Environmental
Issues Committee
November
28, 2007
EMU Alsea Room
Attendees: Chuck Kalnbach (chair), Evan Kleiman,
Jesse
Hough, Lynn Giordano, Steve Mital,
Jim Blick, Art Farley,
Leslie Hinkle, Paula Staight, William Cresko, Christine Thompson, Tim
King
Guests:
Frances Dyke, Josh
Skov
2006-07 EIC
Annual Report
Frances thanked the
committee for the work it had done last
year. She had an opportunity to address
the smoke-free campus recommendation with the President’s Small
Executive Staff
(PSES) and as a result a task force has been created to continue work
on this
issue. The President would like a report
back to the PSES by late winter or early spring term.
The report will also be vetted with the
Faculty Advisory Council, the University Senate, students and others
before a
final decision by the end of spring term 2008.
Climate
Action Plan
For the
coming year, Frances
asked
the EIC to work with Steve Mital to develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP)
for the
UO. She hopes that a draft will be ready
for her review by June 2008. The CAP
will be used to provide university administrators with recommendations
on ways to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Josh Skov,
lead author of
the OUS Greenhouse Gas Emission report, provided a power point
presentation and
discussion. The full report can be downloaded:
http://www.ous.edu/dept/capcon/files/OUS_GHS_Inventory-July2007
A
discussion on university
planning for climate neutrality will available via webcast on December
12th from
11:00 – 12:30 pm in the Knight Library, Studio A.
Contact:
Kay Coots, R.S., CSP
Environmental Health and Safety Director
Phone: (541) 346-5421
E-Mail:
kcoots@uoregon.edu
