Draft Summary of Sustainability at Cal Poly
jgh 9/24/04
Sustainability Activities and websites at Cal Poly:
Campus Event: Education for Sustainability
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Talloires Declaration
Cal Poly Master Plan
Cal Poly Land project
Building for Sustainability
Campus Sustainability Initiative:
The Cal Poly Campus Sustainability Initiative, begun in 2000, has become
the clearinghouse for both continuing and new sustainability activities.
The CSI committee, which includes faculty, staff, administrators and
students, has met with all deans regarding future campus building
projects.
Educational Programs:
Cal Poly provides education for environmentally responsible citizenship
through its educational programs in polytechnic and other emphasis
areas. For example, several colleges offer degree programs, minors or
other areas of emphasis, such as Natural Resources Management in the
College of Agriculture and Civil and Environmental Engineering in the
College of Engineering. In the College of Architecture and Environmental
Design, the interdisciplinary “Sustainable Environment Education”
emphasis provides exposure to principles of sustainability across the
college’s programs.
Natural Resource Management:
Civil and Environmental Engineering:
Sustainable Environment Education:
Minor in Environmental Studies
EE Graduate Seminar
Fall 2003 Sustainable Engineering
Winter 2004 Sustainable Energy
Fall 2004 Sustainable Future
Cal Poly institutes and centers supporting sustainability:
Environmental Biotechnology Institute,
Coastal Resources Institute
Irrigation Training Research Center
Renewable Energy Institute
Evelyn and Harold Hay project
Electric Power Institute
Faculty on email list for Summer 04 Wednesday brown bag lunch discussions at noon in 20-206:
jim harris <>, Deanna Richards <>, david braun ,
Margot McDonald <>, Doug Williams <>,
Doug Cerf <>, Linda Vanasupa <>, bk Richard ,
Alipios Chatziioanou <>, Ahmad Nafisi <>,
Art MacCarley <>, Walt Bremer <>, ,
norm borin <>, david conn <>,
dave hannings <>, ed johnson <>,eugene jud <>,
doug keesey <>, kate lancaster <>, linda dalton <>,
george lewis <>, jim mueller <>, ,
, robert wolf <>, Bryan Mealy <>,
lynne slivovsky
Sustainability Activities and websites at County of San Luis Obispo
Government
Non-government
Sustainability Activities and websites at State of California
Governmental
Cal/EPA Environmental Management and Sustainability Program
Non-governmental
Sustainability Activities and websites at Federal level
Governmental
Environmental Protection Agency sustainability website
p3:
Department of Energy
home page
energy information agency
Non-governmental
Rocky Mountain Institute – home also for Natural Capitalism
Sustainability Activities and websites at World level
United Nations