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Major Accomplishments of the Climate Committee
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Campus-wide Climate Commitment Committee formed in October 2007. All subcommittees are actively engaged in developing policies and practices aimed at making the campus carbon-neutral.
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Completed inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from electricity and heating in April 2008. Final report from McKinstry Company submitted to WSU on May 21, 2008.
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Drafted a proposed policy that all new campus construction are to be built to at least the US Green Building Council's LEED Silver standard or equivalent.
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Drafted a proposed policy requiring purchase of Energy Star certified products in all areas for which such ratings exist or whenever financially feasible.
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Minnesota WasteWise conducted a waste assessment at WSU in March 2008. Minnesota WasteWise is a member-supported, private nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, which MnSCU has contracted to provide service across the system at a discounted rate.
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Selected ISO 14001 as the mechanism for tracking progress on goals and actions. ISO 14001 provides a systematic way of managing environmental affairs and helps us address immediate and long-term impact of the University's services and processes. ISO 14001 will also be used as an audit tool to ensure that we are achieving the PCC goals. WSU representatives and community partners have completed three EMS training workshops led by Purdue University.
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