Spring shoppers seek sustainable style
By Sarah McBride Chameleon Staff Writer When seeking out some new pieces for the spring season, many of us will opt to look for some pieces that keep with the green movement trend. Didn’t think social movements would affect your clothes? Think again. Even major stores, including H&M, are now offering sustainable apparel for the eco-conscious. So, it’s now possible to shop and save the world at the same time. That’s what I call multitasking. Sustainable brand Greenola offers shoppers a way to shop for conscious apparel and accessories while making a difference in peoples’ more »
MONDAY EPIPHANY: STEP gives solid footing to Loyola grad’s future
By Jen Kelso Chameleon Blogger Loyola’s biodiesel program, which uses leftover waste from our own dining halls to create fuel that powers our campus shuttle buses, is the first licensed operation of its kind. But what makes it even more special is that from the start, students have been the driving force behind its success. In fact, the first STEP (Solutions To Environmental Problems) class in 2007 produced a group of students committed to the idea who really helped the biodiesel production proceed. One of these original students has stuck around long enough to become the biodiesel lab more »
What the frack?
By Ericka Reyes Marketing Director The F word. You know what I’m talking about. The world’s most controversial word; the one you shouldn’t use, but you do anyway. You guessed it. FRACKING. Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is the process of drilling or injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside. It sounds pretty technical and maybe a little boring, but trust me, it should scare you. Why? Well, what would you say if you knew your government was putting cancer-causing more »
Chameleon News episode #1: February 24, 2013
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Check out the very first episode of Chameleon News, filmed in front of this week’s Campus Hotspot, the St. James Chapel at the corner of Rush and Pearson near the Water Tower Campus. Stay tuned for next week’s episode of Chameleon News, with a brand new Campus Hotspot! Anchored by Ericka Reyes/Marketing Director Written by Kim De Guzman/Editor-in-Chief Produced by Sean Keenehan/Section Editor
Belmont thrifting provides green shopping solutions
By Sarah McBride Chameleon Staff Writer The Belmont neighborhood is notorious for its wide variety of thrift stores to shop from. Lovers of vintage fashion, those who want a greener way to shop, or anyone looking to find a deal on clothing, because we’re all on some sort of budget, should explore the neighborhood and see all it has to offer. To help in your thrift store search, we’ve explored the area and scouted out some great thrifting options. In addition to clothing and accessories, many of the stores in the area also have unique home more »
WORLD NEWS BRIEF: Week of November 30
News Brief Compiled By Kim De Guzman Editor-in-Chief Here’s what’s been making headlines during the past week: A/E According to BBC News, a play about late singer Amy Winehouse set to debut in Denmark in January 2013 has been canceled. The singer’s estate has blocked the use of her materials in the production. Green Scene National Geographic claims that a rare species of giant tortoise (which was thought to have gone extinct) may still live on. DNA evidence from a Yale University study reveals the tortoise species Chelonoidis abingdoni may still have more of more »
Happy Holidays to the Environment: How to have an ecofriendly holiday season
By Kim De Guzman Editor-in-Chief The holiday season has a tremendous impact on the environment. But the happiest time of the year doesn’t necessarily have to be the most wasteful. Here’s how you can celebrate the season in a “greener” way: 1. Lights Instead of the traditional incandescent holiday lights, choose light emitting diodes, otherwise known as LEDs, for outdoor lighting or Christmas tree lighting. LEDs use up to 95% less energy than larger, traditional holiday bulbs. These bulbs may be more expensive, but last much longer. The efficiency of LEDs is also not affected by more »
THURSDAY LEARN & GROW: The Truffle Trade
By Jackie Gorman Chameleon Environmental Blogger Of the countries in Europe which focus on the craft of finer foods, France and Italy have been adding an ingredient which has elegantly increased the price of a meal for decades. The tradition of fine dining has been shaped by the ability to add this ingredient generously. Black or White truffles, fungi from underground, are harvested in these countries due to rich, intricate environmental conditions (soil conditions and normally found under oak trees). Unlike regular agriculture, neither farmers nor anyone else can help manipulate the growth of truffles. Considered a delicacy, truffles more »
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes
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-STAFF REPORT- This weekend, the LUChameleon celebrates its one year anniversary. It’s been a whirlwind year for us. We published our very first issue last November. We started this publication because we wanted to give a voice to the alternative students on campus. We wanted to provide another student media opportunity on campus, as well as “talk about things that aren’t usually talked about publicly” on campus. We started out with the half the number of staff members that we have now, with no resources whatsoever, and we started out as an online only magazine more »
THURSDAY LEARN AND GROW: Food for thought- nutrients are extravagance
By Jackie Gorman Chameleon Environmental Blogger This week I wanted to continue the conversation touched up in my last post Food for thought, Water for Growth. Specifically, I did not fully elaborate on what I meant by changing the way we look at food in the statement “nutrients per calorie”. In my argument I said that the diet changes we can make, also help the environment by eating more vegetables then animal byproducts. According to Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his top selling book, Eat to Live, the American diet has transformed from receiving vital nutrients to excessive innutritious calories. In more »
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