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Show Friday, March 20. 2009 WeekendDiVWSions Page 5 Going on Vacation for s ring Break Green musician visits USU, By BRENDON BUTLER staff writer Musician and singer Jonny Dubowski came to USU Wednesday to speak about energy conservation on campus, and sustainable lifestyles for students. Dubowsky is the co-founder of innovative Hawaii-based environmental company True Offsets. He said the company pioneered a profitmaking business model focused on improving the earth s environment. Dubowsky said he gets students together in conversation about energy efficiency and sustainable living as he tours college campuses around the United States. Dubowsky played an hour-long music set for a small crowd from 1 to 2 p.m., then later met in the ASUSU student room with roughly 50 students and professors to facilitate a conversation about sustainable lifestyles for students and improving energy efficiency on campus. During the conversation, students and teachers brought up their own ideas regarding healthy and sustainable lifestyles. USU Wellness Coordinator Caroline Shugart said she advocates people living healthy lifestyles in order to lower the huge cost of health care. Several students mentioned the difficulty that comes with teaching their peers about recycling or changing to energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs. In response, Dubowsky told about a device called the Kill A Watt which plugs into the wall with an appliance. The device tells exactly how much electricity a device, such as a refrigerator, uses. Dubowsky emphasized many good things he had seen on the USU campus. He applauded the visible greenhouses and HPER facilities for student health. He recognized the Aggie Blue Bikes program for supporting student health and as part of the solution for Logan's air quality problems. Dubowsky also gave ideas for moving the campus toward better energy efficiency. In this time of budget crisis, USU could save a lot of money in its energy budget with small changes, Dubowsky said. He said there are easy solutions such as giving temperature controls to more classrooms in order to prevent the paradox of opening classroom windows in order to combat heat from steam radiators and wall heaters. He said USU students could leverage the buying power of USU student food services in order to save on food transportation costs. Dubowsky said, on average, the food eaten every day has traveled more than 1,500 miles to reach a consumer's mouth. Dubowsky said students could volunteer their time to visit local elementary schools to help with afterschool programs. Some possible programs would teach younger kids how to recycle and reuse everyday items in creative ways. He mentioned one idea called an, "edible schoolyard," in which rain gutters would collect water to feed small student-cared for garden plots. The students would eventually get to eat the fruit of their labors. Dubowsky said college students are part of the next generation of America and have a responsibility to get involved in their society. "In general," Dubowsky said, "our baseline needs to be set higher in regard to living sustainably as students." He said the ideas he advocates are old ideas rather than new or innovative ones. "Just think about the Victory Gardens in World War H," Dubowsky said. "You were un-patriotic if you didn't try to live efficiently and sustainably." Dubowsky said when people say they don't want to change to these new treehugging practices, he wants individuals to remind them that these practices are not new. They are actually a return to the old, sustainable ways of living, he said. -brendon,butler@aggiemail. usu.edu Don't forget the Health Insurance. "Call the Voice of Choice" to save up to 60% or more! 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