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Reports, Data, & Resources
| Energy Efficiency | ||
| Clean Lights at Home | Informational sheet on changing the light bulbs in your house from energy-hogging incandescents to compact flourescents. What to look for, environmental savings, and cost savings are all detailed here. | |
| Comforts of Home | Informational sheet from the "Comforts of Home" Convocation-sponsored educational program. Mostly a list of links to the best home energy sites on the web. | |
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Give 'em Nights and Weekends Off and Sleep is Good; Time off is Better |
Informational Flyers detailing the most energy-efficient settings and practices for your computer. | |
| Transportation | ||
| USM Fuel Economy (pdf) | USM vehicle fleet fuel economy data. Spreadsheet includes recorded mileage for all USM vehicles for Fiscal Year 01 and Fiscal Year 02, manufacturer's rated fuel economy and global warming gas emissions, estimated resulting annual fuel use and emissions for entire fleet. | |
| Recycling and Waste | ||
| Coming soon | Cost-benefit analysis of running an extensive sorting facility at USM vs. outsourcing this function. Outsourcing was found to save USM money. | |
| USM Resource Use Data | ||
| Graphs | ||
| Water | Graph of water usage by USM campus and year (1998-2003) | |
| Total energy | Graphs of oil & gas, electricity, and total energy (oil, gas & elec. combined), by USM campus and year (1998-2003) | |
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Energy per square foot |
Graphs of oil & gas, electricity, and total energy (oil, gas & elec. combined) used per square foot of building space, by USM campus and year (1998-2003) | |
| Data | Charts listing oil, gas, electricity, and water use by building for Portland and Gorham campuses (FY = Fiscal Year and runs July - June) | |
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Portland FY 03 Portland FY 02 Portland FY 01 Gorham FY 03 Gorham FY 02 Gorham FY 01 |
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| In the Classroom | ||
| Contract with Students | Professor Wachholz's contract with her students to practice environmentally sustainable behaviors in her criminology classroom. | |