Sustainability Club
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About This WIKI:
The goal of this WIKI page is to provide us with an arena for collaborative collection of sustainability resources. As you come across resources not listed add them in, and as you discover more about each of the resources below take a minute to share what you learned or what the source provided. Together we can build a more comprehensive list of resources available to assist in meeting the club goals and advance our mission.
Mission:
Mission Statement: The mission of the WSU Sustainability Club is to promote and implement sustainable social, economic and environmental practices by fostering multi-disciplinary relationships across campus and the larger Pullman community through research, education, and advocacy. Through this network we will share ideas, information and advice cohesively making advances for sustainability in our community.
Purpose:
The purpose of the WSU Sustainability Club shall be to foster multi-disciplinary relationships across campus and the larger Pullman community in an effort to improve the overall sustainability of WSU and Pullman in general. Through this network we will share information concerning research and education projects related to sustainability in a wide variety of departments across campus and in the larger Pullman community. This will include formation of a list-serve to link our members so that we may communicate relevant activities within our own area of expertise. Activities and programs sponsored by this program will include: invitation of speakers with expertise and/or ideas on how to implement sustainability, showing of pertinent movies, creation of activities to spread sustainability awareness at functions such as the Pullman earth day gathering, volunteer support to the WSU Organic Teaching Garden, and community education initiatives in collaboration with the Palouse Food Project and/or Pullman Public Schools.
Links to the clubs other websites
facebook http://wsu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2231325767
Ideas for goals and mission
Advocacy info Clearing house Collect data- survey Recruit students inteerested in sust Diffusion of info on sust Local food in campus food service Get different groups together Data to back claims Stimulate conversation on sust Openminded approach Education/Advocacy Focus on WSU campus Focus on Pullman community Volunteer support Multidiscinplinary definitions of sust
Email for ranking of interest in topics
Announcements:
Meetings:
Spring Semester 2007 Sustainability Club Meeting Schedule First & Third Thursdays* @ 6:30 pm Location: Cafe Morro
2/1
2/15
3/1
3/15 (spring break—no meeting)
3/29*
4.5
5/3
Newsletter Thought you may be interested in checking out this newsletter from CSNAR. There is an article about sustainable practices in WSU dining halls!KO http://csanr.wsu.edu/whatsnew/SPNW-v4-n1.pdf#page=14
Ideas for projects and directions for the club:
Project Ideas:
· Volunteer at WSU Student Organic Farm (assist with planting, weeding, harvest, etc. as need arises)
· Volunteer with Palouse Community Food Project (PCFP) at various locations (assist with planting, weeding, harvest, etc. as need arises)
· Koppel Farm (seeding, planting, work with kids/story time, work parties)
· Sponsor event at Earth Day (April 22nd @ park)
· Sponsor event at Koppel Spring Fair (May 13th from 10-2 @ Koppel Farm)
· Sponsor event at Family Fun Day (March 25 from 11-1pm at Hollingberry Fieldhouse-WSU)
· Volunteer with Pullman Public Schools (PCFP-compost, nutrition, before/noon/afterschool/summer programs, summer garden/compost, field trips; other?)
· Petition circulation: organic/local food at WSU; WSU pledge to Association for advancement of sustainability in higher education, etc.
· Build straw bale shed/sustainable structure at WSU Student Organic Farm
· Restoration projects in collaboration with Groundworks (local non-profit):
o Tree planting along Moscow-Pullman path and/or Pullman floodplain between airport road and treatment facility (Palouse conservation districts will provide trees free of charge)
o Hillside restoration at Pullman middle school
o Removal of noxious weeds in snake river valley with cooperating landowners
o Beyond Waste Center (if funded): curriculum, signage, solar array, educational tours, etc.
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Sustainability Web Resources:
This page is a work in progress that is intended to evolve through participation of the Sustainability Club. The sources below have not been evaluated and are currently not endorsed by the Sustainability Club of WSU. They are listed here as avenues to information on Environmental Sustainability. The information about each organization has been taken directly from the website listed below as accessed March 3, 2006.
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs; why you should or should not buy them:
"Newer energy-saving bulbs are a good thing, but I have some sobering news for you. Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL's) contain on average 4 mg of Mercury. http://www.efi.org/articles/epafactsheet-cfl.pdf Basically you should only purchase CFL's when a recycling program is available or if your power comes from coal burning power plant. If you must throw one away, then at least seal it inside a plastic bag before tossing it in the trash. Unfortunately recycling programs for CFL's are not widely available. However, there are stores that will accept CFL's and will transport them to a proper facility http://www.wmnorthwest.com/comguidelines/fluorescent.htm These stores usually charge a small fee for recycling CFL's, but the fee is sometimes waved if you buy replacement CFL's from that vendor. You can find a more comprehensive list of potential CFL recycling locations on the last two pages of this document http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0004020.pdf ."
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education:
"AASHE is a professional, membership-based association of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Our mission is to promote sustainability in all sectors of higher education - from governance and operations to curriculum and outreach - through education, communication, research and professional development. Businesses, NGO's, and government agencies can join as AASHE partners."
http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/
Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence:
"The mission of the Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence (C2E2) is to support the continued improvement of environmental performance in higher education through environmental professional networking, information exchange, the development of professional resources and tools, and the advancement of innovative regulatory models. Environmental performance includes campus regulatory compliance, environmental management, and sustainability initiatives."
