UCB Earth Month Week #2- Bright Green News from the Office of Sustainability
Kira STOLL
April 2020
Earth Month Week 2
Take part in supporting our community, planet, and future
As quoted by Jane Goodall, “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.”
If you’re able to do so, our friends at UCSF shared these ways to lend a helping hand by sewing face masks or donating meals to frontline healthcare workers.
With gratitude, The Office Team
Earth Month EcoChallenge - Week #2
Dedicate your actions to Earth and all inhabitants throughout April!
What is the Earth Day EcoChallenge?
Earth Day EcoChallenge is a 30-day environmental and social engagement program that helps you put your Earth Day intentions into action by providing you with the information, motivation, tools, and community to make a difference for our planet Earth.
Each week, our newsletter will highlight two key challenges, which contain a list of actions related to the topic. These challenges are not a competition, but a way for all of us to engage in conscientious actions to help our planet and its inhabitants.
If you’re interested in joining the UC Berkeley team, please click here.
(You may also partake in the challenges individually.)
Challenge #1: Wildlife
Wildlife provides humans with ecosystem balance, building materials, medicines, and recreation-- but species diversity is declining due to harmful human activities. Take the one-time challenge to research the benefits of biodiversity.
Challenge #2: Oceans
Oceans regulate our climate, produce half of the oxygen we breathe, and provide sustainable livelihoods for millions of people. Take the daily challenge to support organic growing methods by purchasing goods grown without the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.
Campus Eco-Updates & Offerings
Hangout with SERC Online
The SERC staff is continuing community engagement via virtual hangouts. Some highlights include:
Virtual Yoga: Every weekday morning from 11AM to 12PM
Google Hangout Study Jams: Tuesdays & Fridays from 2PM to 5PM
Netflix Movie Night: Every Sunday night at 8PM
Nature thriving in the middle of Berkeley!
Coronavirus may be hampering business as usual, but high up in UC Berkeley’s Campanile, peregrine falcon couple Annie and Grinnell are carrying out their spring routine without a hitch: mating, nesting and reproducing. Tower webcams captured the exciting eggs of the season.
Get Inspired & Learn Something New
Measure your carbon footprint with the CoolClimate Calculator
The CoolClimate Network’s online calculator allows you to calculate your estimated carbon footprint. It concludes with an interactive way to take action to make personal improvements.
Want more ideas? Check out this NY Times piece on ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
This Week’s TED Talks
Each week, we will be sharing TED Talks in theme with our Earth Month celebrations. Get inspired by two young ocean champions and their mission to protect the oceans and ourselves, or take the time to learn about modern wildlife conservation in a turbulent world.
Stay Informed & Engaged with Online Reading & Viewing
News outlets are providing free access to COVID-19 related articles. Here are a few options:
(And, consider supporting your favorite journalist and providers with a subscription.)
Enjoy some amazing climate and wildlife photos from The Guardian.
Lastly, check out this extensive list of environmental documentary films curated by UCLA CSO Nurit Katz .
*UC Berkeley students have free and unlimited access to online NYT.
Plant-Forward Recipe of the Week
With the recent surge in home cooking, it’s the perfect time to try out a plant-forward recipe! Eating a plant-based meal has great benefits not only for our individual health, but for the health of our planet.
This week, we’re featuring this healthy snack recipe for Jordanian roasted chickpeas.
Check out some of the plant-based recipes below:
Prioritize Your Well-Being
Four Things to Do Every Day for Your Mental Health
While we’re all (appropriately) focused on caring for the physical health of ourselves, our families, our communities, and society at large, our mental, emotional, and social health needs are quickly emerging as profoundly important, as well.
A guide to calm and connection in the COVID-19 storm
UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner has launched a video series to share science-based strategies to help people cope with the stress and uncertainty of COVID-19.
Announcements & Resources
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