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Sustainability
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meeting theneeds of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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3 main goals of sustainable agriculture
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1. protect and improve soil resources
2. reduce dependence on non-renewable resources 3. minimize adverse impact on environment |
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How does the use of sustainable architecture techniques lessen the negative impacts of builiding?
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increasing efficiency, moderation in theh use of materials, energy, deverlopment space
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What are 3 thigns OU is doing to achieve compliance with the PCC?
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1) residence Challenge
2)campus recycling 3)composting facility |
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what are 3 things you can do to reduce your energy consumption?
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1) Turn computer off
2)turn AC off 3)use surge protector |
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how much of the waste is biodegradable organic waste? How much additional landscape waste is generated by the university? How much of the this waste will the new composting vessel be able to process each day?
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25% biodegradable
additional 30 tons of landscape waste processes 2.5-3 tons of organic waste per day |
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4 reasons to recycle
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1)reduce costs to OU
2)reduce waste 3)reduce air, water and terrestrial degradtion 4) conserving natural resources |
