University of Pittsburgh Global Environmental Brigades

Now that football season and the Super Bowl have passed there's something new to get excited about.... http://www.buzzfeed.com//if-we-cared-about-the-environment

Join us in Panama this summer from May 15-21! Students work with local community members to address environmental issues such as deforestation, monoculture, and waste management. We plant native trees, maintain greenhouses, and prepare educational material to support the Embera community in hopes of reducing overall carbon footprint and improving health related concerns stemming from environmental degradation. Apply today here! https://docs.google.com//1BsN9Xz8vsBNJhZpCMJUCOs4/viewform

Hey there Environmental Brigaders! We'd like to share some new and important updates in the environmental world every once a while, and recently there was a big one: the shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline. Here's a quick video explaining what the pipeline is (below). And an article about Obama's statement and the whole deal: http://www.npr.org//president-obama-expected-to-reject-key

Come check out the Environmental Brigade this Friday at the Global Brigades Fair from 12-3! https://www.facebook.com/events/1544045175870475/

For those of you that despise the weather but still want to help, go eat at Five Guys on the Public Health chapter's fundraiser night! https://www.facebook.com/events/813907215331491/

Help our fellow brigaders out by eating delicious food! Here is a fundraiser Medical brigades is holding at hofbrauhaus: https://www.facebook.com/events/619243178221965/