Learning Green, Living Green: Frostburg State University's Sustainability Initiative

Overview
   -- FSU Facts
   -- Background
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Terms

Climate Action Plan

Awakening the Dreamer

Achievements

LGLG Initiative
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ACUPCC

Recycling @ FSU
   -- Recyclemania

Individual Actions

Earth Week
    -- Focus Frostburg

Photo Gallery

 

 

 


Facts on FSU Sustainability
Results of a survey released in Spring 2008

The majority of FSU students, faculty, and staff believe that human-induced climate change is real. They are taking steps, on and off campus, to reduce their ecological impact.

Transportation - Which mode of transportation is primarily used by FSU students, faculty, and staff?

  • 49 percent of students walk, bike, carpool, or take public transportation to and from campus on a regular basis.
  • 18 percent of faculty, and 12 percent of staff walk, bike, carpool, or take public transportation to and from campus on a regular basis.

Environmental Issues - Between reducing global warming, recycling, and energy conservation, which issue is most important to FSU students, faculty, and staff?

  • The majority of FSU students, faculty, and staff find that these three issues are equally important.
  • Aside from this, 46 percent of FSU students, faculty, and staff find that energy conservation is the most important environmental issue.

Recycling - FSU students, faculty, and staff recycle PAPER more than any other product on campus.

  • 20 percent of students ALWAYS recycle paper on campus, compared to 48 percent for faculty and 48 percent for staff.
  • 17 percent of students ALWAYS recycle plastic and aluminum containers, compared to 25 percent for faculty and 26 percent for staff.
  • 46 percent of FSU students, faculty, and staff ALWAYS recycle at home.

Energy Star - An Energy Star rating on consumer products indicates that that these products conserve more energy as compared to counterparts.

  • 27 percent of FSU students make an effort to purchase ENERGYSTAR rated products.
  • 47 percent of FSU faculty and 36 percent of FSU staff make an effort to purchase ENERGYSTAR rated products.

Energy and Lights

  • 55 percent of FSU students ALWAYS shut off lights when leaving a room.
  • 56 percent of faculty and 39 percent of staff ALWAYS shut off lights when leaving a room.

Energy and Computers

  • 31 percent of FSU students ALWAYS shut off their computers at the end of the day.
  • 65 percent of faculty and staff ALWAYS shut off their computers at the end of the day.

Energy and Copy Machines

  • 25 percent of FSU students ALWAYS make or request two-sided copies.
  • 65 percent of faculty and 37 percent of staff ALWAYS make or request two-sided copies.

Encouraging Conservation

  • 43 percent of FSU students, faculty, and staff actively encourage others to conserve energy and resources.

 

 

 

 

Did you know?

49 percent
of FSU students walk, bike, carpool, or take public transportation to and from campus on a regular basis.

43 percent
of FSU students, faculty, and staff actively encourage others to conserve energy and resources.

 

 

 

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