Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

This was an awesome video of a family that literally creates ZERO waste!

Enjoy! ~ Ryan

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Thanksgiving and Windmills!

Hello All,

After a crazy couple weeks, it is finally Thanksgiving Break! To get the holiday spirit rolling, ISAHL (Iowa Student Association of Healthcare Leaders) held a holiday feast for the Health Management and Policy Department. I am spent my lunch hour making my (Mom's) famous Corn Casserole! I can't believe there are only a couple weeks left of this semester after Thanksgiving.

The days are getting colder and more windy. To adapt to the windy Iowa winters and overall weather, the group I am president of, ECO Hawk, teamed up with the Sierra Club to promote Wind Energy on the University of Iowa campus, Iowa and within Congress Policy. We helped form an Iowa "I" on Hubbard Park to promote the national campaign.

In addition, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is going full force with offering offshore wind power permits expedited to spur Atlantic coast projects. To read more of this story, and many more that I always browse daily, visit HuffingtonPost.com or this link.

Have Happy Thanksgiving!

Ryan

Tube Tuesday!

Hello all,

As I was shopping this weekend, I tried to find the tubeless toilet paper rolls I had just witnessed on the evening news Sunday night. I unfortunately did not find them since Scott Tissue, who is making the product is only selling them at Walmart's and Sam's Clubs in the Northeast to see their market viability.

I thought the idea was simple and practical. It made me think of how far the "Green" movement has really come and how consumer demand can really make companies change they way they produce their products. I'm glad to see such change and hope that a story like this encourages you to recycle or use less of what y0u currently have to reduce, reuse and recycle. Ultimately, sustainability can save money, which I am sure it is doing for Scott by not putting that cardboard roll in the middle. Here is the full article if you want to read more: Kimberly-Clark Tube Free Rolls

Ryan

Walmart and Local Farmers!

Hey all,

Found this to be an interesting and promising article to finish out 350.org week!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/business/15walmart.html?_r=1&src=busln

Have a great Thursday evening!

Ryan

Bill McKibben

Hey All,

There is an awesome event happening on campus tomorrow! We are getting Bill McKibben, author, educator and environmental activists to come speak at the Englert Theatre.

His lecture will be: "Creating a Sustainable World"

7:00PM

Englert Theatre

Free Admission

http://sustainability.uiowa.edu/mckibben-iowa/

If your in town, I hope to see you there :D

Ryan

Seminars, Lunch and Golf!

Hi all!

If you couldn't already tell by my picture, football at Iowa has already begun! That was the first HOME football game against Eastern Illinois, in which we dominated and I described the experience in my last blog. We also played Iowa State, one of the big rivalries here in Iowa, this past weekend and currently have a 2-0 record for the season.

The past week has been jammed pack with seminars, networking lunches, golf and of course lots of course work ;)

MPH Seminar:

So almost every Tuesday during the semester, the MPH program coordinates "MPH Seminar" where a wide variety of topics are presented. Everything from professors, current and past students to public health professionals. This past Tuesday, Dr. Osterberg from the Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) department presented "Green Bike Tour in Romania Touting Renewable Energy”. The past 10 or so years Dr. Osterberg has been going on bike tours all around the world to promote the innovations that are renewable energy, which include his bike that is solar powered, kind of like an electric bike that uses the sun instead of gas to power you along. His message was clear, that it is cost effective and relatively easy for organizations and governments to invest in renewable energy. I was shocked to learn that the state of Iowa gets 20% of its energy from Wind! In addition, there has actually been a decrease in energy expenses for Iowans versus other states that use other sources of energy to power their towns and cities.

All and all it was a very informative topic and very relevant to me, since I am the president of ECO Hawk, which is an environmental group I cofounded last year with other CPH students. We have already put on two waste sorts, field trips to city recycling and landfill sites and have had many gains towards sustainable practices that will be changed and implemented in the new College of Public Health building scheduled to open Fall 2011. We have a lot of events planned for this upcoming fall and are excited to have our first meeting of the academic year this Wednesday!

Lunch and Golf:

On Thursday I was able to have lunch with Iowa Alumni from Alegent Health in Omaha, NE. This was an event put on by my department in Health Management and Policy and was a great way to connect with recent graduates and reconnect with Alumni that had come to Iowa last year for the annual "Iowa Student Association of Healthcare Leaders (ISAHL) Golf Outing". I am the VP for Professional Development for the student organization and our major fundraiser and event of the year is our annual Golf Outing which was held at Brown Deer Golf Club in Coralville, IA (just next to Iowa City). The Friday event was very successful and a lot of fun. I am not an avid golfer but I was able to make it on the "green" a couple times and almost hit a couple people in the process with my flying balls, haha. The event draws in Alumni from all over and was a great way to network and get to know professionals in the field of Health Administration. It is one of my favorite events and I am already looking forward to being able to participate again as a student next year (which will be my final year in the program).

Life:

I was unable to make it to Iowa vs. Iowa State game since I traveled back to my hometown for my cousins wedding, but couldn't wait to get back to Iowa City, where I am now catching up from the long weekend of events and golfing and will update later this week which entails seminars on Emergency Preparedness, All student meetings/outings and a potluck with friends at the end of the week!

Post questions/comments on the blog or send me an email: ryan-landi@uiowa.edu if you all want to know more about my life and Iowa!

Good Morning! Good Morning!

Ryan