All this talk about campus organizing is well and good, but it's really not complete without reporting on The Environmental Futurists at Southern Connecticut State University; the most effective youth environmental organization in Connecticut and arguably one of the best in the country.

We have just started an on-campus bicycle program and are in the midst of several other major campaigns, including one to make SCSU sweatshop-free. For a small sample of our accomplishments (in less than a year and half) take a look at the following (incomplete) list of our media hits.

Seriously, if you're talking about campus organizing you should be talking about the Environmental Futurists! To contact us send an email to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_DeUG1xn54v').innerHTML = output; //]]>

Southern News-

"Environmental futurists hope Southern goes green"
April 4, 2007
http://seanp284.typepad.com/snews/2007/04/environmental_f ...

"Tackling recycling on campus, changes needed"
April 18, 2007
http://seanp284.typepad.com/snews/2007/04/tackling_recycl ...

"Working to preserve Beaver Pond Park"
May 2, 2007
http://seanp284.typepad.com/snews/2007/05/working_to_pres ...

"Recycling Problems"
May 9, 2007
http://seanp284.typepad.com/snews/2007/05/recycling_probl ...

New Haven Register-

"SCSU student-farmers on an eco-mission"
By Maria Garriga- Monday, August 4, 2008
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2008/08/03/new_haven/1 ...

"Futurists will be honored for work"
By Maria Garriga- Monday, April 7, 2008
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2008/04/07/past_storie ...

"SCSU president declares school carbon-neutral"
By Abe Katz- Monday, August 13, 2007
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2007/08/13/import/1869 ...

"Students urge SCSU to cut greenhouse gases"
By Abe Katz- Friday, March 2, 2007
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2007/03/02/import/1803 ...

New Haven Independent-

"Beaver Pond's "Friends" Face A Cleaner Future"
February 22, 2007
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/02/a_man ...

"Environmental Futurists Honored"
April 8, 2008
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2008/04/envir ...

Connecticut Business News Journal-
http://www.conntact.com/article_page.lasso?id=41206

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