What's greener @UMBC this year? Peace out 2014!

Another year has passed by, and it's time to reflect on how far we have come, and where we will go next. As we innovate new ways to improve UMBC's environmental impact, we have seen more students, faculty and staff join forces to improve our campus, and the planet. Here's a quick glimpse at some of the updates to UMBC's sustainability efforts this year (visit us online to find out more about each initiative!): 

What's greener @UMBC this year: 2014?

UMBC's Green Office Program launched campus-wide this spring, to expand past the initial pilot stage. The 3 step process to Green Office certification includes a 1 hour liaison training, a simple checklist of green choices, and a toolkit of resources. A Green Office Training is offered once per semester during lunch. 

UMBC's Eco-Ambassadors program launched this fall. The team of 10 students serve as environmental change agents, spreading an ethic of sustainability across campus by bringing sustainability presentations, tabling, and outreach to programs, groups, offices, and classes throughout the campus community. They share helpful information, resources, and tools to help everyone live better, and greener! 

UMBC's Climate Action Steering Committee: Launched this fall, the group serves as a permanent replacement to the initial Climate Change Task Force and is structured to facilitate UMBC's transition to carbon neutrality. The committee is comprised of representatives from each college and division who advocate for and advise sustainability efforts across campus. The four groups working to reduce emissions are Energy, Waste/Recycling, Transportation and Education/Service. 

UMBC's Energy Conservation Campaign: This fall we plastered campus with a new campaign largely designed by students and overseen by staff in commonvision, UMBC Creative Services and Communications offices- with billboards and iNet video advertisements showcasing why students are taking action to save energy and protect our environment. 
On top of all that, we can boast this year's new LEED Green Buildings: Performing Arts and Humanities Building and the Apartment Community Center, a new community garden, newly protected forest, Tree Campus recognition, and millions of dollars of investment in lighting/conservation efficiency upgrades. We had large festivals to celebrate sustainability each semester with Harvest Fest and EcoFest. We have gotten hundreds of people to commit to the Green Pledge. 
Coming soon:
Recyclemania: For the 8th year, UMBC will compete in the annual intercollegiate competition. A kickoff event, weekly tabling, and a new crowdsourced waste awareness campaign will bring the environmental impact of consumption and waste to light, alongside easy solutions and green alternatives. 

Carpool Commuter Lot: This spring, Lot 4 will be reserved for carpooling commuters until 10:30am, everyday. UMBC encouraging more carpoolers will means parking spots, less pollution, and less traffic!

Climate Action Plan: This year we will be reviewing our climate action plan, our emissions reductions goals, devising new strategies to make further progress in all the ways we impact the planet! 

Earth Day: We are excited to celebrate Earth Day(April 22nd) with a week long series of events. From an amazing author guest speaker, to volunteer events, to EcoFest the great annual festival, to a symposium on Climate Change and Beautiful Earth. 

I'm also looking forward to the  New Green Roof on the Administration Building, a greener watershed thanks to much needed repairs to library pond, and the many green upgrades, retrofits, and building in the works!

Sustainability has been repeatedly featured in the Retriever Weekly campus paper:
It's wonderfully exciting to take in the amazing progress we have made, and we hope you'll join our efforts, green your office, invite eco-ambassadors to share their resources and information with all the groups you are a part of on campus! Please join me in thanking and supporting our two interns, ten eco-ambassadors, and everyone who serves on groups and committee devoted to various aspects of campus sustainability. 

Way to get involved include: 
  - enjoying our events
  - joining a group that greens our campus
  - greening the areas you are a part of
  - updating the way you live, work, study, and play 

Together we can ensure UMBC has a positive impact on our precious planet, when we are mindful, thoughtful and considerate about our choices.

Wishing you all peace, joy, and gratitude during the holidays and throughout the New Year! 

Yours, 
Tanvi Gadhia, Sustainability Coordinator 
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Quadrupling your coffee intake.  Never taking your eyes off your computer. Falling asleep at your desk with your head on an open book.  Sound familiar?.....

Welcome to finals week!

As we become consumed by exams, projects, papers, and presentations, we might forget some simple actions we can take reduce our energy consumption:
  • Try to turn off those lights before your head droops to your desk
  • Set your computer to hibernate after a short period of inactivity (saves more energy than screensavers or sleep)
  • Keep your thermostat at a maximum of 70° in the winter, and remember to turn it down at night and when you go out
Did you know?  You can report rooms on campus that are particularly warm or cold to Work Control at 410-455-2550.  Your report will both make the room more comfortable AND will save energy!  

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The CPPR has the overall goal of reducing the nation's average CO2 emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. States must submit their individual or regional plans by 2016 using the four building blocks: improving coal heat rate, using more renewables/nuclear, dispatching more natural gas units, and more demand-side management programs.

As Maryland legislative sessions begin to discuss our compliance in 2015, be prepared to write to senators and the governor about the best compliance strategy for our state. We have great demand-side management programs and ongoing off-shore wind projects we need to encourage expanding!

Check out what SEA had to say about the CPPR at a national level (document attached)! Share our efforts with friends. Learn more about CPPR here! Paw this post if you think carbon reduction is essential to a healthy future!


Email awhite2@umbc.edu with any questions about how to be involved or about the CPPR in general.