The Center for a New American Dream:
"The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice."
http://www.newdream.org/about/
The Climate Trust:
"The sole mission of The Climate Trust is to promote climate change solutions by providing high quality greenhouse gas offset projects and advancing sound offset policy."
Deconstructioninstitute.com:
"Deconstructioninstitute.com provides educational materials, tools and techniques, networking, case studies, articles, facts about the environmental impacts of deconstructing, and many other downloadable and interactive modules."
http://www.deconstructioninstitute.com/
Earth Day Network:
"Earth Day Network’s mission is to broaden the environmental movement worldwide and to educate and mobilize people, governments, and corporations to take responsibility for a clean and healthy environment."
Ecological Footprint:
"This Ecological Footprint Quiz estimates how much productive land and water you need to support what you use and what you discard. After answering 15 easy questions you'll be able to compare your Ecological Footprint to what other people use and to what is available on this planet."
EPA- (Environmental Protection Agency):
"The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people."
EPA’s Personal Greenhouse Gas Calculator: http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterToolsGHGCalculator.html
Green Building Alliance:
"The Green Building Alliance is a non-profit organization that integrates environmentally responsible--and high performance--design, construction and operating practices into the Greater Pittsburgh market. As a result, GBA enhances the human health, economic, environmental, and social value of new and existing development."
The Federal Network for Sustainability:
"The Federal Network for Sustainability (FNS) promotes cost-effective, energy- and resource-efficient operations across all branches of government. Through individual initiatives and joint ventures, we shall strive to better our understanding of the interrelationship between energy use, economics, and environmental impact. We are mindful of our heirs and successors, who will rely on our responsible stewardship today. By leadership and example, we intend to educate and guide others in reducing Federal expenditures, while simultaneously advancing the principles of sustainability throughout the public and the private sectors."
http://www.federalsustainability.org/
The Forest Stewardship Council:
"The Forest Stewardship Council was created to change the dialogue about and the practice of sustainable forestry worldwide.
Graduation Pledge Alliance:
Organization that works with institutions of higher education promoting awareness of social and environmental impact of jobs and organizations.
http://www.graduationpledge.org/
Lead- (Leadership for Environment and Development):
"LEAD is an international non profit organisiationwith a fast growing netwrok of over 1600 leadersin more than 80 countries. Our shared mission is to inspire leadership for a sustainable world."
Metropolismag.com:
School Survey: 2003 This links to the following article: Taking the pulse of sustainable design education in North America.
http://www.metropolismag.com//html/content_0803/sus/index.html
Northwest Environmental Training Center:
"The Northwest Environmental Training Center (NWETC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit program of the Northwest Environmental Education Council (NWEEC). NWETC provides diverse and practical environmental training opportunities and conferences throughout the Pacific Northwest."
Northwest Environment Watch (NEW):
"NEW's mission is to promote a sustainable economy and way of life in the Pacific Northwest."
http://www.northwestwatch.org/
RenewableEnergyAccess.com:
"RenewableEnergyAccess.com was started in 1998 by a group of Renewable Energy professionals who wanted their work to relate to their passion for renewable energy. With this passion and the desire to create a long term sustainable business, we have created perhaps the single most recognized and trusted source for Renewable Energy News and Information on the Internet."
http://www.solaraccess.com/rea/home;jsessionid=A95FD21D8FEB0174C8514724DA781EB5
Sustainable Northwest:
"Sustainable Northwest partners with communities and enterprises to achieve economic, ecological, and community vitality and resilience."
http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/
Sustainable Washington
"Our mission is to assist state government to implement business practices that contribute to the long term protection and enhancement of our environment, our economy and the health of current and future generations."
http://www.ofm.wa.gov/sustainability/index.htm
Union of Concerned Scientists:
"UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance formed in 1969 at MIT. Our core groups of scientists and engineers collaborate with colleagues across the country to conduct technical studies on renewable energy options, the impacts of global warming, the risks of genetically engineered crops, and other related topics. We share the results of our research with policymakers, the news media, and the public."
Washington State Department of Ecology Toward a Sustainable Washington
"The purpose of this web site is to provide you with inspiration and information about sustainability, and to highlight some of the steps that we here at Ecology are taking to foster sustainable communities and natural resources within our state."
