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Online Organizations and Newsletters
Climate Change Central. Forum for climate change dialogue in Rochester, NY. They have an office on Park Ave.
Grist. Wesbite of "environmental news & commentary" updated daily.
Seed Magazine. Online science (not necessarily sustainability) magazine.We recommend reading "Carnivores Like Us,"an article on vegetarianism and the global meat industry.
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Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect, David Orr.
Gang, Ed Abbey. Edward Abbey and Douglas Brinkley.
Bay Country, Tom Horton.
Omnivore's Dilemma, Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Michael Pollan.
Suburban Safari, Safari: A Year on the Lawn, Hannah Holmes.
When the Rivers Run Dry, Dry: Water - the Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century, Fred Pearce.
Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It, Elizabeth Royte.
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond.
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Grist. Wesbite of "environmental news & commentary" updated daily.
Like Us." Us,"an article on vegetarianism and the global meat industry.
e360 Magazine. Yale's new online environmental magazine.
AASHE.Website of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
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Recyclemania. An annual nation-wide recycling competitionUR hasparticipated in since Spring 2007.
reduce the university's UR's carbon footprint.
City Cycles. On-campus bike rental program.
On-Campus Interdepartmental/Administrative Initiatives
Dining Services "Green News". University Dining Services sustainability website.
UF&S Environmental Sustainability. University Facilities sustainability website.
about the university's UR's cogeneration plant.
Council on Environmental Sustainability. Information aboutUR's new sustainability council.
ENERGY STAR. UR recently became partners with ENERGY STAR and has agreed to improve building energy efficiency by 10%.
The Story of Stuff. 20-minute video about production chains and what's involved in each step.
Global Dimming. 40-minute BBC video on hazards of global dimming]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:05:27 +0000 mod http://ursustainable.pbwiki.com/Facilities+Sustainability+Links+2008 no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited Facilities Sustainability Links 2008 Peer Schools' Intitiatives
"10 That Get It." Article from Sierra Club Online Magazine about top 10 "coolest schools."
Green Coleges Colleges and Universities." Article from Grist about top 15 green schools.
"Top 10 Greenest Universities." EPA list of top 10 green universities and their green power usage.
Presidents Climate Commitment. Requires colleges and universities that sign to become carbon neutral. UR has not signed.
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water, Marc Reisner.
"Story of Stuff" Recommended Reading. An extensive book list compiled by the Tides Foundation and Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption.
NYU Recommended Reading. Incudes a book list as well as links to other reading lists.
Please feel free to email us with any suggestions!
Carolina Clemente
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, William McDonough and Michael Braungart.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell.
Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect, David Orr.
The Monkey Wrench Gang, Ed Abbey.
Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water, Marc Reisner.
Please feel free to email us with any suggestions!
Carolina Clemente
Carolyn Niehaus
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"Kilowatt Ours."Documentary on energy and how to savemoney and still meet the population's increasing demand.
"Supersize Me." Me."Documentary on the fast food industry and effects of eating only fast food for 30 days.
Recommended Reading
of Environmentalism. Essay Environmentalism, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nardhaus.Essay on the shortcomings of the environmental movement andits need to step away from "business as usual." usual."
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, William McDonough and Michael Braungart.
Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect, David Orr.
The Monkey Wrench Gang, Ed Abbey.
Bay Country, Tom Horton.
The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan.
Suburban Safari, Hannah Holmes.
When the Rivers Run Dry, Fred Pearce.
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Recommended Viewing
*Some documentaries listed here, along with many others, can be viewed for free online at FreeDocumentaries.org.*
The Story of Stuff. 20-minute video about production chains and what's involved in each step.
Global Dimming. 40-minute BBC video on hazards of global dimming and climate change.
]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:16:36 +0000 mod http://ursustainable.pbwiki.com/Facilities+Sustainability+Links+2008 no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited Facilities Sustainability Links 2008 "The End of Suburbia."Documentary on the rise and fall of suburbia.
"Affluenza."Documentary that diagnoses a social disease "caused by consumerism, commercialism and rampant materialism."
"Escape from Affluenza." Sequel to "Affluenza."
"Kilowatt Ours."Documentary on energy and how to savemoney and still meet the population's increasing demand.
"Supersize Me."
Recommended Reading
The Death of Environmentalism. Essay on the shortcomings of the environmental movement andits need to step away from "business as usual."
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Sponsors of Campus Climate Challenge, challengingcolleges and universities to implement 100% clean energy policies,and Power Shift 2007, ayouth climate change conference.
Environmental Excellence. Excellence. Organization supporting environmental management in higher education.
Recommended Viewing
The Story of Stuff. 20-minute video about production chains and what's involved in each step.
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