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MTSU Energy Survey 

Pleaseidentify your status as a member of the MTSU Community:

(CIRCLE)Undergraduate // Graduate //Faculty/Staff              Please indicate Dept./major_________

1)The Southeast is recognized nationally for its poor air quality.  According to the American LungAssociation’s annual Stateof the Air report (2004), 15 out of Tennessee’s 17 monitored counties,including Rutherford County, FAILED recommendations for safe ozone pollution. How important is this toyou?

Notvery important   Somewhat important Veryimportant   Don’t  know

2) How often do you turn the lights off when you leave aroom?

Almostalways Majorityof the time Sometimes Rarely

3)How do you think most of the electricity is generated in the United States? 

FossilFuels/   Nuclear/   Solar/   Wind/    Hydroelectric/      Don’t know

 

4)In which order do you think electricity-producing utilities should pursue thefollowing activities to meet future consumer demand? Rank 1^st, 2^nd,3^rd

 

 

5)Do you feel that switching our nation’s energy sources to renewable sources ofenergy (such as solar and wind power) would improve our national security?

Yes No Unsure

6)How important is it to you that MTSU reduces its energy usage and supportsrenewable sources of energy, which reduces air pollution and mountain topremoval?

NotImportant/  Somewhat Important/  Very Important

 

7)Why or why not? (from question 6):__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

8) Are you familiar with the Green Power Switch, theregional renewable energy program provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA)?

Yes/   No

9)How important is it to you that MTSU uses clean, renewable energy?

NotImportant/   Somewhat Important/   VeryImportant

 

Inthe past 4 years, public and private university campuses across the nation havebeen pursuing green power.  Studentbodies have passed student referendums to raise student fees ranging from $1-$25.

10)How much would you be willing to contribute per semester if those funds wouldbe used specifically to increase efficiency projects and purchase electricitygenerated from renewable sources for MTSU?  (Student contributions could be in the form of increasedstudent fees.)

 

$0            $1            $2            $4            $8             MORE?  à  $12 - $20 Please indicate: ________

 

Ifyou are a part of an organization on campus that might be interested in thiscampaign please indicate what organization and provide contact information:___________________________

 

Pleaseprovide comments that might be helpful: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

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Thank you for your time!!

 If you have any questions or are interestedin getting involved at any level please contact:

 

Anna Fitzgerald             SEA Co-Chair             amf2j@mtsu.edu                        

Reggie Miller            SEACo-Chair            rhm2a@mtsu.edu                        <!--EndFragment-->

 

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