Patel Global Sustainability Newsletter
August 31st, 2016
PCGS presents the Global Sustainability newsletter! This renovated bi-monthly newsletter aims to include the most relevant environment conservation, climate change, renewable energy and sustainability events and news to practice sustainability across the globe. To submit information for inclusion, please email the PCGS Communications and Marketing team.
climate change
Quote of the Week:
"The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it." -Mike Huckabee
PCGS Fall 2016
Welcome the Class of 2017 & 2018!

PCGS is excited to welcome the largest incoming class of 50 students, seeing how much our college has really grown. Students from all over the world have traveled here to attend classes and obtain their Master's in Global Sustainability. 
Climate Change, Changing Things as we Know it

With July of this year going on record as the hottest month on global record and Louisiana, Baton Rouge underwater from what The Red Cross is calling the "worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy", our conversation about climate change needs to take a serious tone.

In This Issue
Sustainability in the Bay

SEP 7 | Resume and Cover Letter Writing Seminar | Patel Center, 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm | See details

SEP 8 | 2016 Florida Local Food Summit | East End Market, Orlando | See details

SEP 14 | Dr. Kathy Guindon & Debbie Kinder Presentations | Patel Center, 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm  | See details

SEP 16 | Sustainability Series Features Dr. Anja Geitman | Patel Center, 10:30 am | See details

OCT 10 | Dr. Subrata Bandy from Mosaic Presents | Patel Center, 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm | See details

OCT 14 | Open House | Patel Center, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | See details
Resources
Student Conferences
See all conferences available for students to attend in the Student Resources section! Find your opportunity present, learn and network with professionals.

PCGS Student Development
The Patel College of Global Sustainability is hosting their Student Development Series. The Fall 2016 series consist of six different events, including various seminars, round table discussions and presentations.

In Other News
Read some of our favorite articles we read this week...

For a shorter read: "San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban The Sale Of Plastic Bottles" - To curb the issue of plastic pollution, the city of San Francisco has just done something monumental: it has become the first in America to ban the sale of plastic water bottles.

For a longer read:  " America's First Offshore Wind Farm May Power Up a New Industry " - A just-completed project off the coast of Rhode Island, though relatively tiny, is at the forefront of a sea-based transition to renewable energy.
Alum News
Travel
Source - Visit Pensacola
PCGS Alumna in Travel Weekly
PCGS alum Barbra Anderson was cited in Travel Weekly, the most influential B2B resource for the global travel industry. After a two hour interview Anderson's content was published on Aug. 15th.

Tour de Turtles
Tortuga Turista
Tortuga Turista Update #6
Tortuga swam west to the Florida Alabama state line where she then decided to go South. Perhaps the reports of a possible hurricane heading north concerned her. Go Tortuga Turista!

Sustainability Tips and Tricks
For Reducing Climate Change

1. Get involved -Take a few minutes to contact your political representatives and the media to tell them you want immediate action on climate change

2. Be energy efficient - You already switch off lights - what's next?

3. Choose renewable power - Ask your utility to switch your account to clean, renewable power

4. Eat wisely - Buy organic and locally grown foods

5. Trim your waste - Keep stuff out of landfills by composting kitchen scraps and garden trimmings, and recycling

6. Let polluters pay - Carbon taxes make polluting activities more expensive and green solutions more affordable, allowing energy-efficient businesses and households to save money

7. Fly less - Before you book your next airline ticket, consider greener options

8. Get informed - Follow the latest news about climate change

9. Green your commute - If you can't go car-free, try carpooling or car sharing, and use the smallest, most fuel-efficient vehicle possible.

10. Support and Donate