Educational Materials
TCI has developed numerous educational materials. We encourage other institutions to use and modify our materials. Please reference us! Please e-mail us if you have questions or feedback: tina.woolston@tufts.edu
Carbon Offsets
Download the whole report (pdf, 45 pages) or, if you are just looking for a quick overview, read our consumer handout.
Climate Change
Download a Power Point Presentation by Prof. Moomaw
with scientific findings about climate change and the policy and technology solutions (Jan 2008)
Ross Gelbspan's essay on "What is Climate Change?" (2006)
CO2 Inventory
Download our Emissions Inventory 2006 Update (Word).
"Method for Conducting a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Colleges and Universities" Download as Word (140 kB) or pdf (185 kB) document.
You can also download our Emissions Inventory Template (Excel).
CLIMB
Climate's Long-term Impact on Metro Boston Study
CLIMB Study executive summary (pdf)
Computers & Energy
Download our computer brochure with lots of information about computers, energy consumption, and climate change. As a PDF file or as a Word document. Also, check out our webpage.
Detailed comments on the figures and facts (PDF) used in the brochure.
Eco-Reps Manual
You can download each chapter from the 2006 Eco-Rep manual created by Anja Kollmuss as an editable Word Document
Introduction & Waste Management (870 KB)
Water (940 KB)
Climate Change (2200 KB)
Food (720 KB)
Population (220 KB)
Consumption (860 KB)
Anger and Despair, anyone? (300 KB)
Electric Vehicles at Tufts
Read about the various electric vehicles that have been used at Tufts on our webpage or download the report (pdf, 2005)
Fume Hoods
Read about fume hoods at Tufts on our webpage or download a report on Energy Efficiency in Fume Hoods (pdf, 2004)
Home Energy Improvements
When there is interest, the Office of Sustainability will organize workshops devoted to home energy savings.
Download our Energy Tips For Your Home!
Download the seminar's power point presentation.
Lights and CFLs
Download our lighting brochure with lots of information about lights, energy consumption, and climate change, as a pdf (30 KB) or a Word (162 KB) document. For more information lighting and motion sensors at tufts click here.
How to buy compact fluorescent bulbs
MTC Green Building Case Studies (2005)
Gilman Ordway Campus at the Woods Hole Research Center on Cape Cod, a research and office facility, built by the architect William McDonough. Download the report (pdf)
The EpiCenter right in the heart of Boston is the new home of Artists For Humanity which offers paid apprenticeship programs for inner-city teen artists. Download the report (pdf)
The Doyle Conservation Center, headquarters of the Trustees of Reservations in Leominster, MA.
Download the report (pdf)
The new world headquarters of Genzyme Corporation, in Cambridge, MA Download the report (pdf)
Tufts Climate Initiative Documents
Letter to President Bush (5-21-2001)
TCI Five-Year Report (2005)
Newsletter VI Spring 2006
Newsletter V Fall 2005
Newsletter IV Winter 2005
Newsletter III Fall 2004
Newsletter II Winter 2004
Newletter I Fall 2002
Vending Misers
Vending Misers: lessons learned (Word), (PDF)
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