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Your caption here?
 Send a caption for the above photo to asucontest@grist.org by Wednesday, March 25 at high noon. If yours is deemed the wittiest and greeniest, you could win a $25 gift certificate to the Engrained restaurant on the Tempe campus, along with an Engrained canvas bag, water bottle, t-shirt, and pen.
Congratulations to Ellen Dupont, winner of our most recent caption contest. See her winning entry at left, and check out the runners-up in the "Caption Contest" photo album on the Grist-ASU Facebook page.
If you've captured a moment you'd like captioned, send a photo to pix@grist.org.
POWER HOUR
Take a walk on the dark side to show you care about the climate
On March 28, at 8:30 p.m., people around the world are turning off their lights for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Don't want to be in the dark? Flashlight your way over to a Literary Extravaganza at ASU's Off-Campus & Commuter Student Services (OCCSS) student lounge (map) on the Tempe campus from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., where a candlelit conversation with campus writers and artists will be moderated by English Department Chair Dr. Neal Lester. "During last year's Earth Hour, I got my cul-de-sac to turn off and come outside," said DeDe Grogan of OCCSS. "This year, our office wanted to do more, but still have fun while we educate." To participate, call (480) 965-9515 or email DeDe by March 26. Meanwhile, check out the Earth Hour site to see how the U.S. can reduce its massive carbon emissions, and track updates on Twitter.
ENGRAINED DISHES IT UP
Campus restaurant expands its reach with organic catering, local food, and free coupons
If you haven't stopped in lately at Engrained, ASU's very own environmentally conscious restaurant dedicated to sustainable dining, you need an update on what's been cooking:
• Catering: Engrained now offers a unique local organic menu (pdf) through ASU Catering.
• Local Foods: Engrained incorporates ASU's edible landscape in its menus through partnership with the Campus Harvest Program, offering delicious menu items such as date bars, brownies, Seville orange vinaigrettes, sweet and sour sauces, and "Devilade."
• Sushi Demo: Find out how to roll your own sushi at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 during a cooking demo at Engrained. Also celebrate National Nutrition Month with a "superfood" roll.
• New Hours: Engrained is now open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Free Food! Join the Grist-ASU: The Sustainable Sun Devil Facebook fan page and get a coupon for a free dessert or side salad from Engrained.
 COPY THAT
Biomimicry: The most sincere form of flattery?
Need a waterproof glue, a biodegradable factory, a cable stronger and lighter than steel? Look to Mother Nature for the best designs -- she has billions of years of experience. That's the advice of bio-thinker and Time magazine Hero of the Environment Janine Benyus. Her recent visit to ASU's InnovationSpace captured students' attention as she encouraged each to approach design challenges through the eyes of the natural world. Her appeal wasn't lost on biology grad student Nate Morehouse, who has piqued the interest of Xerox with his study of how butterfly wings manipulate light to create vivid color. InnovationSpace faculty foresee more visits from biomimicry experts as they incorporate the subject into their core curriculum. Find out more about Benyus's ASU visit, check out her website, catch a podcast interview, or read her landmark book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature.
REHAB WITH THE SCARS
Modernist architect embraces 'poetry of decay' in recycling war-damaged buildings
By Leah Starr, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
World-renowned architect Bernard Khoury defies the norm with his avant-garde designs in response to political and civil unrest in his native Lebanon. Addressing a crowd of over 200 at ASU Downtown recently, he introduced his theory of "Evolving Scars," a sustainable concept of rehabilitating war-damaged buildings, rather than demolishing them and denying their past. "It's a poetry of decay," said Khoury. "By the time the Americans understand me, I'll be dead." The talk was sponsored by F.A.R. (Future Arts Research) @ ASU. Read more about Khoury's visit to ASU.
» The above content is provided by ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability
 ALL SET
Which is greener: LCD or plasma TVs?
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Q. Dear Umbra,
I'm going to be buying a new television soon. Between an LCD and a plasma set, which is the more environmentally friendly?
Lorraine B.
Ossining, N.Y.
A. Dearest Lorraine,
Welcome to the promised follow-up to our previous examination of the digital television revolution. This week we finally take an opportunity for tortured reference to the revolution being digitized. I suppose everyone is probably making that joke ...
Read the rest of Umbra's answer.
WAKE UP TO TOXIC MAKE-UP
Umbra's video advice on greener cosmetics
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new in Grist: Wake Up to Toxic Make-up
 A CAPITOL OFFENSE
Thousands protest against coal in front of D.C.'s Capitol Power Plant
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An estimated 2,500 people protested outside Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Power Plant on March 2 -- the nation's largest act of civil disobedience against coal power. Grist was on the scene reporting from D.C. for this protest, as well as for the Power Shift 09 conference, where thousands of college students and other young adults gathered to ignite change on climate change policy (and show off witty posters).
new in Grist: A Capitol Offense
 A NEW VAN-TAGE POINT
Van Jones talks to Grist about his new job as Obama's green jobs guru
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Van Jones is joining the Obama administration to be the voice of green jobs in the White House. Jones, founder of the group Green for All, will serve as the first-ever special adviser on green jobs, enterprise and innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, where he'll work both to implement green jobs policies and connect those jobs with communities that need them most. Jones dishes to Grist about his new gig.
new in Grist: A New Van-Tage Point
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