We’re wrapping up a really exciting semester for Middlebury’s Solar Decathlon Team. Since the team was chosen as a finalist for the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon last January, over 90 students have participated in the project. This fall students have worked on finalizing the design of our solar powered house including designing [...]
It’s simple math: we can burn 565 more gigatons of carbon and stay below 2°C of warming — anything more than that risks catastrophe for life on earth. The only problem? Fossil fuel corporations now have 2,795 gigatons in their reserves, five times the safe amount. And they’re planning to burn it all — unless we rise up to stop them. [...]
The Reel Rock Film Tour features short films made by some of the world’s best adventure filmmakers about the world’s best climbers. The trailer (http://reelrocktour.com/) speaks for itself but it features everything from mountaineering to sport climbing to free soloing. Tickets are $10 if you pre-register or $12 at the door. MMC will provide transportation! [...]
Join us for a stroll up to Abbey Pond–it’s supposed to be 68 degrees and we’re goin’ swimmin!!! A moderate hike up a slope to a well deserved dip in an alpine pond is all you could ever want after a long week! We’ll have some yummy snacks for the top and be back well [...]
Bring a flannel with $$$ in a bag to the MMC meeting this week 6pm LaForce 121 to give to Caroline to get embroidered. Prices are as follows: Board members: 15$. Guides: 20$. Other: 25$. If you can’t make the meeting, there will be a drop box (only prior to the meeting, not afterwards) in [...]
The Environmental Council (EC) is looking for new student members for its 2012-2013 session! This year the EC will focus in the following areas: Food and dining What is the feasibility of growing food for Middlebury’s dining halls in greenhouses between November and April? If a broadly defined economic analysis is applied, how can the [...]
