Summer Greening Series: Film
Join us for a screening of this provocative documentary on a topic of relevance to anyone who lives in the Bay Area. Bring your lunch, grab a seat, and get inspired!

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

What: Documentary Screening & Discussion
When: Upcoming
Watch the trailer HERE!

Summer Greening Series: Speaker
Come and be inspired during your lunch hour!

Join us for an afternoon with Bill Crolius, founding member of People’s Fuel

When: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 12-2pm
Where: Rm 308, CIIS

Peoples Fuel, a worker owned cooperative based in San Francisco, California, is dedicated to providing communities with the highest quality ASTM certified biodiesel. Its goal is to increase access to sustainably produced biodiesel for transportation purposes.
peoplesfuel.org

Come and be inspired during your lunch hour!

We offer a common ground for the faculty, staff, students and friends of CIIS to meet around the themes of social and environmental sustainability. Help us to co-create this vision by sending us your suggestions to greenideas@ciis.edu

Biking is an easy and efficient way to reach CIIS.
To plan a safe biking route to CIIS, use the downloadable SF Bicycle Coalition’s PDF map of San Francisco. www.sfbike.org/?maps

They also have resources and information about taking your bike on BART if you are crossing the Bay.

Visitors are welcome to use the sidewalk bike racks in front of the building. Students, faculty, and staff can use the secure bike parking area in the gated lot next to the Mission Street building. When you arrive at the building, please show your CIIS ID to the greeter inside the lobby for access to bike parking.

CIIS’s Eco-Friendly Café
A socially responsible and environmentally friendly business inside our school.

• Serves local, organic, and vegan foods
• Emphasizes fair-trade and socially responsible products
• Uses 100% biodegradable to-go wares and diverts most consumer trash to compost
• Features Ayurvedic vegan Indian curries, daal, and more
• Is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with varying weekend hours

Read more about the eco-friendly CIIS café and its managers Patrick Numair and Sarah Kelly.

Resource Reduction

• As of November 2007, CIIS used between 7,000 and 8,000 pieces of paper per day.
• Every day American businesses generate enough paper to circle the Earth 28 times.
• Converting trees to paper takes water, energy, and chemicals leaving a BIG footprint.
• 40% of office paper still ends up in landfills.

Conservation Tips:

• Default your printing to double-sided.
• Scan and send documents electronically instead of printing/copying
• Bring your own reusable utensils, containers, napkins, and mugs for use at school.
• Buy used: Try thrift stores/Craigslist before you go to IKEA for that shelf or table.
• Don’t buy bottled water. Use a refillable bottle.
• Carpool! But maintain your car if you do drive: A well-maintained car is 10% more efficient.

Would you like to contribute to the “Go Green” newsletter? Email greenideas@ciis.edu.