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To honor this year’s Earth Day theme of “Planet vs Plastics”, the Sustainability Task Force organized a friendly Campus Cleanup Competition.  Many groups got out to pick up trash around campus and enjoy the spring sunshine.  The winners for the fullest bags were the team from Fye, including Helen Fredricks, Laura Motta, Gretchen Swarr, and…

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Anne Richards, March 27, 12:00 – 1:00pm at Carriage House and Online WHOI’s beekeeping project started in 2020, with hives now on the Quissett Campus and in the Village. This talk will center on the main tasks required of beekeepers month by month, and how interested community members can step in and help with the…

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Following the Lab Freezer Maintenance Lunch n Learns, the Facilities Dept has purchased some ice scraping tools to help people carry on with the regular maintenance of their freezers.  Sets of rubber mallets and plastic scrapers have been distributed in the freezer rooms of Redfield and Fye and soon to be Watson as well.  Be…

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The Sustainability Task Force, the Women’s Committee, and the Workplace Climate Committee hosted an Activities Fair on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The goal was to connect people with the many different activities and affinity groups at WHOI ranging from DEI to Softball to Tunes at Noon and more. Many groups were represented, lots of interested…

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Electricity prices are rising! Join 3 local experts to learn how you can save money and reduce your carbon footprint by installing solar panels on your home.  Matt Liles from Cotuit Solar, James Manzer from Revision Energy, and Megan Amsler from Self-Reliance will share their knowledge and expertise about residential solar. Tuesday, June 21 at…

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Members of the WHOI community came together on Thursday, May 12 for the most recent installment of Repair Cafe.  People brought in small appliances from home that weren’t working, and WHOI technicians volunteered to help troubleshoot and repair these items.  It was a wonderful community building event, with the added benefits of saving appliances from…

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If you’re interested in learning how you can reduce waste and buy sustainably sourced food here in Falmouth, please join the Sustainability Task Force for a Lunch ‘n Learn with the Flax Food Coop.  Tuesday February 24 at 1pm.  Zoom Meeting ID: 952 8747 4123

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Over the course of a week in early January 2022 ReVision Energy installed a 15.17 kW (DC) solar panel system on the Meteor House roof.  As soon as the system is inspected and the net metering is enabled, Meteor House can be added to the list of buildings at WHOI generating electricity!  

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In 2021 WHOI sent a total of 141,200 lbs of scrap metal and empty containers to Middleboro Recycling and Mid City Scrap. In addition to keeping all of that material out of landfills, this effort also resulted in $16,239.77 income for WHOI. Win-Win!

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