Ecologue

Fresh From the Faucet teamed up with the Student Sustainability Initiative at the beginning of the school year to encourage students to get reacquainted with their taste buds and their tap. You might have seen this group distributing water bottles, holding blind water taste tests, or decorating the Fresh From the Faucet water bottles at […]

In celebration of Local Eats Week, multiple restaurants in the local area are currently offering special $6 plates of delicious, locally-sourced food. From October 18 until the 24, restaurants will have a special dish available that is made with local ingredients from the six surrounding counties of Linn, Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Marion, and Polk. The […]

October 16th is World Food Day – a global effort to end world hunger. At OSU’s Student Sustainability Initiative, we’re focusing our efforts not on new modes of farming, but what we can do right now to have an impact. We came up with the Clean Plate Challenge to call attention to the food that […]

Hello Corvallis! Don’t forget to check out Benton County’s August in Motion publication, which offers fun ways to stay active and enjoy our city this month.  You can find the publication here. Oregon Cascades West Council of Government is offering special prizes at www.DriveLessConnect.com to encourage you to walk, bike, carpool, or ride the bus to the […]

Are you a waste reduction enthusiast? Join the 2013 da Vinci Days Green Team and gain free admission to the 25th Annual da Vinci Days Festival running from July 19th to the 21st! OSU Campus Recycling, in collaboration with the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition‘s Waste Reduction team, Republic Services, and da Vinci Days are coordinating recycling […]

Energize Corvallis recently launched a new initiative to increase local energy savings. Going Ductless! brings community members together to learn about the comfort and energy savings of ductless heating and cooling technology,  buy ductless heating and cooling systems, and enjoy the savings from their bulk purchasing power. In tandem with this outreach campaign, The Heat […]

OSU Divest, the on campus campaign moving for Oregon State University to sell off its investments in fossil fuel industries, will be showing the movie “Do the Math” on Thursday, May 23rd at the Westminster House! The movie is a 42-minute documentary on global warming and the fossil fuel industry. To see the trailer and […]