CELL News
Our CELL News section provides information, updates, and feedback for past, current, and future CELL students. A CELL experience is more than an exciting “study abroad” program. The purpose of any CELL experience is to ignite a life-long commitment to living sustainably and to giving and receiving support for this commitment through community. Students are introduced to concepts of sustainability during their semester abroad program, but more importantly, once they return home, they learn how to employ these concepts in their own lives through living sustainably and through implementing sustainability action plans in various communities.
Recent Blog Posts
Rock the Veggies
Back to the tips. Swapping out one meat-based meal each week for a vegetarian meal can help both the planet and your diet! For example, it requires almost 2,500 gallons of water to produce a single pound of beef. Compare this to one pound of cabbage, which only...
Change Your Bulbs
Back to the tips. Do you know the difference between CFL's, LED's, and incandescent bulbs? Who knew lighting could be so complicated? This is one of the coolest, most comprehensive guides to lighting (it is a bit long, but definitely worth the read if you have a few...
Cut Down On Junk Mail
Back to the tips. "Without bills, magazines, and junk mail, there is no mail." - Jerry Seinfeld Want to reduce your junk mail? Check out the various Do Not Mail lists that are available online. Just be sure they are legit. Back to the tips.
Log Off And Turn Off
Back to the tips. Do you have vampires/phantoms? The average home has about 20 electric vampires: appliances that continue to drain power, even when they are "off". This can add almost $200 to your annual energy bill. How can you identify a vampire? Most often,...
Use One Less Napkin
Back to the tips. Know these things? They come in all shapes and sizes, and can be found in any restaurant and fast food joint across the country. When you see this, do you often have the urge to grab a handful, and just throw the napkins away? No? Are you sure?...