UMaine Net Impact

10/15/2014

This Friday is Pizza Friday!!

October 17, Noon-1pm in DPC Hall 218
There will be two speakers with ideas for on-campus action
We will have an Introduction to MBS Sustainability Challenge with $3500 Cash Prizes
Free Pizza too!

10/09/2014

Pizza Friday, October 17, Noon-1pm in DPC Hall 218
There will be two speakers with ideas for on-campus action
We will have an Introduction to MBS Sustainability Challenge with $3500 Cash Prizes
Free Pizza too!

10/07/2014

University of Maine Sustainability News

Monday, October 20Dave Owen, University of Maine School of LawTrading Dams: The Penobscot River Restoration Project and the Future of Dam LawMonday, October 27Jon Devine, Senior Attorney, Water Program, Natural Resources Defense CouncilWe All Swim Downstream: Policy Solutions to Beach Water Pollutio…

10/03/2014

Bill McKibben will be speaking at the CCA Tuesday October 7th 3:30pm!!

10/01/2014

Tomorrow, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in room 203 DPC is a planning meeting for officers and interested others, where we'll set our goals for the year in terms of projects, trips, etc. All are welcome!

04/04/2014

Hey everyone, please take a minute to take our survey about UMaine Sustainability and what areas you feel are most important for our school to address first!

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02/09/2014

Belfast, Maine Ecovillage tour to see how community living and cooperative farming can be a sustainable way of life.

11/13/2013

Net Impact traveled to Skowhegan, Maine to begin work on the assessment project with Amber Lambke, Creator of the Food Hub concept and president of Maine Grains.

11/13/2013

Upcoming Events:
Saturday November 16th:
Visit Belfast ECOVILLAGE on , from 9-2. We'll get a guided tour of this unique housing community that is experimenting with sustainable lifestyles. Comment here or email Terry Porter on FirstClass to RSVP, if you would like to attend, so we can plan transportation. We'll leave from the business school at 9am sharp and be back no later than 2pm. Lunch in Belfast after our tour.

Monday November 18th:
Part 2 of Skowhegan Impact Assessment and Timeline. This is a follow-up to the trip we took last Friday to Skowhegan to work with Amber Lambke on a timeline of their Food Hub development over the last 5 years. Monday we'll meet at 12:30 at the INNOVATION CENTER--just come whenever you can! We'll have refreshments and schmoozing at 12:30 and start our work at 1

Friday November 22nd:
PIZZA FRIDAY!! Located in DPC 215 from 12-1. Meet our mystery guest and have some great pizza!

11/10/2013

Net Impact is creating an impact assessment for the Maine Grain Alliance and Food Hub in Skowhegan Maine. Amber Lambke, Creator of the Food Hub concept, visited the Business School on Monday November 4th, 2013 to explain the project and prepare students for visiting later in the week. On Friday November 8th Net Impact students will visit Skowhegan to begin work on the assessment project with Amber Lambke.

Maine Grains is reviving the tradition of producing grains using stone milling to ensure that local stoneground flour and grains are available and affordable for the community.

04/10/2013

Hello everyone- just a reminder that we will be having a Net Impact meeting today, Wednesday, from 4-5pm in DPC 218. We will look at sustainability reporting in general and the sustainability report that we are developing for our very own campus in particular. There will be a hands-on survey to take. All are welcome.

Also, on Monday from 4-6pm in 218 is our next meeting, which will be a screening of the award-winning documentery "Betting the Farm" all about the dairy farmer's cooperative in Northern Maine, MOO Milk. We'll hear comments from MBA student, Heather Omand, who will be interning at MOOMilk this summer. This is a very interesting film that gives a perspective of what it's like for small organic Maine farmers who have to struggle to make ends meet in a market dominated by big corporations. It also discusses the challenges behind low-profit, limited liability corporations. We are confident you'll enjoy it!

02/08/2013

Here is the flyer for the Maine Businesses for Sustainability benchmarking workshop at the Foster Student Innovation Center on February 26th. Please feel free to share with business contacts who may be interested! For a MS Word copy of the document, please email [email protected] or [email protected]