dictionary defines “sustainability” as: 1: capable of being sustained (keep up, prolong, confirm ). 2 a: of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.
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