Welcome To Ecofoot

Welcome to the official website for the MSU Office of Campus Sustainability, and the University Committee for a Sustainable Campus.

"Our mission is to foster a collaborative learning culture that leads the community to heightened awareness of its environmental impact. We envision MSU as a sustainable community that provides for the social and economic needs of its current and future members without compromising the health of our biosphere."

In 2007, The Office of Campus Sustainability recived the AASHE Sustainability Leadership Award. for more infromation on this prestigious honor click here.

NEWS

REORGANIZED PROJECTS SECTION

6/26/08

We have consolidated our Research and Projects sections to bring you one resource for sustainability programs, projects, and research being done at Michigan State University. Follow the 'Projects' tab in the top navigation to find links to papers, websites, articles, and other media materials that outline the exciting programs going on at MSU!

NEW REPORT OF NOTE

6/25/08

Getting to Zero: Defining Corporate Carbon Neutrality is a great paper that studies efforts towards reducing the impact a corporation can have on it's surround climate to zero. The authors identify problems and offer solutions. Check out the "Claims that impressed/distressed us" section!

NEW WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

6/25/08

New for 2008, our Website of the Week feature! Each week we will be highlighting a new website that focuses on sustainability. This week's site is a webpage that gives the user the opportunity to measure their carbon footprint with their carbon calculator, as well as the effect that each person has on the environment and community. There are also resources to learn how to make a difference in everyday living.

UPDATED CONFERENCE CALENDAR

5/30/08

Click here for our new Conference Calendar! It features sustainability conferences from all across North America. If you do not see one on the calendar please shoot us a link here!

REVAMPED MEDIA SECTION

5/20/08

Our Media Section has been restructured! Now you can find screenshots, summaries, and links for all of the media we catalog. You can check out our Media of the Week section by clicking on the "Media" tab on the navigation menu, and from there you can check out our Student Produced, Advocacy/Informational, Nature, and Lectures Media. s

2007 UN DECADE SPEAKER SERIES CLIPS & DVDs

4/15/08

The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Fall 2007 speaker series clips are up! If you missed last year's speeches or want to learn more about sustainability or the various issues covered by the speakers please view some free streaming clips! You will need QuickTime Media Player to view the clips, found here.

If you are interested in obtaining a DVD of one or all of last years speakers please contact Terry Link, via email. Please put "UN DVDs" in the email subject line so that we can recognize them easily!