MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Foothill College Sustainability Committee is to take a leadership role in promoting, developing and modeling sustainability initiatives for students, staff, faculty and other public entities that are served by the College.  Sustainability concepts will be incorporated into the academic and daily affairs of the college, minimizing the college's impact on the environment, and providing opportunities for, and encouragement of, student leadership roles in the endeavor. View the Foothill Sustainability Policy. TAKE THE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SURVEY!! Help us measure Foothill's Carbon Footprint now by taking a 3 minute survey! Your input will help us measure how far we are all driving from campus, whether we come by bus, car, bike,etc.. and helps identify areas we may want to support with regard to greener alternatives! Take the survey today and you are automatically entered to win some great prizes including: A Great Car Care Kit from Magnusson Toyota with lots of free goodies (including a free oil change); a 2 1/2 hour segway tour (valued at $75); $25 Bookstore gift certificates and more!! TAKE THE 2009 FOOTHILL STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SURVEY NOW! GARDEN WORK DAY! November 5, 2009 between 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. (NOTE: THE GROUP WILL MEET--WEATHER PERMITTING, MEANING IF IT HAS NOT RAINED FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND IS NOT TOO MUDDY!!)
GREEN TIP #10: New Cell Phone Radiation Warnings How does your cell phone rate??? The Environmental Working Group just released a 10-month science evaluation regarding the hazards of cell phone radiation. This includes data from more than 200 peer-reviewed studies, as well as government advisories and industry documents. If you visit their site, you can view the entire report. There is also a listing of the 10-best cell phones, and you can check your cell phone to see where it falls with regard to radiation amounts. Visit them today! www.ewg.org GREEN TIPS ARCHIVE PAGE.	MEETINGS: November 10 Sustainability Meeting 3:30 p.m. in the President's Conference Rm. (Building 1900) Wednesdays @ 12 noon Student-Enviro Tech Club Meeting Rm. 5212 (next to Bio/Health Division Office)