Transcript Data and Resources on Various Sustainability Issues

Data and Resources on
Various Sustainability Issues
(Work in progress!)
DATA
Global Oil Production (Peak Oil)
CO2 and Temperature
Projected Temperature Increase (IPCC)
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/futuretc.html
Sea Level Rise
Carbon
Footprint
of Food
http://ewg.org/meateatersguide/eat-smart/
National Happiness vs. GDP per capita
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/03/income-and-happ.html
Happiness vs. Income in the US
http://www.wealthinformatics.com/2011/09/19/can-money-buy-happiness/
Maryland’s Genuine Progress Indicator
http://www.green.maryland.gov/mdgpi/
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Harvest
http://dels-old.nas.edu/oceans/marine_ecosystems_part_2.shtml
Extent of Fishing Operations
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-end-of-fish-in-one-chart/2012/05/19/gIQAgcIBbU_blog.html
STUDENT-PRODUCED DATA THAT HAVE
INFLUENCED CAMPUS POLICY AND
OPERATIONS
Lifecycle Assessment of the UM's Use of Copy Paper
Actual 2010 Impacts
Impacts if Min. 30% PCC
Impacts if All 100% PCC
1,745,427 lbs CO2-e.
9% decrease
38% decrease
Solid Waste
570,470 pounds
8% decrease
34% decrease
Wastewater
6,460,632 gallons
11% decrease
49% decrease
Net Energy
9,094 million BTU's
6% decrease
24% decrease
Wood Use
985 tons
23% decrease
100% decrease
Financial Cost
$468,704
$28,554 increase*
$29,593 decrease**
$209,678 increase*
$42,014 increase**
Greenhouse Gases
* Using average prices from FY 2010 purchases
** If all copy paper were purchased at the lowest price available
Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Defense Fund Paper Calculator.
By switching to copy paper made with 100% recycled post-consumer content, the
University of Maryland will:
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Save 6,897 trees from being cut down
Prevent 655,755 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to taking 60
cars off the road
Keep 7 truckloads of solid waste out of the landfill
Conserve enough energy to power 24 homes
Prevent more than 3 million gallons (5 swimming pools) of wastewater sludge
Assuming the University of Maryland purchases approximately 30,000 traditional
cotton T-shirts per year, the environmental impact of those purchases is roughly
equal to:
• 264,000 pounds of GHG emissions
• 29,700 pounds of solid waste
• 21,384,000 gallons of water
• 9,900 pounds of chemical fertilizer
RESOURCES
Northwest Earth Institute Books
http://www.nwei.org/