EcoHouse

Just a suggestion if you're looking to support a local business in St. Louis! Cutting meat and dairy out of our diets leads to a huge reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from food production.

You may have seen our Student Organization Fair video for 2020 floating around on the campus screens.

Every time I took a deep breath outside, I thought about Eric Garner’s final few words, echoed recently by George Floyd: I can’t breathe. In my environmental science classeswhere I was often met with confusion when I tried my best to advocate for the protection of people of colorI was shocked to find the very clear data that communities of color have been most exposed to poor air quality and environmental conditions. I realized my work could directly contribute to the fight against racism. https://www.vogue.com//why-every-environmentalist-should-b

Mindful Monday: mindful eating edition. The main goal of mindful eating is to use an everyday, ordinary activity like eating as a way to deepen our awareness of... the present moment. Simple instructions: 1. Pay attention to all the details of preparing your food. 2. Consider where your food comes from, all that was involved in getting it to this moment. 3. Consider your relationship to food, and your amount of regular access to good food.* 4. Eat slowly and savor your food: taste, texture, aroma, etc... 5. Clean up slowly and consider what you do with leftover food, if you have food leftover. 6. Pause for a brief moment of gratitude or reflection before continuing with your day! *if you do not have regular access to food, CFS and Westminster’s Student Life can help you connect with resources, please reach out.

"Dr Benjamin Barratt of King's College London said: 'We have been given a natural experiment that we never ever expected to have to drastically those levels of transport emissions. He added the lockdown would allow them to study the atmosphere and then give feedback to policy makers. 'We have had huge behavioural changes forced upon us in this situation. We're having to adapt and behave slightly differently particularly how we work a lot more remotely. 'That should make us re...alise we don't have to take the car to work, we don't have to travel in to the office every single day.'" Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-52114306

EcoHouse over the years: 2019 -2020 Video compiled by Nathan James

How are you? WestMo COVID-19 FB Support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/440650053387998/ If you are interested in meeting with or talking to a counselor or need to be seen for a health visit at the Wellness Center: (573) 592-5361 Counseling emergency after hours: call WestMo Security at (573) 592-5555 to have them reach the counselor on-call.

Respondents were asked to pick up to five issues from a list of 23 major issues facing the world. In total, 41% of respondents said climate change was one of the most important issues facing the world, making it the most commonly cited globally, followed by 36% who chose pollution and 31% who selected terrorism.

Raked up winter cover for the community garden today!

Today, Dr. Vanderpool taught Gardening club how to propagate succulents! It would succ to miss upcoming gardening activities, so let us know in a comment or message if you'd like to be kept in the loop by email on club meetings-- generally on Thursdays at 6 pm!

Calling all Westminster students with ideas for improving Westminster's environmental impact! Put the Efficiency Fund to work! Please send in your brainstormed plans for sustainability on Westminster's campus using the application below (you will be asked to log into your Westminster account if you're not already) to the email listed within the application. Your application will be reviewed by the Green Council, and if approved as realizable, will be prioritized in collaborations with President Lamkin. The closing date for accepting applications is October 31st. https://wcmo-my.sharepoint.com//EYux_u6ffiREtXI6pSdM7dkB6O