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Green Enterprise
Green Building
Builders Without Borders - An international network of ecological builders that work with communities and organizations around the world to create affordable, sustainable housing.
Environmental
Building News - Includes links to other sustainability sites, product listings,
and a "Checklist for Environmentally Responsible Design and Construction."
Green
Schools - This site helps schools use energy efficiently through architectural,
operational and behavioral changes.
U.S.
Green Building Council - Promotes the understanding, development and accelerated
implementation of "green building" policies, programs, technologies, standards
and design practices.
WoodWise
- Coop America's guide to saving forests through practical action.
Recycling
Earth's
911 - A comprehensive website with information about recycling programs
organized by zip code.
Freecycle - Online bulletin boards, organized by city, where you can give away your old stuff to keep it out of a landfill.
The
Internet Consumer Recycling Guide - A starting point for consumers searching
the net for recycling information.
New York City Recycles - Lots of information about what and how to recycle in New York City from the Department of Sanitation.
Recycler's
World - A world wide trading site for information related to recyclable
materials.
Green Living
Ask Earthman - Got a question about an environmental issue? Earthman, also known as David Garcia, an award winning environmental journalist, has the answer.
Calvert
Group - A mutual fund management firm "for investors who care about
how, as well as how much," Calvert invests in companies with enlightened
social, environmental, and workforce practices.
Center For A New American Dream - This site offers action tips,
profiles, discussions, links and even comics to help reduce and shift consumption
while enhancing our quality of life.
Certified
Forest Products - A guide to products -- from birdhouses to flooring --
that have earned the seal of approval from the Forest Stewardship Council, a
non-profit that sets standards for sustainable forest management.
Cutting
Paper - Americans use about four million tons of copy paper annually. This
site is designed to motivate office workers to reduce paper use.
E,
the Environmental Magazine - A bimonthly online publication of environmental
issues and trends, news, lifestyle tips, and commentary.
Earth
Tones - A unique long distance phone service founded and wholly owned by
non-profit environmental organizations.
Ecomall
- A guide to environmentally-sound products and companies, and a source for
eco-shopping and investing.
EPA
Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities - The EPA's program to
protect the environment through ecological integrity, economic sustainability
and quality of life.
Escape
From Affluenza - This accompanying site to PBS's "Escape From Affluenza"
program provides practical solutions for overcoming the epidemic of stress,
waste, overconsumption and environmental decay.
Global
Stewards - This excellent and easy to use site allows visitors to take personal
action on environmental issues. It provides links that explain the issues and
lists of tips on everything from conserving energy to reducing junk mail.
Good Stuff? - Check this Worldwatch Institute guide to learn about the environmental and social impacts of the products you buy. You'll find facts, tips and resources to help you make smarter shopping decisions.
The Green Guide - This website provides news and advice about product choices and daily practices that are better for health and the environment.
Green Map System - A collection of online maps highlighting sites of natural and cultural significance in cities around the world.
Green
Pages Online - Co-op America's popular directory of thousands of environmentally
and socially responsible businesses, products and services is now online. Plus,
they offer freebies, discounts, and shopping tips, so now it's a whole lot easier
being green.
GreenerChoices.org - Consumers Union's online shopping guide is packed with tips, recommendations and rating charts to help you make environmentally friendly purchases.
Grist Magazine - Covers environmental topics with a sense of humor, and works to encourage creative thinking about environmental problems and solutions. Read it online, or get it via email.
Littlearth
- Hip, cool and eco-friendly fashion accessories and gifts made from recycled
materials such as old license plates, aluminum street signs and beer bottles.
Living on Earth
- This companion site to NPR's weekly environmental news program offers transcripts of current and past shows. Use the clickable map to find out when the show airs in your area, or listen to it online in RealAudio format.
Mama's
Earth - An environmentally motivated homemaker lets you clothe your family
and stock your household in an Earth-friendly fashion while staying informed
on the latest environmental issues.
The National Environmental Directory - A searchable directory of more than 13,000 organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues and environmental education.
The
Natural Step - A nonprofit environmental education organization working
to build an ecologically and economically sustainable society through a scientific
framework which encourages businesses, communities, governments and individuals
to redesign their activities to reduce the use of natural resources.
Newman's
Own Organics - Organic goodies from Paul Newman's daughter Nell.
North
American Vegetarian Society - A vegetarian's full plate. Comes with a side
of links.
The
Pacific Institute - An independent, non-profit center doing research and
policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international
security.
Real
Goods Trading Corporation - Large mail-order retailer of, among other things,
renewable energy equipment and energy-efficient products.
SAGE-Solvent
Alternative - Comprehensive guide provides pollution prevention information
on solvent and process alternatives for cleaning and degreasing parts.
The
Solar Cooking Archive - Everything you could want to know about cooking with
the sun, including construction plans for an oven that's made from cardboard
boxes and aluminum foil.
The
Sustainable Development Timeline - From the 1962 publication of "Silent
Spring" to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the Sustainable Development Timeline
charts events marking the shifting relationship between environment and development.
The Twin Cities Green Guide - While this website is primarily aimed at environmentalists in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, its numerous green living tips are useful anywhere.
WaterWiser
- Easy to use site with lots of information on water efficiency and conservation
brought to you by American Water Works Association, the U.S. EPA, and the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation.
WoodWise
- Coop America's guide to saving forests through practical action.
Working
Assets Long Distance - Their mission is "building a world that is more
just, humane and environmentally sustainable." Not exactly your average
corporate philosophy. Their site has activist info, news, links, and a "Daily
Dose of Durst."
The World As Home - Showcases books about the natural world. The site includes an "ecoregion map" to help you find books that focus on a particular geographic location.
Yes!
A Journal of Positive Futures - Published by the Positive Futures Network,
a nonprofit dedicated to helping people create a more sustainable, just and
compassionate world.
Cleaner Manufacturing
New
Ideas in Pollution Regulation - The World Bank's site for anyone interested
in understanding and improving control of industrial pollution, especially in
developing countries.
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