Urban Green Lab News & Resources
What is “Climate Optimism?”
In this blog, we explore the question of what is climate optimism and share helpful resources for finding positive news about the state of the climate.
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5 Tips to Reduce Food Waste at Home
Food is beautiful. How can we waste less food at home? Read five tips to reduce food waste in your kitchen.
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A Student’s Perspective: Cultivating Sustainability in the Classroom
Hear from Megh Dixit, a student at Merrol Hyde Magnet High School, who has been working with Urban Green Lab since the winter of 2022 to develop his own environmental science/sustainability course with guidance from our Director of Education, Christina Langone.
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Sustainability + Social and Emotional Learning
Urban Green Lab’s Classrooms Division hosted a session on how sustainability connects to social and emotional learning while focusing on empowering individuals to make informed decisions and take individual and collective action to address global challenges like climate change.
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Dispatches from the Field: Bonnaroo Works Fund Environmental Inequity Panel Discussion
Urban Green Lab hosted a panel at Bonnaroo on the impact of environmental inequity. Read a summary of the panel and learn why we must prioritize environmental justice in this blog.
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Dispatches from the Field: Bonnaroo Works Fund Sustainable Consumption Panel Discussion
Urban Green Lab hosted a panel at Bonnaroo on sustainable consumption and how to shop sustainably. Read a summary of the panel and why where you choose to spend your money is important in this blog.
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A Vote for the Environment – A Voter Resource for Nashville’s 2023 Mayoral Election
As you decide who to vote for in the 2023 Nashville Mayoral election, Urban Green Lab provides environmental priorities to keep in mind when assessing candidates.
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Construction debris is filling up landfills; Nashville is trying to do something about it
Today, Mayor John Cooper announced plans that starting on Monday, January 30, 2023, Nashville Metro Water Services (MWS) will provide Nashville residents with every other week curbside recycling pickup services.
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Dispatches from the Field: The Elephant Sanctuary
When you think of an elephant’s habitat, what comes to mind? Our guess is that Tennessee is low on your list. However, to the surprise of many, Hohenwald, TN is […]
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