Environmental Studies
Campus Sustainability
Ecofoot : Web Portal of the MSU Office of Campus Sustainability
http://www.ecofoot.msu.edu/
Welcome to the official website for the MSU Office of Campus Sustainability, and the University Committee for a Sustainable Campus. "Our mission is to foster a collaborative learning culture that leads the community to heightened awareness of its environmental impact. We envision MSU as a sustainable community that provides for the social and economic needs of its current and future members without compromising the health of our biosphere."
Also contains a link to the MSU Footprints newsletter.
(Last checked 03/24/08)
MSU Campus Sustainability Report (2007)
http://www.ecofoot.msu.edu/c.s.report.htm : Available online
http://magic.msu.edu/record=b5403376a Available in print format
http://www.ecofoot.msu.edu/documents/sustainability.report.2003.pdf : 2003 report also available.
(Last checked 03/24/08)
College Sustainability Report Card 2008
http://www.endowmentinstitute.org/sustainability/CollegeSustainabilityReportCard2008.pdf
The 2008 Report Card, the second such report from the Sustainable Endowments Institute, examined the green practices of the two hundred public and private universities with the largest endowments, with grades determined by reviewing publicly available information, conducting surveys of school officials, and assessing performance across thirty-nine indicators in eight categories. Among other things, the report found that nearly 45 percent of the colleges in the study have pledged to fight climate change through cutting carbon emissions; 59 percent had adopted high-performance green building standards for new construction; and 42 percent are using hybrid or electric vehicles in their transportation fleets. The report also found that 37 percent of the schools purchase renewable energy, 30 percent produce their own wind or solar energy, and 70 percent buy food from local farms. In addition, more than a third of the schools have dedicated full-time sustainability staff, and more than two-thirds have a Web site dedicated to campus sustainability.
(Last checked 03/24/08)
Environmental Stewardship "Boldness by Design" Environmental Stewardship Initiative
http://www.bespartangreen.msu.edu/Documents/Reports/BBD%20Environmental%20Stewardship.pdf
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Environmental Stewardship Phase I Recommendations : January 2008
web link
Don't print it - it's 140 pages long! The recommendations are summarized on pages 8 - 50.
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Environmental Stewardardship Presentation for the Board of Trustees - January 2008 (PowerPoint Presentation)
web link
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MSu Environmental Projects from Fall 2006 to present
http://www.bespartangreen.msu.edu/projects.html
(Last checked 03/24/08)
Environmental Stewardship on the MSU Campus
Fun, Games, and Posters
http://www.bespartangreen.msu.edu/fun_games.html
(Last checked 03/24/08)
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