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The AASHE
Broward College is a proud member of the Association
for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
This is the premier site for information on all aspects of sustainability at colleges and universities.
* All students and staff at the college can access these resources by using a BC email address as a user name.
Visit the AASHE Resource Center for databases containing thousands of course syllabi, campus sustainability initiatives, teaching methods & projects contributed by faculty, staff, administrators and students from across the U.S. and Canada.
Composed in 1990 at an international conference in Talloires, France, this is the first official statement made by university administrators of a commitment to environmental sustainability in higher education.
The Talloires Declaration (TD) is a ten-point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities. It has been signed by over 350 university presidents and chancellors in over 40 countries and BC is proud to be included amongst them.
Part of the National Wildlife Federation, Campus Ecology supports efforts to transform the nation's college campuses into living models of an ecologically sustainable society, and is training a new generation of environmental leaders.
Includes a searchable database of books, articles, reports, websites and other resources organized by sustainability categories.
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Resources
A varied and expansive collection of helpful online resources compiled to keep you informed and inspired.
Green Classes | at Broward College
Want to learn more about how Sustainability can be a part
of or even drive your career?
Check out our full list of courses relating to sustainability,
green business and the environment.
Teach Others | Tools For Educators
Discover the tools and resources you need to bring important sustainability-related topics into your classrooms, curriculums
and extra-curricular life.
What is Sustainability?
The BC Sustainability Committee explains:
A sustainable campus, community or society is one where a balance between
environmental concerns (planet), concern for individuals (social) and economic concerns (prosperity) is reached and maintained so that we meet our needs without jeopardizing the prospect of future generations.
Sustainability Is An Ideal
To simply yearn for a future with healthy ecosystems, social justice and economic prosperity will not help us achieve a sustainable future. We must begin thinking in new ways and then aligning our actions with our values. Like most great movements, it must begin with education.
All over the world, from corporate boardrooms to small businesses, from large government agencies to small communities, thinking in terms of sustainability is emerging as a key strategy for achieving long-term visions and goals. But sustainability is not success-as-usual. Sustainability means long-term success. Whole-system success. Integrated success. We provide tools, processes, training and consulting services to support this new way of thinking about success—and for doing what needs to be done to make it happen.
Sustainability Is About Solutions
The list of problems faced by today's world is long. Huge environmental challenges. Economies in need of reinvention. Eroding social capital. People looking for security, as well as satisfying lives. Sustainability work is the search for answers, for identifying what works, for creating it, for adopting it, for implementing it.
Changing The Way We Think | Thinking Sustainably
What's Your Ecological Footprint?
Overconsumption and excess waste are at the heart of our current ecological crisis.
Go to www.earthday.net to find out how much land and water is necessary to support what you use and discard. Discover if the earth’s resources could support all 6.4 billion human inhabitants if everyone shared your ecological footprint. And, check out this footprint calculator by the Global footprint network to gauge your impact on the planet.
Green Transportation | Does Your Car Measure Up?
Use the calculator below to find out how whether your car is doing the environment
any favors based on its fuel consumption and the average distance you travel.
Get Smart | About Paper
1 tree makes 16.67 reams of copy paper or 8,333 sheets.
1,410 wasted pages per year at a general cost of $84 per employee.
an average household uses in 10 months.
2278 pounds of solid waste & 5690 pounds of greenhouse gases
(an equivalent of 6 months of car exhaust)
5 Paper Taming Strategies
Notes, magazine clippings, coupons, letters, mail, receipts, statements, newspapers, cards, warranties, manuals: is it any wonder that most people feel as if they're drowning in paper?
Here are 5 simple tips to keep your paper under control and to help maintain your sanity.
1. Do a Daily Attack:
Rather than allowing papers to pile up for days, attack them throughout the day. This will ensure the piles never get overwhelming. Five minutes spent sorting through papers each day, will save hours later.
2. Curtail the Mail:
Handle mail every single day. Open it over the recycle bin, and immediately get rid
of anything you don't need. Then, sort through the rest of the mail, being sure to put:
3. Free Up Your Filing System:
When was the last time you weeded out your filing system? If it's been a while, you can probably reduce its contents by 50% or more.Set aside a few hours over the next week, and go through each folder one by one. Recycle anything that is outdated (e.g. an advertising flyer for an item that was on sale in 1972, a warranty for a toaster you tossed 3 years ago), or anything that no longer interests you (e.g. a recipe you no longer intend on making, an article you meant to read that no longer applies to you, etc.).
4. Manage the Memories:
It's hard to bring yourself to toss your old love letters, kids' artwork, a card from a friend, vacation post cards, programs from every family member's graduation etc. Of course, we don't recommend you toss all of these things. However, we do recommend you put a limit on your sentimentality. Figure out what you can part with and make the things you keep that much more important.
5. Nix Newspapers
First, if you're getting a regular subscription each day, week or month, be sure you actually have time to read it before the next issue comes. If you simply don't have time, reduce the paper build-up by cancelling your subscription. You can always get news, tips, recipes, etc. on TV, the radio or the Internet. If you do enjoy reading your subscription, set aside time to read it each day or week, and recycle that issue before the next issue arrives. This way, your newspapers won't turn into piles.
