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  Chemical Engineering!

  It's kind of an umbrella major, and it can be used for good!
  Manufacturing is never going to stop, but it can be done less/much cleaner, etc.
  I originally went into it to try and do research in recycleable/biodegradable polymer technologies.  I've done consulting for emissions minimization techniques, and there's a huge push with the 'greening of the supply chain,' so many jobs open up all the time.  Plus, you can work on really interesting things like zero waste manufacturing, or as I currently do-clean up the land/water from old industrial/chemical sites.  And even if you want to go the non-profit route, someone still needs to crunch things like emissions numbers to see if those school buses really shouldn't be iddling around the children...

  Plus, when people gasp when they find out that you don't use soft plastics, only use natural cleaning products, own a bike instead of a car, and don't eat processed foods, the phase "I know what's in them, I'm a chemical engineer" usually gets you out of alot of eye rolls. :-pOn Umbra on choosing a college posted 1 year, 10 months ago 21 Responses

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  Another thing...

  This may be more on-point with one of the linked articles about giving used rings. Another alternative is Green Karat, where the metals are recycled.  And you can offset the emissions by donating to a wind energy fund.

  Another good thing to look at is where the dresses come from.  Buying hemp, organic or local are also options (that are usually more costly, but the 'destination wedding' implies a large budget)On Umbra on green weddings posted 4 years, 4 months ago 7 Responses