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Calendar Wednesday, May 3 Is anxiety stressing you out? Atten d a free screening for anxiety and depressive ill nesses at area C of the Student Health Center. Drop in be tween 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Are you having trouble choosing a major? There will be a workshop on how to choose a major in the EMU Rogue Room at 3:30 p.m. The EMU House Committee will be meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the EMU Century D room. Quarterly Blood Drive: Lane Memorial Blood Bank accepts do nations on a drop-by, walk-in basis to benefit the University Blood Donor Club and other members of the University community. Re freshments for donors. 10a.m.-3 p.m. Fir Room, EMU. Free. For in formation, call 346-3086. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Workshop: jianbian Shiao discusses regional differences in Asian American identity. 5-6:30 p.m. ASUO Multicultural Center, Room 33, EMU. For information, browse http://gladstone.uore gon.edu/~apasu/ or call 346-4342. Sports Business Lecture: Val Acker man, president of the Women’s National Basketball Association, delivers the keynote address for the fifth annual Warsaw Sports Marketing Center’s Women in Sports Business Symposium. 7:30 p.m. Knight Law Center Auditori um. Free. For information, send e mail to rburton@oregon.uore gon.edu or call 346-3411. Kevin Calame Emerald The Pollution Solutions Tour was brought to the university by the National Environ mental Trust. Polution continued from page 1 through June. The members are traveling to more than 44 cities in 16 states in an air-stream, solar-powered Pol lution Solutions trailer pulled by a dual-fuel Ford F250, which is currently available on the market. The solar panels provide enough electricity to meet the demand of the trailer, including its air condi tioner, computer and refrigerator, all of which are energy-efficient appliances. “We need to make [the reduc tion of] global warming a priori ty," Howard said. Among the compact fluores cent light bulbs, radios, flashlights and other Energy Star appliances on display was a fuel cell that uses hydrogen to generate elec tricity. The only emission the fuel cell produces is water. Laura Cul berson, an Oregon field represen tative for NET, said a standard fuel cell emits sulfur dioxide, ni trogen oxide, carbon dioxide and mercury, creating smog in the en vironment. A newly designed Whirlpool refrigerator, which was also a part of the visual display, is 35 percent more efficient than conventional models, according to Pollution Solutions. Alan Van Zuuk, a rep resentative from the Energy Out let in Eugene said the Whirlpool refrigerator uses 500 kilowatts an hour per year. He added that stan dard refrigerators produced be fore 1993 use 1500 to 2000 kilo watts per hour. Jonathan Axelrad, a NET repre sentative, displayed a new break through in technology called an ebike. The electric-assisted bike, which costs about $1,000, can maintain a speed of 15 miles per hour for 20 miles. “You can leave your car at home one day a week and help cut global warming,” Axelrad said. NET’s Culberson said global warming causes more storms, droughts, a decrease in snow pack, irrigation problems and less water in rivers. “Global warming is a problem for everybody,” sophomore an thropology major Dave Jansen said as he checked out the Honda Insight. “What we have done to the world in the last 100 years is irreversible for our lifetime.” Jess Saver, a senior environ mental studies major, said that to contribute to the fight against global warming she shows her consumer preferences by biking rather than driving, and also by buying more local products. Top 10 things to help reduce global warming pollution: 10. Plant additional trees a rou nd your home. 9. Next time you buy a refrigerator, purchase a high-effi ciency model with the Energy Star logo. 8. Buy food and other products with reusable packaging. 7. Next time you buy a washing machine, purchase a low-energy, low-water-use machine with the Energy Star logo. 6. Install a solar thermal system to help provide your hot water. 5. Recycle all of your home's newsprint, cardboard, glass and metal. 4. If possible, leave your car at home two days a week. Ta ke pu b lic transportation to work, school or on errands instead. 3. Replace two of the five most fre quently used light bulbs in your home with compact fluorescent light bulbs. 2. Insulate your home, tune up your furnace and install low-flow shower heads. 1. Next time you replace your most frequently used automobile, pur chase a fuel-efficient car, rated up to 32 miles per gallon or more. 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