Research Studies: ASU is Going Green

I found it pretty hard to find a topic that would be good for this project. I wanted to do something that would interest me. As I was walking to class I noticed all of the recycle bins that are spread throughout campus. I really like the fact that we have the option to recycle here on campus. I also really like how the recycle bins are right next to the trashcans. The recycle bins are blue and they say "RECYCLE" on them and the trash cans are gray and they say "LANDFILL" on them, and this is what really caught my eye. I decided later that I could do my project on how Arizona State is trying to 'go green.' Of course I would talk about the trash cans and recycle bins around campus, and how we have the option to make our campus a little more environmental friendly.

Another topic that I found interesting recently is the business sustainability major offered at W.P. Carey School of Business here at Arizona State. In my WPC class we have to do presentations on a business major, and last week a couple of my classmates did their presentation on the business sustainability major. It is a pretty new major here on campus and many businesses are looking for sustainability majors so that their companies can keep up with how they can 'go green.' Companies want to make sure that they are looking good to the public eye and they want to show that they care about the environment.

Hassayampa Academic Village is where I live here on Arizona State's campus. When I came here for my visit back in March, our tour guide had mentioned that Hassayampa is the only residence hall that doesn't come with lights in the rooms. Instead of the rooms coming with lights there is a huge window that starts at the ceiling and goes down to the floor. The reason why the window is so large is because natural lighting is encouraged, and we can bring in our own lamps too. Hassayampa was designed to be an energy-conserving and environment friendly place. It is such a big residence hall and if we did have lights in our room people would be tempted to leave them on and waist energy.

Something else that really catches my eye here at ASU is the lawn in front of Barrett the Honors College. When I first moved in here at ASU, I always loved how Barrett keeps their grass so green. But these past couple of weeks the grass has been looking so dead. It was brown, patchy, and dry. Recently, they have been drowning the grass and put caution tape up so that people wouldn't step on the grass and ruin it.

Sources:
McPherson, Hugo, W. Duncan. Wood, and Derek M. Robinson. Emerging Threats to Energy Security and Stability. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005. Print.

El, Mallakh Ragaei, and Carl McGuire. Energy and Development: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Economics of Energy and Development. Boulder, CO: International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development, 1974. Print.

"Reuse/Recycle: The Monthly Newsletter of Resource Recycling." Reuse/Recycle Newsletter 32.9 (2002): 65-72. Print.

Summary:
These sources all talk about the effects of not being responsible about conserving our energy and our natural resources. 

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