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Beekeepers on the Charles

New student club buzzes into action Watch this video on YouTube Thousands of bees filled the air as members of the BU Beekeepers Club installed their first hive on the banks of the Charles River last week. They lighted on lapels, tiptoed across the backs of hands, and danced on foreheads. The installers never flinched, [...]

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35.24 tons of stuff find new home

This year sustainability@BU and Goodwill partnered for Move Out 2010, diverting  35.24 tons of clothing and household items from landfills. Read More

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How to Make a Bamboo Bike

Watch this video on YouTube World’s largest grass is stronger than you think Some people are tinkerers — they whittle tiny statues from pieces of wood or bars of soap or knit baby booties. Michael Mann leaves these folks in their own sawdust and yarn scraps. He’s built a 17-foot kayak from light wood and [...]

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The Green Dorm

Closing your dorm windows before leaving for winter break can help save over $23.000 in energy costs, reduce our boiler use, and cut greenhouse gas emmissions by 20%.

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