Sustainability Initiative
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[edit] Sustainability
Add action items to this list! Next week we will be discussing this list at the Ecologic meeting.
[edit] Main Thrusts
[edit] Energy
Goal: 25% of RPIs energy from renewable sources
Goal: Roll out a public relations campaign to coincide with Focus the Nation next semester
[edit] Action Items
- Data! - what kind of data?
- Cost & Eventual (monetary) benefits
- President Jackson's thoughts on energy security/sustainability
- Bev has data from Linda Burtis
- President Jackson to Sign American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment Presidents Climate Commitment
- What percentage of renewable energy do other schools have (especially those schools competitive with RPI)?
- Petition?
- Creative ideas for getting passers-by engaged (not just your ordinary booth)
[edit] Other
- Who is already in support of renewable energy for RPI?
- Saadia is going to email the sustainability email list with something like "does anyone on campus doing anything regarding sustainability?" and organize a list
[edit] Contact List
[edit] RPI Faculty
- Michael Jensen
- Donald Drew
- Steve Breyman
- Atsushi Akera
- Lupita Montoya
- Daniel Walczyk
- David Hess
- Langdon Winner
- Jackie Baldwin
- David Borton
[edit] RPI staff/administration
- Steve Davis, Senior Program Administrator, Recycling & Solid Waste
[edit] Outside RPI
- Linda Anne Burtis, Director, Green Campaign Community Energy
- Melissa Everett, Executive Director, Sustainable Hudson Valley
[edit] Recycling
[edit] Action Items
- Dumpster Dives
- Our first dumpster dive this semester will be this wednesday (10-31-07) at 3 pm at ___TBA__(check back soon)__. The purpose is to get data on the amount of garbage by weight which is recyclables in the dumpster of Sage Labs.
- The second dumpster dive (and there will be more to follow so be ready!) will be next monday (11-5-07) in the earlier morning hours, say 9-10 am. This will focus on the residental garbage from some of the on-campus housing units.
- Please check back for updates and if you have any questions contact Ben Cohen .
[edit] Sustainability Spotlight
If you happen to see some cool news about a sustainability program or initiative at another school, throw in a link and share the info here! We want to see what other schools have done, what works, what doesn't work, and what to look forward to!
[edit] Sustainability initiatives at other Universities
In the spotlight this week is Georgia Tech - and they have an interesting program indeed! GT established a separate department dedicated to Sustainability, Technology, and Development - and it is now the central hub for green initiatives at their university. On their site there's a bunch of "how to" and "intro to sustainability" types of documents which are excellent resources, so definitely take advantage of those. Check them out! Georgia Tech Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development.
SUNY Albany Sustainability at SUNY Albany SUNY Albany Energy
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education AASHE
