Green King's - ECO Initiative
Welcome to the King's Green page, a space devoted to the ecological issues on campus and the efforts that King's is making to protect and preserve our environment.
To participate in any future events or if you have any eco-friendly ideas, please contact us: greenkings@uwo.ca.
UWO Green Awards
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Congratulations to our Green King's Chair, Sarah Morrison, for earning an Honourable Mention at this year's UWO Green Awards! Learn more about the Green Awards here! |
King's Solar!
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With the addition of solar panels to the roof of the Wemple building, King's is now produciong some of its own electricity. Check out the King's SolarVu portal to monitor how much electricity the solar panels are producing and the savings! King's SolarVu Portal |
Upcoming Events:
- Ugly Sweater Day & Facebook Competition - February 6 - 9, 2012
On Thursday, February 9, 2012, the King's University College Green Team will be hosting its first Ugly Sweater Day and Competition in support of the World Wildlife Fund's National Sweater Day. The event will take place all around King's campus where students, faculty and staff will be encouraged to sport their ugliest, warmest sweaters to help raise awareness about global warming and energy conservation. The WWF has asked everybody to turn down the heat, and turn up your sweater, on the upcoming National Sweater Day and that is exactly what the King's community will be doing with our Ugly Sweater Day and Competition.
Read all about the Ugly Sweater Competition in Metro Daily!
Post your Sweater Picture on our Facebook event page to win the Sweater Prize Pack!
The Ugly Sweater competition opens on Monday, February 6 and close on February 9th. Participants are encouraged to post pictures of themselves to the King's Facebook event page facebook.com/kingsatwestern. in their ugliest sweaters for a chance to win a prize pack, courtesy of the King's University College Students' Council.
For more information on the World Wildlife Fund's National Sweater day, visit www.sweaterday.ca.
- Dialogue & Action for Earth Summit 2012 - Tuesday, February 28 at 6:00 pm
King's Political Science Club and KUCSC will be hosting a very exciting and timely event on sustainability, the environment, green economy and equity, "Dialogue and Action for Earth Summit 2012." King's is one of only 18 stops in this cross national tour organized by We Canada, a nation-wide non-profit social movement for Canadian leadership in sustainable development at the Earth Summit 2012.
Learn more about the We Canada guest speakers here.
- LED Bulb Energy Awareness - March 2012
Visit the Green Team's display booth in the Cafeteria to learn about the energy consumption of a regular incandescent lightbulb versus a new LED bulb! Your $2.00 ballot (all proceeds to fund the Green King's Tree Fund) enters you in a draw to win the new Phillips LED bulb and an energy conservation prize pack! Stay tuned for more details!
- KUCSC Tree Planting Event - April 2012
In partnership with ReForest London, the Green Team is proud to announce that the first tree planting will take place in mid-April in celebration of the generous fundraising contributions of the KUCSC! More details on this event will be posted soon.
Earth Day 2012 Countdown
Recent Events:
October 21, 2011 - The Fall Campus Green-Up
Thanks for joining the Green Team on Friday, October 21 at 11:00 a.m. for the 3rd annual Fall Campus Green-Up!
May 2011 - Spring Plant Sale
The Green Team is proud to present our first annual plant sale! To help support local plant life and sustainable gardening, the Green Team will sell perennial plants to members of the King's community. We raised over $300.00 for the Green King's Tree Fund.
April 2011 - Campus Green-Up!
Thank you to all who participated in the Spring Campus Green-Up in support of Earth Day!
October 21, 2010 - Campus Green-Up!
Thank you to all who participated in the 2nd annual October Campus Green-Up! The cleanup was a success, and many bags of trash and recyclables were recovered from areas around campus. Please visit our gallery to view the photos!
