FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

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FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
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FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
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FSU LIBRARY
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FSU
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Frostburg State University

• Carbon Footprint
• May 2008

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PRESENTING A REVIEWOFFROSTBURG STATE
UNIVERSITY'S

• DOING IT YOURSELF
• CAMPUS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
• INFORMATION COMPILED BY THE PHYSICAL PLANT
  DEPARTMENT AND MATERIAL GATHERED FROM OTHER
  UNIVERSITY AND EXTERNAL SOURCES.

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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY

• REQUIRED BY SIGNATORIES OF THE AMERICAN
  COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS CLIMATE
  COMMITMENT.

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TOP FOUR REASONS GHG INVENTORY COMPLETED BY
PHYSICAL PLANT DEPARTMENT
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REASON 4

• PHYSICAL PLANT ALREADY MAINTAINS 70 OF THE
  REQUIRED DATA

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REASON 3

• FSU AT THIS POINT DOES NOT HAVE A ENERGY MANAGER\
  SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER
• HOPEFULLY THE CALVARY

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REASON 2

• PHYSICAL PLANT HAS NOTHING ELSE TO DO

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REASON 1

• THE PRESIDENT TOLD US TO DO IT

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PROJECT, AT FSU CURRENT LEVEL, IS ABOUT DATA
COLLECTION.

• KEEP A DETAILED JOURNAL
• HAVE A CONSISTENT DATA COLLECTION PERIOD EG,
  CALENDAR YEAR OR FISCAL YEAR.

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• CAMPUS CARBON CALCULATOR

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METRIC TONNES OF CO2 EQUIVALENT CO2e
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GWP

• GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL

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METRIC TONNES OF CO2 EQUIVALENT CO2e
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ESTABLISH BOUNDARIESORSCOPES
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TYPES OF SCOPES
THE CALCULATOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGN INPUTS
TO THE PROPER SCOPE.
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Spreadsheet Map
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ECAR Valley MapEast Central Area Reliability
Council
eGRID Sub-region Map Emissions Generation
Resource Integrated Database
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Physical Plant Motor Pool

• Gasoline
• Gallons
• 32,423
• 45,308
• 48,419
• 47,580
• 46,607

• Diesel Fuel
• Gallons
• 9,493
• 10,265
• 9,515
• 10,055
• 7,534

FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
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BUSINESS OFFICE

• AIR MILES
• FY 2006 554,537
• FY 2007 634,256

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FORESTATION CALCULATIONS

• 1,000 kg /metric ton
• 3,000 kg/ha-yr
• 1 acre 0.405 ha
• 1 ha 2.471 acres
• 3000kg x
  ha 1 ha
• Ha
  acre 2.471 acres
• 1214 kg
  1.2 metric tonnages
• Acre
  Acre
• 0 16 x 2 32
  C 0.273
• C 12 12
  O 0.727
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• 1.2 C x CO2
  4.4 metric tones CO2 /
  acre
• C

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Spreadsheet Map
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STUDENT COMMUTE
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FROSTBURG STATE
UNIVERSITY GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT.
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STUDENT COMMUTE VARIABLES

• STUDENTS WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL
• LONG DISTANCE COMMUTERS MOVE IN LOCAL RENTAL
  PROPERTIES WITH FRIENDS
• STUDENTS WITHIN THE 1 MILE WALKING DISTANCE
  DRIVE TO SCHOOL
• STUDENTS RELUCTANT TO GIVE ANYBODY THEIR CORRECT
  ADDRESS-USUALLY PROVIDE HOME ADDRESS

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STUDENT BUS COMMUTE

• Weekday 211 miles x 5 days x 35 weeks 36,925
  miles
• Saturday 312 miles x 1 day x 35 weeks 10,920
  miles
• TOTAL BUS COMMUTE 47,845 miles

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ALLEGANY TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
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FACULTY COMMUTE

• 121 Faculty drive 4 miles per day x 170 days per
  year 82,280 miles
• 233 Faculty drive 20 miles per day x 170 days per
  year 792,000 miles
• FACULTY TOTAL ESTIMATE 874,280
  miles

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FROSTBURG STATE
UNIVERSITY GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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STAFF COMMUTE

• 189 Staff drive 4 miles per day x 215 days per
  year 162,540 miles
• 364 Staff drive 20 miles per day x 215 days per
  year 1,565,200 miles
• STAFF TOTAL ESTIMATE 1,727,540 miles

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FROSTBURG STATE
UNIVERSITY GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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Spreadsheet Map
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Spreadsheet Map
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Total emissions by sector (Metric Tonnes eCO2)
The Real Emissions Story And Historical Data
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COMPTON SCIENCE CENTER
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Total emissions by sector (Metric Tonnes eCO2)
The Real Emissions Story And Historical Data
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WISE SOLAR PANELS
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WISE WIND TURBINE
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You got to start somewhere
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FSU IS FAR FROM EXPERT IN THIS AREA
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WE ARE NEARING TIME TO COMPILE AND INPUT OUR 2008
DATA

• WE FOUND THE ULTIMATE
• RESOURCE TO AID OUR CAUSE

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HOWEVER DUE TO TIGHT BUDGETS
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WE HAVE TO SETTLE FOR
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CAPTAIN GREEN