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While environmental sustainability is a sobering, important topic that demands everyone’s attention, that doesn’t mean we have to be humorless about it. Below are links to some of our favorite satirical articles from The Onion. Enjoy!

New Eco-Friendly Packaging Triggers Boom In Guilt-Free Littering

Nation’s Snowmen March Against Global Warming

Suburban Recycling Program Now Accepting Broken and Discarded Dreams

Addressing Climate Crisis, Bush Calls for Development of National Air Conditioner

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BBC’s classes go green»

This fall, the Biscayne Bay Campus will take an academic lead in the university’s green efforts thanks to a grant that will help the campus bring Golden Panthers The South Florida Coast: New Horizons in Science and the Humanities Lecture Series, covering an array of disciplines.
In April, BBC received a grant from the Florida Humanities [...]

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FIU has more than 38,000 students

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The university recycles 40 tons of paper each month.

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FIU recycles 10 tons of materials such as plastic, glass, batteries, cardboard, light bulbs, aluminum and wood pallets monthly.

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The university irrigates its campuses with water from its lakes.

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80 percent of the cleaning products used at FIU are environmentally friendly.

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One-time disposable paper products purchased by FIU are made from recycled paper.

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