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

2. DATA

3. Global Oil Production (Peak Oil)

4. CO2 and Temperature http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/futuretc.html Projected Temperature Increase (IPCC)

5. Sea Level Rise

6. Carbon Footprint of Food http://ewg.org/meateatersguide/eat-smart/

7. National Happiness vs. GDP per capita http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/03/income-and-happ.html

8. Happiness vs. Income in the US http://www.wealthinformatics.com/2011/09/19/can-money-buy-happiness/

9. Maryland’s Genuine Progress Indicator http://www.green.maryland.gov/mdgpi/ http://www.green.maryland.gov/mdgpi/

10. Chesapeake Bay Oyster Harvest http://dels-old.nas.edu/oceans/marine_ecosystems_part_2.shtml

11. Extent of Fishing Operations http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-end-of-fish-in-one-chart/2012/05/19/gIQAgcIBbU_blog.html

12. STUDENT-PRODUCED DATA THAT HAVE INFLUENCED CAMPUS POLICY AND OPERATIONS

13. 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

14. 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

15. RESOURCES

16. Northwest Earth Institute Books http://www.nwei.org/