Tuesday, April 17 

Monitor your water use with these handy water kits!
Description:  This is a quick and easy way to help your fellow students assess the water usage in the dorms.  Hurry to pick one up because there are a limited number of kits!
Location:  Pick one up at the dinning hall.


World Wide Facts
 - energy supply
   - International Energy Agency;
<http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2006/key2006.pdf> p. 8:
     * graphs of world and OECD energy supply changes from 1971 to 2004
 - energy consumption
   - International Energy Agency;
<http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2006/key2006.pdf> p. 30:
     * graphs of world and OECD energy consumption changes from 1971 to 2004
   - Energy Information Administration;
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/highlights.html>:
"World energy consumption is projected to increase by 71
percent from 2003 to 2030. Fossil fuels continue to supply much of the energy used worldwide, and oil remains the dominant energy source."

•    "World oil use grows from 80 million barrels per day in 2003
to 98 million barrels per day in 2015 and 118 million barrels per day
in 2030 in the reference case."

•    "World carbon dioxide emissions continue to increase steadily
in the IEO2006 reference case, from 25.0 billion metric tons in 2003
to 33.7 billion metric tons in 2015 and 43.7 billion metric tons in
2030."

•    "Continued heavy reliance on coal and other fossil fuels in
many parts of the world suggests that even if nations that have
ratified the Kyoto Protocol reduce their carbon dioxide emissions as
required in the treaty, there still will be substantial increases in
carbon dioxide emissions worldwide."
 - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
   - OECD; <http://www.oecd.org/about/0,2337,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00.html>:
     * "The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to
democratic government and the market economy. With active
relationships with some 70 other countries and economies, NGOs and
civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications
and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from
macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and
innovation."
   - OECD; <http://www.oecd.org/countrieslist/0,3025,en_33873108_33844430_1_1_1_1_1,00.html>:
     * members are mostly First World countries in Europe and North America
- U.S.
 - energy consumption
   - Energy Information Administration;
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/trends/table1.html>:
     * fossil fuels were 86% of U.S. energy consumption in 2004
     * renewable energy was only 6.1% of U.S. energy consumption in 2004
   - Energy Information Administration;
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html#US_Petroleum_Markets>:
     * "Petroleum consumption is projected to increase by an average
1.5 percent and 1.3 percent per year in 2007 and 2008, respectively"
   - Energy Information Administration;
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/pdf/pages/sec1_6.pdf>:
     * graphs of U.S. energy consumption changes from 1973 to 2006
   - <http://www.grinzo.com/energy/statistics/world_peak_oil_dates_by_country.html>:
     * U.S. year of peak oil production was in 1970
- California
 - energy supply
   - California Energy Commission;
<http://www.energy.ca.gov/html/energysources.html>:
     * map of regional sources of energy
   - California Energy Commission; <http://www.energy.ca.gov/oil/index.html>:
     * "California is currently ranked fourth in the nation among oil
producing states, behind Louisiana, Texas, and Alaska, respectively."
- Claremont
 - sustainable energy initiatives
   - Pomona College;
<http://www.pomona.edu/events/news/newsitems/111606greencup.shtml>:
     * Green Cup Challenge at Pomona 11/1/06-11/30/06
     * "The student group Campus Climate Challenge is asking students
to take at least five actions from the Pomona College Sustainability
Pledge and conserve energy throughout November. The winning dorm will
be presented with the Green Cup, a party and $2,000 for a dorm
sustainability measure chosen by that dorm's residents."
   - Pitzer College;
<http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/public_relations/publications/pitzer_press/archive/20020204/page7.html>:
     * "Overall, the NWF awarded the nation's colleges an "A" for
water efficiency upgrades and an "A-" for energy efficiency,
conservation and renewable energy efforts."
   - Scripps College;
<http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/newscenter/magazine/Fall03/feature.htm>:
     * "The Performing Arts Center notably contains many
environmentally conscious and sustainable design features."
   - Scripps College;
<http://www.scrippscollege.edu/dept/conferences/PAC/specs.html>:
     * "Boora's preference for locally produced products, recycled or
recyclable materials, and energy efficient design elements, compelled
the use of recycled steel, recycled fibers for acoustical panels,
sustainable and renewable wood, and the creation of overhangs on south
facing windows. These are just some of the carefully chosen elements
that went into the final product of the Performing Arts Center."
- HMC
 - sustainable energy courses
   - HMC; <http://saeta.physics.hmc.edu/Courses/p80/>:
     * Physics 80: Energy and Environment
     * "The present U.S. economy depends critically on the steady
availability of high-quality fossil fuels. Global identification of
these sources has peaked and global production will peak in this
decade, if it hasn't already."
   - HMC; <http://www.physics.hmc.edu/theabstract.php?day=2005-11-08>:
     * Physics Colloquium presentation: Scientific Challenges in
Sustainable Energy Technology
     * "This presentation will describe and evaluate the challenges,
both technical, political, and economic, involved with widespread
adoption of renewable energy technologies."