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Community

sus·tain·abil·i·ty – (se stā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē) noun

1: method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. 2: meeting the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

KCC's Sustainability Week

April 21-26, 2008

You're invited!

Please join the students, faculty and staff of Kankakee Community College for events and discussions about the environment and living a sustainable existence. All events will be held on campus.

Full Schedule

  • Learn what sustainability means and how subtle lifestyle changes can make a big difference in the future of our planet.
  • Conversations with national experts will focus on topics such as global warming, climate change, and sustainable food supply, building "green" and alternative fuels.
  • Screening of segments from National Geographic's Planet Earth series will be shown.
  • Additional discussions and activities for students and the community are in the planning stages.

  

 

Take a sustainability tour of Stelle - Saturday, April 26

As part of its second annual "Sustainability Week," KCC is offering a trip to Stelle to tour a number of the community's sites. The trip will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26.

Presentations are planned throughout the day, and lunch will be prepared by Chef Guia Hoffman of the Greenhouse Bed and Breakfast. The cost is $30 per person, $20 for students with valid IDs, and includes lunch.

 

The visit will include tours and information of sites such as the first straw bale home in Illinois, a telephone company which generates its own electricity and a bed and breakfast designed with the natural interrelationships of area ecology. The tour also will include examples of using solar and wind applications to reduce electric bills and a meadow where a grass-based food source roams—in the form of sheep.

 

Review the tour agenda with the link below. Also, register online at the Center for Sustainable Community website. To register by e-mail or fax, complete the form and send to ebecvar@kcc.edu or fax to (815) 802-8101.

 

KCC Sustainability tour agenda

Sustainability Tour at Stelle registration form

 

Register online

http://www.centerforsustainablecommunity.org/events/kcc-tour08.htm

 

Want to learn more?

Check out these links researched by KCC President, Jerry Weber.

 

16 ways to green your home

https://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2121

Do Something
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsheets/energy_conservation

US Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org/

Living on Earth - public radio show
http://www.loe.org/