{"65469":{"#nid":"65469","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrate Think Green Week April 18-22","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe construction along Skiles Walkway has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the Georgia Tech Earth Day committee, which has relocated the springtime event to the Instructional Center Lawn \u2014 while retaining all of the events and activities that have made it a campus tradition. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong the largest Earth Day events in the Southeast, the 14th annual event on April 22 is free and open to the public. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., attendees can learn about the environment and what they can do to increase a sustainable lifestyle through eco-friendly giveaways, recycling opportunities, an office supply and clothing exchange and more than 70 exhibitors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther activities include e-waste recycling, where collectors will accept old electronics, cell phones and toner cartridges; the third-annual Clothing Swap; and the popular Earth Day Maze, which earns participants a commemorative T-shirt. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreceding the Friday event is Think Green Week, from Monday, April 18, to Thursday, April 21, which will feature the following events: \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EApril 18: \u201cBag It,\u201d a documentary exploring the life cycle of the ubiquitous plastic bag, at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Theater\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EApril 19: a book discussion and author signing for \u201cEnts, Elves and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien\u201d at 5 p.m. in the Student Center Commons\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EApril 20: an outdoor screening of the documentary \u201cCrude: The Real Price of Oil\u201d at 8 p.m. on the Instructional Center Lawn\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EApril 21: an eco-fashion show, Throwaway Runway, at 11 a.m. in Tech Rec\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe construction along Skiles Walkway has done little to dampen the \nenthusiasm of the Georgia Tech Earth Day committee, which has relocated \nthe springtime event to the Instructional Center Lawn \u2014 while retaining \nall of the events and activities that have made it a campus tradition. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The construction along Skiles Walkway has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the Georgia Tech Earth Day committee, which has relocated the springtime event to the Instructional Center Lawn \u2014 while retaining all of the events and activities that"}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-04-08 14:15:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:30","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65470":{"id":"65470","type":"image","title":"Garden of Growth","body":null,"created":"1449176831","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:11","changed":"1475894579","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:59","alt":"Garden of Growth","file":{"fid":"193225","name":"earthday_II.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/earthday_II.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/earthday_II.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4843429,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/earthday_II.jpg?itok=zK3jKqnt"}}},"media_ids":["65470"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.earthday.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Earth Day Celebration"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.earthday.gatech.edu\/think_green_week.html","title":"Think Green Week Green Rally"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1005","name":"Earth Day"},{"id":"1006","name":"Think Green Week"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cindy.jackson@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECindy Jackson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Recycling Services\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-2004\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}