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…not just for crazy treehugging granolahead nutjobs anymore.
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McGill environmental policy implementation Sub-Committee on Environment Resource for McGill faculty, staff and students Liaison with community groups reduce :: re-use :: recycle :: rethink!
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Prior commitments Talloires Agreement, Halifax Declaration Environmental policy/actions (2001-02+’06) Regulations: proactivity UN Decade Ratification of Kyoto Accord Provincial/municipal regulations Trees = !! Cars = !!! Exhibit A. Clueless nut
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If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
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Opportunity for regular dialogue: SCE, SD, EO Credit for change Support: Senior administration/grassroots Paper use policy (2005) Environmental policy revision (2006) Academic programs MSE, Brace, GEC3, VERT, green chemistry…
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No pesticide use for aesthetic purposes Green cleaning products Green purchasing Fibres (paper/toilet paper) Equipment/accessories MMP Business practices Paper use policy E-invoicing Pay stubs Phone books
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Closing the loop MOARDS Waste services: e-waste, batteries, etc. Clean and Green Transport VERT Energy infrastructure OEE recognition (2003) Life Sciences Complex: target LEED Silver Revisions to building standards Vending machines
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Geothermal heating@Lady Meredith House Conservation Morgan Arboretum, Ecomuseum Gault Nature Reserve Biodiesel use Macdonald Campus: bicycle loan project Energy monitoring system
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Food Services Events Car Free Day is a given! Week of Action Recycling: NWRW, audits, awareness Webcasts Annual Rethink conference Sustainability Pledge 2,000 signatures by Convocation 2008? Défi climat (launch April 2008)
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Biking Macdonald Campus bikeshare project Parking tips Safe Cycling Guide Driving Idling Waste Computer store Eco-Quartier/Info-Collectes: recycling + e-waste Smoking zones
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Paper use policy Copy Services Inform peers/professors Mi casa es tu casa – take ownership! Call 4560/7828 for recycling issues Call 4555/7828 for building problems Raise awareness Energy use/water consumption: MEQ 14% Green Buildings Recycling/composting Communication/education
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The environment is everyone’s business Sign the pledge! Rethink – contradictory actions Talk about it: talkrethink.mcgill.ca Annual Rethink conference Your feedback is valued!
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Questions? Comments? Problems? Suggestions? Bring it on! Call 398-6247 or 5697 E-mail rethink@mcgill.carethink@mcgill.ca RETHINKFORUM LISTSERV Online: www.mcgill.ca/rethinkwww.mcgill.ca/rethink SIGN THE SUSTAINABILITY PLEDGE/Défi climat Shout out: http://talkrethink.mcgill.cahttp://talkrethink.mcgill.ca Facebook
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