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ENPR 111
Environmental Science & Sustainabilty
Overview of Greening
How Green is Earlham?
Greening the College Campus Elsewhere
Current Literature
Overview of Greening
What are the approaches to reducing the environmental footprint of colleges and universities?
- University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
Scroll down to "Operations" for links to other college activities organized by topic: buildings, grounds, purchasing, etc.
- Environmental Virtual Campus
"Visit"' virtual labs, dorms, etc. to learn about legal requirements and examples of best practices for different areas of the college campus
How Green is Earlham?
What is Earlham College's Environmental Plan and how does it compare?
- Text of Earlham document approved November 3, 2004
- Compare Earlham's plan to the overall environmental mission statements and specific environmental policies of other colleges and universities (a list from University Leaders for a Sustainable Future)
What is the Earlham Environmental Responsibility Committee (ERC) doing and how does it compare?
- For ERC charge and committee membership
- For ERC meeting minutes: log-in to WebDB, go to Campus Info tab, click on Community Documents and scroll down to ERC for committee meeting minutes
- Compare to committees and task forces of other institutions (a list from University Leaders for a Sustainable Future)
- Current Recycling at Earlham -- ERC Document - Fall 2006
Compare Earlham to standards and best practices
- Blueprint for a Green Campus
Document from Earth Summit providing specific recommendations for all aspects of environmental issues on college campuses
- Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities
A handbook to help campuses fulfill legal requirements for environmental factors
- Environmental Virtual Campus
"Visit"' virtual labs, dorms, etc. to learn about legal requirements and examples of best practices for different areas of the college campus
Greening the College Campus Elsewhere
Campuses of note
- Ball State University: Greening the Campus
- Bowdoin College: Sustainable Bowdoin
- Carleton College: Sustainability
- Dartmouth College: Resource Working Group
- Duke University: Environmental Sustainability @ Duke
- Hampshire College: Sustainable Campus Plan or Environmental Health & Safety
- Harvard University: Green Campus Initiative
- Haverford College: Committee for Environmental Responsibility
- Lewis & Clark College: Sustainability Council
- Macalester College: Campus Environmental Issues Committee
- Middlebury College: Environmental Affairs
- Skidmore College: Campus Environment Committee
- St. Olaf College: Black & Gold & Green
- Tufts University: Institute of the Environment
- University of Colorado Environmental Center
- University of California, Berkeley
- Warren Wilson College: Environmental Leadership Center
- Yale University: Office of Sustainability
Lists of other college & university campuses
- Campus Environmental Stewardship Programs
List of programs on a variety of college and university campuses
- Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut University
List of colleges and universities with green campus initiatives
- National Wildlife Federation: Campus Ecology
Consult the list of conservation projects addressing building design, composting, energy, environmental literacy, landscaping, and more.
Look through the list of member colleges/universities for institutions similar to ours to see what they're doing.
Or look at the Campus Environmental Yearbook for all the online examples.
- Second Nature: Education for Sustainability Profiles
Links to environmental activities from other colleges & universities
- University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
Scroll down to "Operations" for links to other college activities organized by topic: buildings, grounds, purchasing, etc.
Current Literature
- Use this journal database: Academic Search Elite
- Enter topic keyword in one search box
- Enter this phrase in the next search box: universities & colleges
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