Do you want to start your own sustainable food enterprise? We have start-up costs and mentoring for you! From co-ops to cafes, we want students to bring new ideas to life and reconnect communities with the food they eat. To find out how to apply visit www.nus.org.uk/studenteats
Saving energy is part of the bigger picture
💡 small actions make a big difference!
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💚 http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/climate
Check out this short TED video on how behavioural science can make a big difference to our energy bills
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Do you want to grow food on your campus? Please vote for the NUS in the Aviva community fund so we can establish 12 growing sites and provide mentoring to the successful projects! Vote here before tomorrow! --> https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/…/project/view/16-3652#0
Don’t we all need an extra little push to save more water?
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🛀 http://www.boredpanda.com/spiky-shower-curtain-water-conser…
1 Ambassadir Training Session down, 1 to go! As always overwhelmed by how many LSE students want to support our campaign! For those of you trying to find the room for the 4pm session, persever, it's in the Graham Wallis Building 5th floor, Old Building, through the Senior Common Room!
Help your hall win a massive delivery of Ben & Jerry’s by completing the Student Switch Off Climate Change quiz. The four halls from across the UK that get the highest % of their students completing the quiz win 100 tubs of Ben & Jerry’s! Plus you will be entered into a draw to win ice cream for yourself!http://studentswitchoff.org/unis/lse/quiz/
Norway are leading the way with electric cars, over one third of cars are electric
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Do you want to grow food on your campus? Please vote for the NUS in the Aviva community fund so we can establish 12 growing sites and provide mentoring to the successful projects! Vote here before Friday! --> https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/…/project/view/16-3652#0
Saving energy (and the planet) is NOT a lonely mission! Check out some good news stories from the environmental revolution taking place around the globe http://1010uk.org/itshappening
Plant based food is great because it's cheap and super sustainable, check out these 15 winter warmer recipes for some great sustainable food ideas http://www.onegreenplanet.org/…/meal-ideas-for-lunch-and-d…/
Five reasons to be optimistic about climate change (you energy saving lot should be on there too!) http://1010uk.org/…/five-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-cli…
Take our Climate Change Quiz for the chance to win 100 tubs of Ben & Jerry’s for your hall! Our national competition rewards the four halls from across the UK that get the highest % of their residents completing the quiz. Even if your hall doesn't win, you will still go into the draw to win a big half litre tub of Ben & Jerry’s for yourself! Closing date: 16/11/16 http://studentswitchoff.org/unis/LSE/quiz/
🎃 Happy Halloween
👻 from Student Switch Off! Get into good habits for when you leave halls and switch off unused lights & appliances to avoid SCARY bills (see what we did there
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https://www.saveonenergy.com/…/energy-efficient-halloween-…/
🎃 12 DIY
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💀http://www.treehugger.com/…/12-diy-halloween-decorations-do… #halloween
Need advice on store cupboard staples to have in stock in your new home? Love Food Hate Waste has some great ideas! http://bit.ly/MEqMMh
Want to win a goodie bag from Planet Organic? Putting a lid on a pan saves up to 90% of the energy required when cooking. To get you practicing this super sustainable action the first 5 people to post a selfie onto Instagram posing with their pan and lid using the hashtag #LSESSO will win a goodie bag filled with lushious treats from our favourite shop!
You don't have to be cooking in your picture - get creative! Why not ask your flat mates too? Get creative (why not make it... Halloween themed
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To enter:
1) Follow our Instagram page @studentswitchoff https://www.instagram.com/studentswitchoff/
2) Upload your selfie tagging @studentswitchoff and the hashtag #LSESSO
3) If you have a private account make sure you follow us, we'll give you a follow back, and we can then see your photo and sort your prize.
- This is Bobbie. She boils just one cup of water for a cup of tea. ...No more no less. Be like her. #lsesso #studentswitchoff #butlerswharf #lse See More
- This is Lance. He uses lids for cooking. Saving 90% energy. Be like him #lsesso #studentswitchoff #butlerswharf #lse
- This is Priyanka. She keeps her room heater to 1. She uses a lot o...f layers of clothes this winter. Be like her. #lsesso #studentswitchoff #butlerswharf #lse See More























