A Sustainability Guide   Tags: environment, green, green_resources, recycling, sustainability, sustainable  

Most of our online indexes, ejournals, and full-text articles can be accessed both on and off-campus. Off-campus access requires an ISU Borrower ID (last 11 digits of your ISUCard) and password.  See Set your Library password for more information. 

ISU Distance Education students & instructors, please see our Distance Learning page, our fuller DL Guide, and the ISU DE website's New Student Information (pdf) for more specifics about off-campus access and getting your ISUCard number.

Live Green with ISU Library (video created by Mark Vasquez, ISU student) (3:04)

Welcome to Iowa State University Library's multi-subject resource for sustainability. This page includes information on Iowa State University's programs, resources and events relating to sustainability.

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. Aldo Leopold (find out more at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center)

• Iowa State University Live Green! Find out what ISU is doing to be green by going the Live Green site.                                                                                                                                                                                                       
• President's Advisory Committee on Energy Conservation and Global Climate Change: This committee will advise the president on policies and activities that will reduce energy use and raise environmental awareness at Iowa State University.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
• Leopold Center:The Leopold Center is a research and education center with statewide programs to develop sustainable agricultural practices that are both profitable and conserve natural resources.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
• Council on Sustainability: The council promotes sustainability through education, unification, and communication the Sustainability initiative has begun!                                                                                                                                              
• What is Environmental Imagination?: Are you looking for recommended readings in the area of sustainability?  Do you want to know about Iowa State University's M.F.A. program in Creative Writing and Environment?  You can find what you are looking by clicking on this link.

ISU Sustainability Courses: Every class you would ever need to study sustainability at ISU!

 More Iowa State University Resources

'Live Green!': Iowa State's conservation, sustainability efforts are moving forward

Iowa State University President Leath is committed to making ISU a model of energy efficiency and reducing the university's carbon footprint.