Get Involved

Acadmic Initiatives

One of the best ways to learn new habits is by practice. Here are six avenues or tips to help you become more conservation aware:

1. Use our conservation checklist to see if you are a conservation superstar!

2. Buy energy efficient products through Stanford Student Housing Country Store Online.

3. Encourage those around you to conserve. Raising awareness is critical to making a big impact. You should let people know what you do to conserve and why.

4. Join a student group at Stanford that supports conservation

5. Apply for a conservation internship here at Stanford or elsewhere.

6. Check out other conservation related websites for GREAT IDEAS!

Student Groups

If you are interested in getting involved with an on-campus group that addresses environmental/conservation issues, here are a few such organizations.

E-Reps- Stanford Environmental Representative Network

Sustainability- Students for a Sustainable Stanford University

RATS- Redwood Action Team at Stanford

SEAS- Students for Environmental Action at Stanford

SEED- Students for Environmental Education

SSCP- Stanford Solar Car Project

Redwood Outdoor Club- A student run outdoors group. Go hiking, rent equipment for cheap.

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Academic Initiatives

Exciting movements are afoot within Stanford's environmentally-minded community! There is a plethora of classes available that discuss environmental issues, from many different areas of study. If you are looking to simply take a class or two about environmental issues, or if you are interested in conducting your own research project or finding a major which involves an environmental focus, the following links are a great place to start!

School of Earth Sciences

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Stanford's Environmental Initiative: Environmental Science, Engineering and Policy Programs at Stanford

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Internship Opportunities

A great way to get involved with conservation efforts is to do an internship! Here are just a few places you might look to find the internship experience you've been looking for:

On Campus:

Energy & Water Conservation in Stanford Student Housing

Stanford Utilities Division

Stanford Recycling Center

Stanford Grounds Department

Stanford Parking and Transportation

Off Campus:

Eco.org-A site listing many environmental internships.

For cool off-campus organizations, please visit the Earth Systems office (1st floor of the Mitchell Building, Room 138), the Career Development Center, or the Haas Center.

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Additional Sites

Energy

EREN: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network, US Dept. of Energy

Energy conservation tips from CA Air Resources Board

All about CA energy (and tips): CA Energy Commission

Why you should save energy

Energy Sites

Water

Additional Tips for Conserving Water

Water Resources Sites

University of Minnesota Extension Services: Conserving Water

Transportation

Cars: Buyer's Guide to Cleaner Cars (CA Air Resources Board)

Cars: Find out about gas mileage and fuel emissions

Cars: Where we are (2001)

Sustainable Development

SDIC: Sustainable Development International Corp.

Other

Learn about global warming

Putting conserving water on a global scale

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