In January 2006, Dr. Padrón, president of Miami Dade College, signed the Talloires Declaration, a ten point action plan committing the College to incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach.

Related Websites

EPA Colleges and Universities http://www.epa.gov/sectors/colleges/

Resource Use Reduction -
Energy Star for Higher Education http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=higher_ed.bus_highereducation

Association For the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
http://www.aashe.org/resources/resource_center.php

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future Assessment Tools
http://www.ulsf.org/programs_saq.html

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future Assessment Questionnaire
http://www.ulsf.org/programs_saq_chart.htm

Products that are Lighter on the Environment -
Find a Green Seal Certified product
http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/index.cfm

National Wildlife Federation, Campus Ecology
http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/Campus-Solutions.aspx

Purchasing       
Green products provide a variety of benefits in addition to the positive environmental impacts, which include: protecting natural resources, minimizing waste, and reducing toxic chemicals. Contrary to the common belief that environmentally sustainable products cost more than traditional products, green products can actually lead to a reduction in operating and maintenance costs and direct and/or indirect cost savings.

EEI would like to make it easy for you to buy “green”. As a result, we have some suggestions as well as links below for your information.

Buy recycled copy paper

Buy energy-efficient office equipment  

Buy recycled toner cartridges

Recycle your used toner cartridges

Environmental Preferable Purchasing program, including an interactive training tool at http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/.