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Campus Ecology Group
This group is made up of students, faculty, administrators, and staff members who are interested in addressing the environmental impact of Colgate's operations in an effort to promote greater environmental sustainability.

Our Sustainable Journey
Colgate's own sustainability blog!  Check here often for the latest news and upcoming events related to campus sustainability.

Environmental Council
The council is composed of faculty, administrators, and students to encourage the development of a coordinated environmental vision for the University to ensure a safe, healthy and sustainable environment.

Environmental Studies Program (ENST)
The Environmental Studies Program is designed to enhance students’ awareness of the seriousness and complexity of regional and global environmental problems and to underscore the consequences and impacts of the human experience on the habitability of planet Earth.

Green Bikes
The mission of Green Bikes is to provide the Colgate and Hamilton community with inexpensive, convenient, human-powered transportation to decrease reliance on automobiles.

Green Earth Gang
The mission of the Green Earth Gang is to promote environmental awareness among children ages 8 – 10 in local schools through experiential and interactive activities. Once every two weeks the GEG student members teach a 40-minute class about an environment-related topic such as energy conservation, pollution, renewable resources, and other environmental issues.

Green Summit
The Green Summit is a think-tank that brings together students, faculty, staff and community members to brainstorm solutions to Colgate’s sustainability challenges - and then carry them out!
Meets annually at the beginning of the spring semester.

Hamilton Outdoor Group
Group members teach local Hamilton middle schoolers, grades 6-8, outdoor skills and an environmental ethic that will encourage them to experience the outdoors in a positive manner. Activities include scavenger hunts, rock climbing, snowshoeing, and capture the flag.

Loj
Launched in the fall of 2002, The Loj is a residential house on Broad Street that brings together students who share a common interest in the outdoors. The purpose of The Loj is to support various ways of relating to the natural environment such as adventure/recreational activities, environmental activism, academic study and outdoor/experiential education.

Outdoor Education Program
Regarded as one of the finest of its kind, Colgate's program provides students a chance to rediscover the natural world while learning about themselves.

Students for Environmental Action (SEA)
Student organization with the goal of fostering a healthy and livable Colgate community based on a sustainable relationship with our natural environment.

Student Government Association
Each academic year, one ambitious student serves the SGA and the Colgate community as the policy coordinator for environmental initiatives. The coordinator is a student representative on the Environmental Council and on the Campus Ecology Group and keeps the SGA in tune with all the environmental initiatives on campus.

The Cove
Our goal is to help America meet its two most pressing challenges: to create healthy communities that meet the multiple needs of all people, and to create an activated citizenry of community builders who are committed to democracy.

Upstate Institute
The mission of the Institute is to create linkages between Colgate University and the regional community to engage students, faculty, staff and residents in research and a reciprocal transfer of knowledge that will enhance the economic, social and cultural capacity of the area and sustain the environment.

Center for Leadership and Student Involvement
CLSI is the hub for the student-run organizations on campus. Student organizations are recognized by the Student Government Association, but the staff in CLSI helps the students build their leadership skills in the areas of communication, budget management, delegating, and managing logistical aspects of events.

LOCAL AND REGIONAL

Common Thread
Common Thread is a Community Supported Agricultural (CSA) farm serving Central New York, the Mohawk Valley and Syracuse. The farm is located in Madison, just 5 miles north of Colgate University near the tip of Lake Moraine.

Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)
DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Madison Bounty
Chenango & Madison Bounty is headquartered in Sherburne, NY and aspires to provide easy access of local, fresh food to all of Chenango and Madison County citizens.

Madison County Agricultural Economic Development
The primary objective of Madison County AED is to market Madison County’s agricultural products and services by: creating market opportunities and by encouraging value-added enterprises.

Madison County Department of Solid Waste
The official website for Madison County, NY

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
The DEC was created on July 1,1970 to combine in a single agency all state programs designed to protect and enhance the environment.

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
NYSERDA strives to facilitate change through the widespread development and use of innovative technologies to improve the State’s energy, economic, and environmental wellbeing.

Regional Computer Recycling and Recovery (RCR&R)
Located in Rochester, NY, RCR&R recycles Colgate's electronic equipment.

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
RGGI is the first mandatory, market-based effort in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states will cap and then reduce CO2 emissions from the power sector 10% by 2018.

IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Colgate is a member of AASHE and each of us can access the wealth of information on their website and subscribe to their weekly bulletin.  First, create your individual AASHE Member Account. Use your Colgate email address as your user name. You will receive a password in your inbox. Next, go back to the login page, enter your email in the user name box and type or paste the password that was emailed to you. That will give you access to all of their locked resources. All Colgate faculty, staff and students have access to AASHE's resources - so please share with others who may be interested!

AASHE Bulletin
One of the best ways to keep current on the evolving landscape of campus sustainability is to subscribe to AASHE Bulletin, a weekly compilation of the latest sustainability news, resources, events, and opportunities at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada.

