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"Justin Grimm-Greenblatt" 
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10/01/2007 05:08 PM
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Subject Fwd: Recommendations for 5 year plan from Environmental 
Club
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From: Justin Grimm-Greenblatt <jgrimmgr@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 1, 2007 4:38 PM 
Subject: Recommendations for 5 year plan from Environmental Club
To: Emily.Thomas@sunysb.edu, skenny@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, Shirley.Kenny@stonybrook.edu
Cc: "aprovenz@notes.cc.sunysb.edu" < aprovenz@notes.cc.sunysb.edu>
Dear President Kenny and Ms. Thomas,
 
Below are the recommendation the Environmental CLub would like to propose for the 5 year 
plan part 11 "Support Sustainableity Through a Green-Campus initiative."
 
Comments on Goal 11 of the Draft Five Year Plan:
On Expanding Eco-literacy: 
Place environmental facts & tips around dining area o
Place a sticker on how to recycle and save energy on the back of each door in the o
residence halls 
Integrate eco-literacy into freshman classes and intro writing classes, as well as o
orientation 
Publicize Recyclemania more, possibly by making it into an inter-campus or o
inter-quad competition 
 
Fossil Fuel Reduction: 
Install more motion detectors for residence halls and academic buildings to o
reduce energy usage 
Install individual thermostats for classrooms and residence halls o
Reward commuters that use mass transit or ride bikes to campus o
Buy 30% green energy o
New campus buses should run on 100% vegetable oil o
Add carbon offsets to business flights for staff and faculty o
Create preferred parking for "clean pass" vehicles o
Create literature on bicycle-riding safety tips and where you are allowed to ride o
your bike 
Build a storage facility for food storage and to reduce daily transportation of food o
Make sure sprinklers are not facing bike racks and add weather barrier to bike o
racks. 
Use street lamp lights with LED lights. o
 
Sustainable Practices in Construction & Maintenance: 
Clean up construction debris o
Plant trees to replace ones being cut down due to construction o
Plant additional 500 trees per year on campus. o
Buy wood from sustainable companieo
 
Green Computing Policy: 
Create default duplex printing; establish test area to try out settings o
Set Pharos system to print out one cover page per student, not per file, or create a o
default header instead of cover page 
 
Water Reduction: 
Rain detectors for the sprinkler system o
Low-flow sinks and showerheads o
High-efficiency washers and dryers; place signs in laundry room on how o
front-loading machines work 
 
On Increasing Recycling and Resource Conservation: 
Use reusable utensils and plates o
Buy cellulose-based containers o
Discontinue use of Styrofoam containers and aluminum o
Create separate rooms for trash and recyclables o
Place redemption machines on campus o
Create trash receptacles for hazardous waste, such as batteries, cell phones, etc. o
 
Other Comments: 
Use less pesticide, or use bacteria to create self-sustaining lawn o
Use local plants in gardening o
Increase awareness on how printer cartridges and toners can be recycledo
Thank you for taking time to look over these.
 
Justin Grimm-Greenblatt
-- 
"Think globally, act locally."
~Dubos~ 
-- 
"Think globally, act locally."
~Dubos~ 


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