Jim Merkel of Dartmouth College on sustainable energy on the college campus

1. www.dartmouth.edu/~sustain Sustainability at Dartmouth College

5. by shaking it waste down 80% saved over $300 million in 12 years. “ it is so hard to shake the opiate of status quo”

8. Why Worry About Sustainability?

9. 1-800-NASA

10. Quantifying Sustainability Humanity’s Consumption Compared to Biospheric Production

11. Footprints 4.4 Exists 5.5 Humans use 1 80% for other species 0.3 Afghanistan 2 India 2 Iraq 4 China 6 Mexico 8 Ukraine 14 UK 24 USA Footprint – acres Nation or group

14. Over 200 species go extinct every day 1000 times faster than natural rate

15. Radical Disparity Wealthiest Billion $70 per day Poorest Billion $0.25 per day Global Gap = 250:1 and growing Inter-human equity

16. We are alive at a unique time Exponential Growth of Population and Consumerism

17. “… no longer than a decade , at the most…,” Dr. James Hansen Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Heads the NASA Institute for Space Studies in New York City

18. Nineteen of the hottest 20 years on record occurred since 1980. -- The Union of Concerned Scientist

20. Climate Zones are Moving Toward Poles at 35 Miles per Decade: Species are Moving at 5 Miles per Decade: Loose Maple Syrup? Get Deer Tics?

21. What will we do about it?

23. Where to Start?

26. Outputs CO2 emissions Other emissions Solid waste Ecological Footprint Inputs Total energy consumption No. 6 fuel oil Purchased electricity Other fuels Gasoline Water

29. Building Feedback -- Energy and Water

30. Dartmouth’s CO2 Emissions

31. Building Performance

35. 5,000 light switch stickers

41. Social Marketing

42. Education

43. Garbage From Over 500 Lunches

44. 12 hours of trash from Collis

45. Compost Facility in Action

46. Sales up 10.1% Customer transactions up 7.3%

47. in Greek houses, dorms and campus offices Training Sustainability Coordinators

48. El Anatsui: GAWU exhibition The Art of Sustainability

52. Kinks in the Chain

53. Single Occupant Automobile

54. Swimming in Solid Waste

55. High Embodied Energy Materials and Services Computers Food Buildings Communications Insurances

56. Cogeneration Plant Uses #6 Fuel Oil

57. Sustainability Asks us to Look at the World Differently.

60. Sustainability Must Become the Default Option Easier And Less Costly

61. The prize? A restored planet to pass on to the next generation. Living with-in ecological systems is ultimately challenging .