Green ROUTES:Redirecting Our campUs

TowardEnvironmental Sustainability

ENV 302 Spring 2009 & BUS 321 Fall 2008

Green ROUTES gathered information that has an impact on carbon emissions.

This required the team to reach out to various departments within CSC as well as various town services.

Lessons Learned:

Colby-Sawyer needs improvement in data records

Valuable communication skills necessary for data collection

How we impact the environment

RESULTS

All sources considered, Colby-Sawyer College emits 7,637 metric tons of CO₂ per year, the equivalent of 212 dump trucks full of coal!

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HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OTHERS?

We researched other colleges that have signed the commitment

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GAINING PERSPECTIVES

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

Green Mountain College

PROCTOR ACADEMY

This is an institution that strives for carbon neutrality

Major recycling effort All food waste is composted Ban on bottled water Building energy efficient buildings

GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE

“Cow Power” fuels electrical demands Their electric demand is 2% of total emissions Ours is 44% of our total emissions

Student voice Greening Fund helps to drive student initiatives

Windmill Recycling Bins Duplex Printing

FRANKLIN PIERCE

Altered mission statement in 1998 to include environmental awareness

Changed appliances, expanded outdoor programs

Challenges

CAMPUS APPLICATIONS

POSTER CAMPAIGN

Displayed in the dining hall

101 series provides students with facts to help them become more environmentally aware

201 series begins this semester

LIGHTS OUT EVENT

Lights ON Lights OFF

McKean Hall

President’s House

BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Males and Females battled for a week to see who could waste less food

Measured per student per week Females wasted 2.7 ounces Males wasted 3.7 ounces

Males wasted 30% more than Females

FIVE FOCUS AREAS

Biodiversity & Water

Food

Consumption & Waste

Investment, Curriculum & Culture

Energy

WATER

Fiscal Year Gallons Cost per year

2006-2007 694,266 $11,802.52

2007-2008 404,902 $6,883.34

Total Savings 289,363 $4,919.17

Dorms56%

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Ware12%

Campus Water Use

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BIODIVERSITY

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Japanese Barberry Oriental BittersweetNorway MapleMultiflora RoseBurning Bush

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FOOD

Sustainable food practices by other Colleges

Middlebury: buy local organic food and produce their own food

Brown: harvest program to help farmers

University of Vermont: reusable mugs for all students

FOOD

Sodexho provides our distributors Kettle Kup Bakery North Main Distributors Coco Cola Black River Produce

Changes: Reusable mugs for all students More Local and organic food in the dining hall

This Spring Campus farm Food Map

WASTE & CONSUMPTION• Last year CSC spent $16,573.23 on

paper• Average paper use amounted to 3,000

sheets per student• Currently, CSC does not purchase any

recycled paper

WASTE & CONSUMPTION

Initiative:

Increase recycling bins on campus Incorporate duplex printing to reduce paper

consumption Begin purchasing 100% post consumer paper Purchase containers to recycle compact batteries

and electronics

CULTURE

We requested a campus-wide Light’s Out Event from the SGA, which was hosted November 6, 2008, with SGA members.

Challenges

Annual Light’s Out Event (November 6, 2008)

o Sustainability Day

o Green fund for CSC

o Sustainability Pledge(s)

CURRICULUM

We researched CSC’s curriculum to find ways to incorporate sustainable themes in classrooms and on campus

Developing two plans for sustainable themes Optional sustainability focused pathway

readings and films Implement green curriculum ideas in freshmen

pathways

Both plans will be further researched and developed to be implementable within the college curriculum

INVESTMENT We continued the analysis of green funds vs.

current CSC funds for 2006 - 2008.

It was difficult to make accurate comparisons of datao Challenging because CSC portfolio changes over

time, finding data for funds

o CSC is not practicing green investingo CSC needs to continue researching green investing

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45% total emissions attributed to electrical demands alone

Energy

Scope 1: Direct Transportation, Other on-campus stationary

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Wastewater

“No Incandescent bulbs” Policy

Energy

Savings = $10,468

(1,520 student bulbs burning 6 hours per day for 244 days)

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Focusing on Energy

Explore ways to develop a greater culture of energy conservation

Gain a better understanding of different energy resources Nuclear Biomass Wind Solar

SUMMARY

Completed the ACUPCC report

Compared with other colleges

Raised awareness on campus

Gathered data and conducted research essential for final recommendations

FUTURE GOALS

Complete a comprehensive sustainability analysis

Develop a data management plan for future ACUPCC reports

Raise more awareness on campus

Recommend policies to make this a greener campus

SOURCES Green ROUTES (2006). Students in the CES program (combined with BUS321 students)

conducted a comprehensive campus sustainability assessment. See the web page for details of presentations, reports and articles.

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