VCU advocates a greener community during Earth Week

VCU Sustainability and Green Unity at VCU partnered to spread campus awareness about simple ways to go green this past week. Earth Week, which was from April 16 to 20, consisted of a variety of eco-friendly events including group bike rides, recycling drives and speaker sessions featuring renowned environmental justice advocates. “A lot of people […]
Earth week approaches
Richmond may not always be the greenest city, but the activists living here are attempting to change that. To celebrate Earth Day, organizations on VCU’s campus and throughout the city are holding events to promote sustainability throughout the coming week.
Green Unity Club Brings Sustainability to VCU
Once a year in April, we take a day to show the planet some love.
Students sell homemade wares for Earth Day
Students and vendors gathered to sell homemade crafts, jewelry and other wares as part of the second annual Earth Day Bazaar.
VCU group making Richmond greener one plot at a time

Green Unity plants community gardens in Richmond
Campus environmental groups launch new lecture series
VCU is taking a step forward in its interest in the future of sustainability with an inaugural lecture by guest speaker Jeremy Rifkin on Feb. 23
VCU’s Green Unity promotes electronic recycling

VCU’s Green Unity club is working to sustain the trend of electronic-recycling in the community
Green Unity plans new garden on MCV campus

Campus environmental group plans community garden
“Gardens for Life” complete phase two
Students plant VCU’s first rain garden, reduce water pollution Emily Satchell Contributing Writer About 30 students planted VCU’s first rain garden this Saturday in front of Harris Hall — a project that has been in the making since last spring. VCU has been doing a lot to “go green” and move forward their transition to […]