Campus Pollution Prevention
WHERE TO GET MORE
INFORMATION
Principles
| Campus Operations | Curriculum
| Students
Hard-Copy | Professional Organizations
The links presented here are web sources for more information about different
aspects of campus pollution prevention sorted by the categories listed above.
Principles
Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future - http://www.ulsf.org/: Secretariat for signatories of the Talloires Declaration. Composed in 1990 at an international conference in Talloires, France, the declaration is a ten-point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities. It has been signed by over 275 university presidents and chancellors in over 40 countries including 73 universities in the United States and 3 universities in Region 8 (Colorado State University, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Utah State University). For more information go to: http://www.ulsf.org/programs_talloires.html
Campus Operations - Examples
Colorado State Sustainability Web Site - http://www.fm.colostate.edu/sustain/
University of Colorado Environmental Center - www.colorado.edu/cuenvironmentalcenter/
Greening the University of Montana - http://www.umt.edu/greeningUM/
Harvard Green Campus Initiative - http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/
Campus Operations - Tools
Campus Climate Action Toolkit - Helps colleges and universities take steps toward more climate-friendly operations. An organized approach and instructions are offered for collecting and analyzing data, calcualting emissions (using an MS Excel-based spreadsheet calculator ), setting goals, and forming and implementing a plan. It also offers links and case studies to several institutions who have implemented the plan. The tool captures emissions from a variety of sources, including heating, cooling, electricity, steam, and transportation. If institutions become Clean Air - Cool Planet Partners, they can contribute content and suggest edits or format changes so that the resource is owned and maintained by its primary audience and users.
Workbook for
a Clean Energy Campus - http://www.cogreenpower.org/campus.pdf: Produced
as a result of the University of Colorado Energy Summit in 2002, this workbook
is for "Students interested in persuading their university to purchase
renewable energy to reduce the environmental impact of their campus energy use
will be able to use this
basic workbook to get started. It is based on the experience of the first few
colleges in
the country to purchase renewable energy..." Includes case studies.
Labs for the 21st Century - http://www.epa.gov/lab21gov/index.htm: Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, Labs21 is a voluntary program dedicated to improving the environmental performance of U.S. laboratories. Labs21 is designed to improve laboratory energy and water efficiency, encourage the use of renewable energy sources, and promote environmental stewardship.
EPA Colleges and Universities Integrated Strategy - http://www.epa.gov/ne/assistance/univ/: The site includes compliance information and contacts, a best management practices catalog, pollution prevention guidance and sustainability initiatives, news on upcoming events and adds work that New England institutions have done as it become available.
EPA Sector Strategies - Colleges and Universities - http://www.epa.gov/sectors/colleges/: EPA's Office of Policy and Economis (OPEI) has partnered with six colleges and universities to develop sector-specific approaches to advance the use of environmental management systems, reduce regulatory performance barriers, and measure environmental progress. The site gives links to further information in each of these three priority areas.
Environmental Virtual
Campus - http://www.c2e2.org/evc/home.html: Sponsored by the Campus Consortium
for Environmental Excellence (C2E2), MIT developed this site to assist students,
staff, and researchers with campus environmental management, both regulatory
and non-regulatory practices. The site is organized around nine typical areas
on a campus that are normally subject to environmental regulations. The C2E2
home page has links to other resources and news. http://www.c2e2.org/
NCSE's University Affiliate Program advances environmental programs across the nation's campuses. NCSE works to strengthen environmental education, research, and funding as part of its vision - a society where environmental decisions are based on an accurate understanding of the underlying science and its limitations. Over 150 member institutions, from large private and public research institutions to smaller liberal arts institutions, receive a range of membership benefits and services. - http://ncseonline.org/dep/
Center for Sustainable Systems (CSS) contributes to interdisciplinary education at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels at the University of Michigan through curriculum development, internships, research opportunities and special workshops in the areas of industrial ecology and sustainability. - http://css.snre.umich.edu/
Greener Education Materials for Chemists (GEMs) is an interactive collection
of education materials focused on green chemistry. Supported by the National
Science Foundation and the University of Oregon, it includes laboratory exercises,
lecture materials, course syllabi and multimedia content that illustrate chemical
concepts important for green chemistry. It includes both published and unpublished
materials. The tool is offered free of charge. http://greenchem.uoregon.edu/gems.html
Sustainable Landscapes: a Utah State University Student Group out of the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Department.
Reaching Out: Broadening College-Student Constituencies for Environmental Protection, Produced by the Institute for Global Ethics http://www.globalethics.org/services/edu/reports.htm
Workbook for
a Clean Energy Campus - http://www.cogreenpower.org/campus.pdf: Produced
as a result of the University of Colorado Energy Summit in 2002, this workbook
is for "Students interested in persuading their university to purchase
renewable energy to reduce the environmental impact of their campus energy use
will be able to use this
basic workbook to get started. It is based on the experience of the first few
colleges in
the country to purchase renewable energy..." Includes case studies.
Student and Youth Day of Action for Clean Energy Solutions - Student organized annual event to bring awareness of fossil fuel use and abuse - http://www.energyaction.net/
Campus Ecology - works with student organizations on environmental literacy and action, a division of the National Wildlife Federation. http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/. They also offer a fellowship program to fund graduate and undergraduate initiatives - http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/dspFellowships.cfm
Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (Humboldt State University, Arcata, California) - CCAT's mission is to "demonstrate appropriate technology in a residential setting, provide hands-on experiential learning opportunities to Humboldt State University and the surrounding community, collect and disseminate information about appropriate technology, examine the ethical and social consequences of technology, and dispel the myth that living lightly on the earth is difficult or burdensome." It is a student run organization that sponsor workshops and discussions, writes articles and maintains a residential complex based on appropriate technologies. http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat/
P3 Award: A Student Design Competition for Sustainability - The P3 competition
provides grants to teams of college students to research, develop, and design
sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. P3 stands for "people,
prosperity, and the planet" – the three pillars of sustainability
– as the next step beyond P2 or pollution prevention. http://es.epa.gov/ncer/P3/
Recommended Reading (Hard-Copy):
Greening the Ivory Tower by Sarah Creighton Hammond, 1999 - a wealth
of information including a good bibliography of resources.
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) - http://www.aascu.org/
The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA) - http://www.appa.org/
Association of College Administration Professionals - http://www.acap.org/home.html
Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association - http://www.cshema.org/
Council of Independent Colleges - http://www.cic.org/
Education for Sustainability Western Network (“EFS West”) - http://www.efswest.org/
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges - http://www.nasulgc.org/