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If driving somewhere this holiday, drive carefully, and carpool with family or friends if you can; or take public transportation if possible.
Gobble your way to sustainability this holiday, and remember to only take what you can eat, a lot of resources went into making that decision plate full of food! 
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Lighting accounts for 31% of electricity use on campus; this number can be lowered by the simple flip of a switch when leaving a room unattended, whether in residential buildings or in buildings on Academic Row. 

Don't feel strange for turning off the light when you're the last one leaving a classroom, you're saving energy and preventing an unoccupied room from staying lit, possibly all day if not night!

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As the temperatures get cooler outside, set your heat to no higher than 70 degrees.  Remember to turn down your thermostat at night and when you leave home.

Did you know?  Almost half of the UMBC's carbon footprint is from heating and cooling. By lowering the thermostat by 5 degrees you save 15% of energy.
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Look for the red donation boxes in:

Commons: by the reception desk 

Admin: by elevators on 1st floor 

RAC: by front desk 

UC: across from main entrance 

Library: right side as you walk in

Shriver Center: inside their office

The Food Pantry for low-income Asian senior citizens is sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and is staffed by ASIA 399 interns.  This project (started through a UMBC BreakingGround grant) seeks to support low-income Asian senior citizens at the Longwood Apartments in Columbia, MD by collecting and delivering non-perishable food to them. The number of people served by our program has increased by 400% in one semester --from 20 to 90 residents, which means we need even more donations!

 

Contact Julie Rosenthal at julier@umbc.edu, 410-455-2094 for info about internships and donations.     

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How can you save energy? What is UMBC doing to save energy? Well, this infographic should help:
]]> https://www.facebook.com/UMBCSustainability/photos/a.176575559152027.46247.176570305819219/477031532439760/?type=1&permPage=1October is National Energy Awareness Month! You may have seen our... http://sustainability.umbc.edu/energy https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/47541/guest@my.umbc.edu/ceb4df8f9a51c7b14c6bb6efe19b3076/api/pixel Sustainability Matters at UMBC https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/sustainability https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/xsmall.png?1586269437 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/original.png?1586269437 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/xxlarge.png?1586269437 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/xlarge.png?1586269437 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/large.png?1586269437 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/medium.png?1586269437 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/small.png?1586269437 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/xsmall.png?1586269437 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/086/91091ac32f525d88daa6d6b721420ac1/xxsmall.png?1586269437 Sustainability Matters at UMBC 1 0 true Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:42:20 -0400 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:39:37 -0400 Recycle to win prizes- including a mountain bike!

ENTER TO WIN A MOUNTAIN BIKE! 

How? Just bring your dream machine receipt to the campus card center (mail services across from Starbucks inside the ground floor of the University Center). Print your name and ID number on the back of the receipt. 

 Contest will end on Nov. 21st, 2014

Dream Machines are recycling reward kiosks located at the Apartment Community Center & Harbor Hall Cafe.

Proceeds from recycling at the Dream Machine benefits disabled veterans.

FOR MORE INFO VISIT: CAMPUSCARD.UMBC.EDU

 

 

 

 

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This month, the founder of SustainablJoes biked to UMBC to meet UMBC students, staff and faculty. He is biking across country to raise awareness about sustainability! We asked him a few questions to share with you:


What does sustainability mean to you?

“Ensuring every generation has everything it needs forever. To live a life of abundance”

What made you decide to do this trip across North America?

"It has always been a dream of mine to travel around and share my passion for a sustainable society with other people. My dream is to one day travel the world with the same purpose."


How long have you been on tour? How much longer?

"I've been traveling since June 4th and have accumulated about 2500 miles. I'll finish whenever my mission is done and I can engage as many people as possible. But my current plan is to end between American Thanksgiving and the Winter Solstice"


Where did the idea for the solar bike come from?

The bike was manufactured by Organic Transit and is sponsored by No Commission Annuity and multitude of other sustainable minded companies"


What big sustainability advance do you want to see in the next 10 years?

"I want to see all of our energy drawn from renewable resources as well as significant policy changes to our water and waste management."


Who would you say is your biggest influence when it comes to being green?

"Kids. Kids are the future and there is no reason they shouldn't have all of the greatest resources at their fingertips when they're ready to start making an impact of their own."


What book/article/tedtalk would you recommend to students?

"There are so many good TedTalks and books I could recommend because you should always be learning and expanding your knowledge. Definitely check out my website as well. Check out this Ted Talk as well!


How should we, as students, get involved in making a difference?

"College kids have more opportunity than anyone else. They have a vast amount of resources. It's a lot harder to find money outside of college. Use it while you're here. For a long time I didn't do what I was passionate about. I did well in high school and college, but didn't apply myself enough. If you're not happy with what you're doing or studying make a change and you will find new energy. Don't listen to what society wants you to do. Do what you want to do and you will find out it can change your outlook on life, as well as the way people perceive you."


What is your sustainability pet peeve?

"I don't really have a pet peeve. I may have a one point, but I realized that negativity just drains my energy. I want to encourage people I meet to apply sustainability into whatever their life style is."


What will you do after your tour is over?

"My dream is to have a tv show where I travel the world and share my passion for sustainable change with cultures and societies everywhere."


Stephen's Five E's when he engages with people on his tour.

"Engage in an Entertaining manner Educate then and make them Empowered to make more sustainable choices and to make those choices Easy to incorporate into their lives."
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