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/sustainability/
Washington State's Department of General Administration’s sustainability web site
"The site gives customers a quick link to the many products and services we offer that contribute to the long-term protection and enhancement of the state’s environment, economy and quality of life."
http://www.ga.wa.gov/Sustainability/
Washington State Department of Health Sustainability Plan
"Here are some of the highlights of our goals and strategies: * Resource sustainability training for all employees * Purchasing of products that are environmentally friendly * Double-sided printing and copying will become standard * Equipment that uses recycled components will become standard * Transition to motor vehicles that use less fuel and have lower emissions * Standardization of agency commute trip reduction * Look for more ways to recycle * Continue our energy conservation efforts"
http://www.doh.wa.gov/msd/sustainability/default.htm
Washington State University:
Sustainability Initiative:
http://www.sustainability.wsu.edu/page.asp?rid=1
WSU Campus & Community Ecology Project:
"The WSU Campus & Community Ecology Project engages efforts of faculty, students, staff, and administrators to: * Develop and implement a "Green Campus" and sustainability policy at Washington State University. * Reduce the ecological footprint and environmental impacts of WSU and our surrounding urban communities and rural landscapes. * Create a living classroom on our campuses and in our communities for the study and design of ecologically stable societies. * Define a just, equitable, and sustainable future for both humanity and the natural world through research and education."
http://www.campusecology.wsu.edu/index.htm
Wikipedia Sustainability:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
WorldWatch Institute:
"The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization that works for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society, in which the needs of all people are met without threatening the health of the natural environment or the well-being of future generations. By providing compelling, accessible, and fact-based analysis of critical global issues, Worldwatch informs people around the world about the complex interactions between people, nature, and economies. Worldwatch focuses on the underlying causes of and practical solutions to the world's problems, in order to inspire people to demand new policies, investment patterns and lifestyle choices."
http://www.worldwatch.org/about/mission/
Books on Sustainability:
Assessments of regional and global environmental risks : designing processes for the effective use of science in decisionmaking edited by Alexander E. Farrell, Jill Jäger.
WSU Holland TD194.6 .T875 2006
Sustainability and the civil commons : rural communities in the age of globalization by Jennifer Sumner.
WSU Holland HC79.E5 S8515 2005
Global sustainability : the impact of local cultures : a new perspective for science and engineering, economics and politics edited by Peter A. Wilderer, Edward D. Schroeder, Horst Kopp.
WSU Owen HC79.E5 G56 2005
Mission and place : strengthening learning and community through campus design by Daniel R. Kenney, Ricardo Dumont, and Ginger S. Kenney.
WSU Archt LB3218.A1 K46 2005
Resources listed in the Engl 597/Hort 503 handout from the April 5th meeting
Silent spring by Rachel Carson 1962
WSU Owen SB959.C3
Laboratory life : the construction of scientific facts by Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar
WSU-Vanc Stacks QH315 .L315 1986
Our common future by the World Commission on Environment and Development
WSU Holland HD75.6 .O97 1987
The rhetoric of science by Alan G. Gross
WSU Owen Q223 .G77 1990
The symbolic earth : discourse and our creation of the environment edited by James G. Cantrill & Christine L. Oravec
WSU Holland GE195 .S97 1996
Green culture : environmental rhetoric in contemporary America edited by Carl G. Herndl and Stuart C. Brown
WSU Holland GE195 .G72 1996
The structure of scientific revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
WSU Holland Q175 .K95 1996
Landmark essays on rhetoric of science : case studies edited by Randy Allen Harris
WSU does not own see the Summit catalog for availability
Insatiable is not sustainable by Doug Brown
WSU Holland HC79.E5 B758 2002
And no birds sing : rhetorical analyses of Rachel Carson's Silent spring edited by Craig Waddell
WSU Owen QH545.P4 C3833 2000
The art of the common-place : the agrarian essays of Wendell Berry edited and introduced by Norman Wirzba
WSU Holland S441 .B47 2002
Together at the table : sustainability and sustenance in the American agrifood system by Patricia Allen
WSU Holland HD9005 .A69 2004
Composition and Sustainability by Derek Owens 2001
Note: Not held in the WSU Collection request through InterLibrary Loan The Book has been requested for library purchase--Sborrelli 19:20, 6 Apr 2006 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Sustainability of three apple production systemsby John Reganold in Nature April 19, 2001
Sustainability Journals:
Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy
WSU Online QH75 .S87 (Electronic resource)
International journal of sustainability in higher education
WSU Online LB2324 .I583 (Electronic resource)
Environment, development and sustainability WSU Online
http://griffin.wsu.edu/search/c%28Electronic+resource%29/celectronic+resource/-2,-1,,E/browse
Articles on Sustainability:
Methods for Improving Energy Efficiency
Movies on Sustainability
These links are to collections of movies on sustainability that were forwarded to me by Jane Scales a fellow librarian who thought they might be of interest. For the most part they are historical some go as far back as the 1930s and some are more recent. Many of these were put out by the USDA (Forest Service, or Resettlement Administration), American Documentray Films, US Federal Works Agency, or Young American Films. They are relatively short in length, 5 to 25 minutes. I haven't gone through these but thought that posting them here would provide easy access for the club. If you find one that looks particularly good let the club know with a comment. If on the other hand you find one that isn't worth the time comment on that as well. --Sborrelli 16:53, 22 Mar 2006 (Pacific Standard Time)
The below links are to lists of movies hosted by the internet archive. They are listed by subject:
12 Movies from 1937-1975, they run between 5 and 25 minutes.
3 movies from 1937, they run betwen 10 -15 minutes in length.
12 movies from 1927-1956, they run between 10 and 24 minutes.
10 movies fro 1940-1967, they run between 10 to 20 minutes in length.
One that may be of interest is "The Mighty Columbia".
