So, I was on the NYU Sustainability Task Force Website today (literally doing something as important as jacking the NYUSustainability logo for a PowerPoint presentation my boss is giving later) when I stumbled upon their ‘recent news’ section. Best discovery ever…
The first two articles I checked out were about Earth Week–I was already being vain, wanting to hear everybody swoon over the ‘incredible street fair’ or the ’shocking second annual bare-energy frolick’. But not only did I get that, no, I got my own voice (well, words) chirping back at me like the chipper little tree-hugger I am.
"CAS sophomore Sarah Henderson, one of the event’s organizers, said the frolick was about promoting clean alternative energy."
In the first one, I speak mildly intelligently about Earth Week and our planning committee’s goals, but in the second one, I literally sound like a raging, naked hippie. With brilliant, profound quotes such as “If you support clean energy, take off your clothes,” I think I am setting a great example for young environmentalists everywhere. They unfortunately didn’t mention that I was screaming that line while I was running to rally up energy from the crowd and whoever else, but whatever.
Here's to the Long Haul @ the NYU Earth Day Street Fair 2009
Check out ‘Here’s to the Long Haul’ on their myspace, great bluegrass-y style music for a great cause (they are touring to promote awareness about the environmental destruction attributed to the mountain-top removal mining of coal)
All me-related articles aside, 2009 NYU Earth Week as an awesome success, I have to admit. So many people put their energies into putting together 25+ events throughout the week from a variety of different NYU communities. Here is the full schedule if anyone cares to reminisce a little bit. Hopefully next year, although I won’t be here to enjoy it, EarthMatters, The Earth Week Planning Committee, the Sustainability Task Force, Lisa Kail (the Goddess of StreetFair planning and Student-Club President Stress Management Coordinator), and the hundreds of other people that have traditionally helped host events and pull together a celebration of our planet can rally together once again to align a fine series of events that immerses NYU administration, faculty, staff, and students, whether intentionally or unintionally, into environmental culture and awareness.