American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
ACUPCC is a high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate.

Clean Air-Cool Planet
Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) is the leading organization dedicated solely to finding and promoting solutions to global warming.

National Wildlife Federation: Campus Ecology
The National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology® program promotes climate leadership and sustainability among colleges and universities by providing resources and technical support, creating networking opportunities and organizing education events.

RecycleMania
RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.

Society for College and University Planning: Sustainability
SCUP realizes that there may be no better area than campus sustainability in which to apply two of the society's core values: "Integrated planning in support of excellence in the academic enterprise" and "Innovative, collaborative, and multidisciplinary approaches to planning issues."

NATIONAL AND GLOBAL

350.org
On October 24, 2009 we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we'll make it clear: the world needs an international plan that meets the latest science and gets us back to safety.

American Wind Energy Association
The mission of the American Wind Energy Association is to promote wind power growth through advocacy, communication, and education.

Carbon Fund
Carbonfund.org is leading the fight against global warming, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business or organization to eliminate their climate impact and hastening the transformation to a clean energy future.

Earth 911
Earth911.com is your one-stop shop for all you need to know about reducing your impact, reusing what you’ve got and recycling your trash. Get involved in our world by checking in for daily news, reading weekly feature stories, surfing product channels and opting into our weekly emails.

Earth Hour
For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have an opportunity to cast their vote for Earth. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes by the time world leaders meet in Copenhagen for the Global Climate Change Conference in December 2009.

Energy Information Association (EIA)
EIA provides policy-neutral data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

Energy Star
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Climate
EPA's climate change programs and activities are an integral part of the Agency's mission to protect human health and the environment. EPA's Climate Change Web site offers the public the most current and accurate information on the broad issue of climate change.

Fair Trade Federation
The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to alleviate poverty.

Good Guide
GoodGuide provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home.

Green America
Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Green Energy TV
We are an Online Television Channel that is dedicated to airing green videos for millions of viewers around the world. Though having been launched only in January 2007, Green Energy TV now has viewers from over 160 countries on 6 continents.

Mission Zero
It's about a big goal of zero environmental impact that is achieved through little actions that make a difference. It's about hope and commitment. It's about challenging ourselves to greatness. It's about collective action.

My Green Electronics
Electronics improve the way we live, work and play.  But, there's one place where electronics should have no impact—the environment. Through responsible use, reuse and recycling of electronics, the consumer electronics industry and consumers can protect and preserve the environment—together.

Organic on the Green
Created by Colgate's own Nina Merrill '09 who decided to create a blog that she hoped would encourage the development of organic food programs on college campuses nationwide. It is working!

GREEN BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE 

United States Green Building Council: LEED Certification 
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.  

Architecture 2030 
A non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization, was established in response to the global-warming crisis by architect Edward Mazria in 2002. 2030’s mission is to rapidly transform the US and global Building Sector from the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central part of the solution to the global-warming crisis. Our goal is straightforward: to achieve a dramatic reduction in the global-warming-causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the Building Sector by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed. 

Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21) 
Labs21 is designed to meet your needs as laboratory and high performance facility designers, engineers, owners, and facility managers. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Labs21 offers professionals worldwide an extraordinary opportunity for information exchange and education.  

Energy Star Portfolio Manager 
Portfolio Manager is an interactive energy management tool that allows you to track and assess energy and water consumption across your entire portfolio of buildings in a secure online environment. Whether you own, manage, or hold properties for investment, Portfolio Manager can help you set investment priorities, identify under-performing buildings, verify efficiency improvements, and receive EPA recognition for superior energy performance.  

The ENERGY STAR Building Upgrade Manual 
A strategic guide to help you plan and implement profitable energy saving building upgrades. You can maximize energy savings by sequentially following the five building upgrade stages.  

Sustainable Cities 
A small catalytic organization that tackles the daunting challenges of urban sustainability. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with an active network of 38 cities in 14 countries, Sustainable Cities is a think tank and a "do tank," delivering results through practical demonstration projects and peer learning networks, and scaling those lessons out through affiliations and high-profile events.  

Sustainable Sites 
The Sustainable Sites Initiative will provide tools for those who influence land development and management practices and can address increasingly urgent global concerns such as climate change, loss of biodiversity, and resource depletion. They can be used by those who design, construct, operate and maintain landscapes, including but not limited to planners, landscape architects, engineers, developers, builders, maintenance crews, horticulturists, governments, land stewards and organizations offering building standards.  

Community Sustainability Partnership 
The Community Sustainability Partnership is a diverse network of community organizations in West Michigan who embrace and support sustainability guiding principles in their planning and operations and are striving to make a positive impact in our community. Members of the Partnership are committed to work together to restore environmental integrity, improve economic prosperity, and promote social equity. 

Environmental Building News 
An independent company committed to providing accurate, unbiased, and timely information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings. 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 
Advances technology to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. Membership is open to any person associated with the field.

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