Data and Resources on Various Sustainability Issues (Work in progress!)

DATA

Global Oil Production (Peak Oil)

CO2 and Temperature Projected Temperature Increase (IPCC)

Sea Level Rise

Carbon Footprint of Food

National Happiness vs. GDP per capita

Happiness vs. Income in the US

Maryland’s Genuine Progress Indicator

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Harvest

Extent of Fishing Operations

STUDENT-PRODUCED DATA THAT HAVE INFLUENCED CAMPUS POLICY AND OPERATIONS

Lifecycle Assessment of the UM's Use of Copy Paper Actual 2010 ImpactsImpacts if Min. 30% PCCImpacts if All 100% PCC Greenhouse Gases1,745,427 lbs CO 2 -e.9% decrease38% decrease Solid Waste570,470 pounds8% decrease34% decrease Wastewater6,460,632 gallons11% decrease49% decrease Net Energy9,094 million BTU's6% decrease24% decrease Wood Use985 tons23% decrease100% decrease Financial Cost$468,704 $28,554 increase* $29,593 decrease** $209,678 increase* $42,014 increase** * 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:  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