Here are some links we've found to be interesting and informative. Enjoy!
On-Campus Student Groups and Projects
Grassroots. A student-run environmental group.
Engineers for a Sustainable World. The Rochester chapter of a national organization advocating sustainable development.
Student Sustainability Intitiative. An informal student group pursuing more sustainable practices on campus.
Recyclemania. An annual nation-wide recycling competition UR has participated in since Spring 2007.
UR Footprint Class. First offered in Spring 2008, students wrote proposals to reduce UR's carbon footprint.
City Cycles. On-campus bike rental program.
On-Campus Interdepartmental/Administrative Initiatives
Sustainability @ the University of Rochester. University website about sustainability on campus.
Dining Services "Green News". University Dining Services sustainability website.
UF&S Environmental Sustainability. University Facilities sustainability website.
Cogen. Information about UR's cogeneration plant.
Council on Environmental Sustainability. Information about UR's new sustainability council.
ENERGY STAR. UR recently became partners with ENERGY STAR and has agreed to improve building energy efficiency by 10%.
Peer Schools' Intitiatives
"10 That Get It." Article from Sierra Club Online Magazine about top 10 "coolest schools."
"15 Green 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.
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.
e360 Magazine. Yale's new online environmental magazine.
AASHE. Website of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Sierra Club. Website with news and information about the outdoors and going green. Also check out the Sierra Student Coalition, the national student chapter of the Sierra Club.
TreeHugger. Grassroots wesbite with blogs and articles on green news updated daily.
Energy Action Coalition. Coalition of 48 organizations working together to aid the youth climate change movement.
Sponsors of Campus Climate Challenge, challenging colleges and universities to implement 100% clean energy policies, and Power Shift 2007, a youth climate change conference.
Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence. Organization supporting environmental management in higher education.
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.
The World According to Monsanto. "A documentary that Americans won't ever see" on Monsanto, a biotech corporation monopolozing GMOs.
"The Corporation." Documentary on the existence of the corporation as a legal "person" and an analysis of its personality as such.
"Battle for the Klamath." Documentary on the Klamath River and the battle between societies of conflicting lifestyles over its fish and waters.
"Katrina Diary." Documentary filmed by a survivor of Hurricane Katrina detailing his and his father's efforts to provide food and aid to the victims.
"Blue Vinyl." Documentary on the dangers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a widely used plastic.
"The Next Industrial Revolution." Documentary on the concept of "eco-efficiency" in building design, processes, and products.
"Affluenza." Documentary that diagnoses "a social disease - caused by consumerism, commercialism and rampant materialism."
"Kilowatt Ours." Documentary on energy and how to save money while meeting the population's increasing demand.
"Supersize Me." Documentary on the fast food industry and the effects of eating only fast food for 30 days.
Recommended Reading
The Death of Environmentalism, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nardhaus. Essay on the shortcomings of the environmental movement and its need to step away from "business as usual."
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, Edward Abbey and Douglas Brinkley.
Bay Country, Tom Horton.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Michael Pollan.
Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn, Hannah Holmes.
When the Rivers Run 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.
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
Carolyn Niehaus
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