the good, the bad, and the ugly

A look at environmental projects @McGill

McGill environmental policy implementation Sub-Committee on Environment

Resource for McGill faculty, staff and students

Liaison with community groups reduce :: re-use :: recycle :: rethink!

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

Opportunity for regular dialogue: SCE, EO Credit for change

Support: Senior administration/grassroots Paper use policy (2005) Environmental policy revision (2006)

Academic programs MSE, Brace, GEC3, VERT, green chemistry…

No pesticide use for aesthetic purposes Green cleaning products Green purchasing

Fibres (paper/toilet paper) Equipment/accessories MMP

Business practices Paper use policy Frosh mugs

Closing the loop MOARDS Waste services: e-waste, batteries, etc.

Clean and Green

Energy infrastructure OEE recognition (2003) Life Sciences Complex: target LEED Silver Revisions to building standards

Food Services Events

Car Free Day is a given! Week of Action Recycling: NWRW, audits, awareness Webcasts

Sustainability Pledge 463 signatures as of March 14, 2007!

Geothermal heating@Lady Meredith House

Conservation Morgan Arboretum, Ecomuseum Gault Nature Reserve

Biodiesel use Macdonald Campus: bicycle loan

project Energy monitoring system

Visibility Transient population

Communication Waterless urinal project

Community buy-in Office green bin programme

The iceberg: it’s never as easy as it looks! Recycling/composting

External constraints Funding structure Sociopolitical environment Heritage zone

Internal constraints Metrics Amoeba: decentralized structure “Sacred cows”

SCE workgroups Energy/water Environmental Centre Green Buildings Recycling/composting Communication/education

Master plan Municipal sustainable development plan

The environment is everyone’s business Sign the pledge! Rethink – contradictory actions

Annual Rethink conference Your feedback is valued!

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