Engineers for a Sustainable World OSU

Middle Eastern Organization Requests First Ever Withdrawal From The "Doomsday" Seed Vault Dug into a remote mountainside deep in the Arctic Circle is one of the most important biological collections in the world. Designed to withstand the effects of any man-made or natural disaster, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault keeps stashes of native crop seeds from almost every nation as a backup in…

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34064072?ocid=socialflow_twitter more on carbon-to-diesel technology

Could diesel made from air help tackle climate change? - BBC News Find out how tech start-ups are taking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into fuel - a process that could help slow greenhouse gas emissions.

Oh hey, carbon neutral diesel fuel!
http://www.sciencealert.com/audi-have-successfully-made-diesel-fuel-from-air-and-water

Audi have successfully made diesel fuel from carbon dioxide and water German car manufacturer Audi has reportedly invented a carbon-neutral diesel fuel , made solely from water, carbon dioxide and renewable energy sources. And the crystal clear 'e-diesel' is already being used to power the Audi A8 owned by the...

Hey everyone, don't forget about our friends over at Students for Recycling's event this Thursday, It's Easy Being Green. Join the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/454295974721855/
The location has changed to the RPAC by Juice2 because of inclement weather. Hope to see you there!

Officer elections for 2015-2016 academic term: Today at 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM in Enarson Classroom Building Room 206. All positions are up for re-election.

There will be pizza!

This is a pretty impressive feat considering Costa Rica's GDP per capita is less than a quarter of America's: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/costa-rica-goes-75-days-powering-itself-using-only-renewable-energy-10126127.html?cmpid=facebook-post

The developing country that is running on 100% renewable energy Costa Rica has achieved a clean energy milestone by using 100 per cent renewable energy for a record 75 days in a row.

Hey ESW,

Just a reminder that we will be having a general body meeting tomorrow. I sent out an email that includes an agenda of what we will be discussing, so be sure to check it out before the meeting!

Hope to see you there!

Hello ESW,

COSI is featuring a sustainability series film screening: (3/5/15)

"Tiny: A Story About Living Small"

"TINY follows one couple's attempt to build a Tiny House from scratch with no building experience, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into houses smaller than the average parking space. Through homes stripped down to their essentials, the film raises questions about sustainability, good design, and the changing American Dream. Includes a reception with local resources and refreshments, plus an expert presentation followed by Q&A."

If anybody is interested in attending this event, please do let us know. We would be happy to help with carpooling, event cost, etc.

COSI - Sustainability Series Explore Science. Discover fun! COSI Columbus is a dynamic hands-on science center located in Central Ohio that is fun for all ages.

Hello all,

I'm not sure how many of you are on the email list within the college, so I thought it would be best to post ESW's coming events here on here. Feel free to message me for more details on any of these upcoming events/opportunities.

February:

Meeting:
Our next general body meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 25 at 6:30PM in Enarson Classroom Building room 209. We will be talking over our ongoing projects, social opportunities, a brief survey, and our role in the Sustainability Councils "Recycling Bin Signage Project." I will be sending out an agenda for the meeting next week before the meeting begins.

The Recycling Bin Signage Replacement Project:
We will be recruiting volunteers to begin replacing the signage around campus in an effort to replace all of the recycling bin "All-in-one" signs around campus to decrease the contaminates thrown into the recycling at the university, a huge problem in the past couple years. Overall, we hope to replace all of the signage throughout campus through a collaboration of various sustainability focused clubs involved with Sustainability Council. If you would like to get more involved with this project, please email me.
Side note: We will be trained on this on Thursday, February 19 in Scott Lab at 7:30PM-8:00PM. We need a representative to learn the process. If you can attend this, please let me know.

2 Volunteers needed for Sustainability Fair:
On Thursday, February 26 from ~12:00PM-4:00PM ESW will have a table at USG's Sustainability Fair taking place in The Union Concert Hall. We will be setting up a table there giving out our reusable ESW grocery bags, pens, reusable waterbottles, and setting up our display wind turbine to show what kinds of projects we get involved in. If you're interested in volunteering for this, again, please let me know as soon as possible.

March:

John Meyer Presentation:
John Meyer will be presenting on March 11 for at our general body meeting at 6:30 in the Enarson Classroom Building. He is an environmental engineer for John Morril and he's been heading a lot of their sustainable efforts. They've cut water usage by a third in the last year and have four no waste plants. A great person to have in your network if you're interested in joining the environmental engineering efforts in the future!

BYRD Research Center Tour:
ESW will be taking a tour of the BYRD Research Center on Thursday, March 26 at 5:00PM. We will be having a small presentation from the research group there on climate change, their data collection tools, and we will be seeing the largest ice core selection in the world. Email me with the title "BYRD" to obtain your spot for the tour. We have ~20 spots available.

For those who may have missed the email, we will be meeting in approximately one hour from 6:30PM - 7:30PM in the Enarson Building room 254 to watch our guest speaker Sam White present on Environmental History.

Hope to see ya there. Cheers.

Can't wait to see all you sustainable folks at our meeting in 30 minutes at Enarson Building room 211. It's at 6:30PM-7:30PM and free dinner is included!

Cheers.

This riveting talk covers an exciting new technology being used to save our natural resources in some of the hard to reach places such as the savanna in Africa and the rainforests of South America. This technology can not only model the forest as a 3D display, but it can also find out what goes on below the trees to ensure that there is no illegal mining or other such practices. For those of you that are interested in ecology and natural resource management, be sure to watch this 10 minute talk.

Also, as a reminder, we have our first meeting tomorrow in Enarson Classroom Building room 211 at 6:30PM.

Cheers to the planet.

Ecology from the air What are our forests really made of? From the air, ecologist Greg Asner uses a spectrometer and high-powered lasers to map nature in meticulous kaleidoscopic 3D detail -- what he calls “a very high-tech accounting system” of carbon. In this fascinating talk, Asner gives a clear message: To save our…