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Climate Commitment Resources
Business
- http://www.climatebiz.com/ - A business resource site for climate management
- http://www.epa.gov/climateleaders/index.html - Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies.
- The Business Case for Climate Leadership on Campus
Carbon Offsets
- http://theclimategroup.org/index.php/news_and_events/news_and_comment/top_ten_tips_for_purchasing_carbon_offsets/ Ten tips from The Climate Group on how to purchase carbon offsets
- http://www.cdmgoldstandard.org/index.php
The Gold standard company provides information and resources to support Gold Standard carbon sequestration projects. - http://www.pointcarbon.com/
Point Carbon provides up to date news and prices for the carbon market.
Energy
- http://www.aashe.org/resources/energy.php - Association for the advancement of sustainability in higher education. This website provides examples of renewable energy projects on college campuses.
- http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/index.cfm - Campus ecology website program helps colleges and universities confront global warming through climate and wildlife-friendly practices that reduce their global footprint. Campus Ecology supports campus members by providing consultation, educational resources, recognizing extraordinary efforts through an awards program and fellowships, and by cultivating long-term leaders on campus and in the community.
- http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=higher_ed.bus_highereducation -The energy star for higher education website provides college students and faculty with information on energy star appliances.
- http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/ - EPA Green power partnership In buying green power, your organization can receive valuable recognition and help protect the environment. Green power can be one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce the environmental impacts associated with your organization's conventional electricity use. By partnering with EPA, you can also receive technical support in identifying green power products that meet your organization's needs and goals
- http://www.tufts.edu/tie/tci/Computers.html - This report talks about the true effect of computer use on campuses and what can be done to change it.
Green Building
- http://www.greencampus.harvard.edu/hpbs/services.php#LEED
The Harvard University Green Campus Initiative, program provides include design expertise, LEED certification assistance, funding options, performance assessments and more. As a result, Harvard has six LEED projects, aggressive conservation and efficiency upgrade programs, and educational offerings - http://www.aashe.org/resources/building.php
Association for the advancement of sustainability in higher education green building links
Procurement
- http://www.naepnet.org/Microsites/sustainability/greenpurchasing.html
National Association of Educational Procurement links for green purchasing - http://purchasing.rutgers.edu/green/index.html
Rutgers University guide to green purchasing - http://www.epa.gov/epp/index.htm
This is the EPA's guide to environmentally preferred purchasing. - http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org/index.php
This is the Responsible Purchasing Network's website. For a membership fee you can view all of their publications that give advice and information on green purchasing policies (some content is free).
Transportation
- http://www.sppsr.ucla.edu/its/research/ua/links.html
Links to many other schools transportation policies - http://www.zimride.com/
Links to carpooling on Facebook - http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/
Victoria Transport Policy Institute. This Encyclopedia is a comprehensive source of information about innovative management solutions to transportation problems. It provides detailed information on dozens of demand management strategies, plus general information on TDM planning and evaluation techniques.
