1. Establish a policy that all new campus construction will be built to at least the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver standard or equivalent.

Yes: This is relatively easy for us to do. For several years we have used a "Mark 1" green building design that meets LEED bronze. Our first Mark 2 building, part of the MIT Open Source Initiative, will be carbon neutral, essentially the German "passive haus" standard.

2. Adopt an energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy requiring purchase of ENERGY STAR certified products in all areas for which such ratings exist.

Yes: We decided to join the Energy Star Partners Program. The President issued a memorandum stipulating that all new plant and appliance purchases be Energy Star rated.

3. Establish a policy of offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions generated by air travel paid for by our institution.

Yes: We contacted our travel agent to ask that a record of all air miles purchased be kept, and we will shortly issue a memorandum stipulating that all air travel must either 1) go through this travel agent, or 2) have the air miles independently recorded and reported to the Director of Sustainability for inclusion in carbon accounts. We have yet to choose an offset provider, but as our policy thus far has been not to purchase offsets, but instead to fix energy waste and add renewable energy on campus, we are considering exploring a program of local offsets through the Maine Governor's Carbon Challenge (we are already a partner of this organization) and Maine State Housing authority energy efficiency programs. Organizing such a program would be a public service project for students, and provide a new source of income to LIHEAP and othe related prorgams.

4. Encourage use of and provide access to public transportation for all faculty, staff, students and visitors at our institution.

No: No information provided.

5. Within one year of signing this document, begin purchasing or producing at least 15% of our institution's electricity consumption from renewable sources.

Yes: We have a policy, already implemented, to purchase only renewable Maine-made renewable energy (100% renewable) for our entire campus electricity consumption, and have done so since 2002. Roughly 67% of our electricity comes from one award-winning hydro-electric dam in Lisbon Falls, Maine, the rest is Maine biomass from forest wastes.

6. Establish a policy or a committee that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where our institution's endowment is invested.

Yes: We referred this task to our Board of Trustees Investment committee.

7. Participate in the Waste Minimization component of the national RecycleMania competition, and adopt 3 or more associated measures to reduce waste.

Yes: The following programs are already implemented:
1) Student worker recycling crew (the "C.R.A.P. Crew") recycles all cardboard and paper waste, all cans and bottles, and does so through our local transfer station. The sale of the large amounst of white office paper help keep the station (run by an alum) afloat, financially.
2) Student worker compost team recycles all pre and post-consumer kitchen waste in our own student-designed compost facility. The resulting compost is used in our organic gardens which provide high end organic produce to the cafeteria. (other produce is purchased locally, where feasible.)
3) A paper waste minimization drive is planned for spring semester 2008, in combination with "Recycle Fest", run by student activists.