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Sustainability

Center for a World in Balance

Environmental Protection Agency Sustainability

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

The Natural Edge Project

U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development

U.N. Documents on Sustainable Development

 

Campus Sustainability:

AASHE Campus Sustainability Profiles

Eastern Connecticut State University Institute for Sustainable Energy

Environmental Sustainability at Duke

Macalester College Environmental Audits

University of Central Arkansas Comprehensive Environmental Audit

University of Florida Office of Sustainability

Worldwatch Institute Campus Greening Profiles

 

 

Building Design and Landscaping

American School & University magazine Green Buildings

College Planning & Management magazine "Go Big Green"

Maintenance Solutions magazine Sustainability articles

University of Vermont GreenHouse Residential Learning Community

University of Buffalo UB Green

U.S. Green Building Council

 

 

Environmental Awareness and Education

Environmental Awareness and Education links

 

 

Energy Conservation and Efficiency

The Campus Energy Plan is an impressive summary of campus strategies compiled by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy group out of UW-Madison, and written by researchers at the Apollo Alliance and Energy Action.

 

Campus-Oriented Links:

Alliance to Save Energy Green Campus page

American College & University President's Climate Commitment

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers

California Student Sustainability Coalition

Campus Climate Challenge

Clean Air-Cool Planet for Colleges and Universities

Energy Star for Higher Education

Energy Star Products

Georgia Energy Strategy

National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology page

Native Energy

Society for College and University Planning Sustainability page

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Step It Up 2007

U. S. Dept. of Energy- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

US DOE EERE University Building page

U. S. Energy Information Administration

U. S. Green Building Council

 

Some Specific Approaches:

California State University- Chico

Cornell Sustainable Campus

Emory University Piedmont Project

Global Youth Climate Movement "It's Getting Hot in Here"

Harvard Resource Efficiency program

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification

MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment

Pacific Lutheran University energy challenge

Penn State University Take Charge program

Penn State University Energy Institute

SUNY-Buffalo UB Green program

University of Buffalo "A Greener Shade of Blue"

University of Connecticut Office of Environmental Policy

University of Hertfordshire Environment Team

University of Iowa energy challenge

University of New South Wales (Australia)

Willamette University Sustainability

 

Other Energy Resources:

Campus Climate Challenge

Carbonfund.org

Environmental Education Alliance

Environment Georgia

Georgia Environmental Council

KilowattOurs.org

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

Second Nature

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Southern Energy Network

Southface Institute- Energy living solutions

Stop Global Warming Virtual March

Union of Concerned Scientists

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

World Meteorological Organization

WorldWatch Institute "American Energy" report (PDF)

 

News:

Christian Science Monitor  'Sustainability' gains status on US campuses 

GCSU Colonnade  Council Talks GCSU Energy Usage

GCSU Colonnade  Energy Use & Conservation Committee Recently Established

GCSU Colonnade  Students Rally Around Recycling

Macon Telegraph & News  Middle Georgia Colleges Taking Initiatives to go Green

Newsweek  American Campuses Get Greener than Ever

 

 

Materials Management and Recycling

Arkansas DEQ Composting fact sheet

Campus Zero Waste

Catch the Cycle: A Guide to Recycling in Georgia Schools

Collegiate Recyclers Coalition

EPA: Pollution Prevention and Toxics

EPA: Wastes

GCSU Environmental Science Club

Georgia Recycling Coalition

GreenPeace: Eliminate Toxic Chemicals

How to Compost

How to Green Your Campus Building

Keep America Beautiful: Waste Reduction and Recycling

Macon Iron: The Scrap Market

National Recycling Coalition

National University of Singapore

Oberlin College Recycling Program: Recycling Facts

Pay-As-You-Throw Collection Systems

Resources Conservation and Recovery Act

Reuse + Recycling = Waste Reduction: A Guide for Schools and Groups

Stanford Recycling Center

UB Green: Thing Green. A UB Guide to Campus Ecology

University of Oregon Campus Recycling Program

 

 

 

Transportation and Parking Alternatives

Union of Concerned Scientists Clean Vehicles

 

 

Water Use and Conservation

Georgia WaterSmart

Georgia Water Wise Council

WaterSmart

Eartheasy: 25 Ways to Save Water at Home

Georgia Rivers Network

Georgia Water Coalition

Green Law

P2AD Conserving Water at Home

P2AD Water Conservation Workshops

UC Berkeley: Environment and Sustainability Portal- Article: Campus Works to Conserve Water

UGA Conserving Water at Home

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Water Conservation

Water Smart

Water Use it Wisely

What is Duke Doing?

 

 

 
GCSU Green Initiative
Campus Box 047 | Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone (478) 445-7379 | Fax (478) 445-4009
For more information: doug.oetter@gcsu.edu