Energy
http://www.globalwarmingsolutions.org/
Provides information about the ELPC (Environmental Law and Policy Center), the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental advocacy organization. It provides information on such topics as Clean Energy, Smart Transportation, Natural Places, and Eco-Business, as well as Ohio-specific information. It also offers a 7 Step Program of actions we can take to reduce global warming pollution, and 7 Policies we can urge our elected officials to enact such as: - Manufacture Cleaner Cars
- Invest in Renewable Energy
- Implement Energy Efficiency
- Reduce Coal Plant Pollution
- Build High-Speed Rail
- Fund and Expand Mass Transit
- Cap Global Warming Pollution
http://www.fresh-energy.org/
Minnesota based organization but the resource page has numerous links to online reports, news stories, legislation and related information. http://earth911.org/
Earth911 empowers Earth’s citizenry with community-specific and actionable environmental information that can be used in every day life, for the purpose of being responsible by contributing to the solution of sustainability. Earth911 together with the national recycling hotline 1-800-CLEANUP is a terrific resource for community-specific actionable content for - Recycling Centers
- Green Shopping
- Living Green
- Energy Conservation
- Beach Water Quality and Pollution Alerts
- Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste
- Kids and Environmental Education
- Composting and Worm Composting
... and much more
http://www.nahbgreen.org/
The National Association of Home Builders is bringing the NAHB National Green
Building Program to all homebuilders and remodelers. This website has a
ton of information to help builders, remodelers, home building associations,
and homeowners learn how to build green, and the benefits of doing so.
Educational Resources
www.epa.gov/region7/education_resources/teachers/
This site contains educational resources for teachers, including classroom activities and miscellaneous information to enhance environmental education and efforts. www.thegreenteam.org/index.html
This is an interactive educational program that empowers students and teachers to help the environment through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. Consumers and Consumption
http://www.healthgoods.com/
HealthGoods is a web-based company that is concerned with our personal health and the health of our environment. The website was created to provide education about issues that impact our personal and environmental health every day. HealthGoods provides healthy alternatives to mass-marketed products. Their Shopping Center offers products that are supported with information explaining the product’s benefits and why they are the best choice for personal and environmental health. http://www.paperretriever.com/
Abitibi-Consolidated is a global leader in newsprint and commercial printing papers, and a major producer of wood products. AC is among the largest recyclers of newspapers and magazines in North America, diverting 1.9 million tons of waste paper annually from going to landfills. AC is the sponsor of this website which contains lots of statistics and fun facts about paper recycling. The site also contains links for students from elementary school through college including some very good interactive and educational sites. Other links are available for teachers. The links for teachers offer curriculums, and activities on such topics as Environmental History, “If Trees Could Talk, etc. www.catalogchoice.org
Wouldn't you just love to put a stop to those unsolicited catalogs that continue to appear in your mailbox? This website provides information on a service that lets you decline paper catalogs you no longer wish to receive.
Sustainability More Broadly
Weekend America.org
Consumer consequences
http://sustainability.publicradio.org/consumerconsequences/
Take the quiz and determine how many planets would be required to support your current lifestyle. http://www.yesmagazine.org/
YES! Magazine’s mission is “to support you and other people worldwide in building a just, sustainable, and compassionate world.” Look up back issues, subscribe or follow their links. http://www.emagazine.com/
E/The Environmental magazine is a bimonthly clearinghouse of information,
news and resources for people who are concerned about the environment, and
who want to learn what they can do to make a difference. This magazine
reports on current and emerging environmental issues of all types, as well
as practical information for those who seek ways to "green up" their
lifestyles.
Local Food
http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/
Barbara Kingsolver’s newest book on eating locally for a year has this as an accompanying website. You can find more about her family’s journey and recipes for eating in season. http://www.localharvest.org/
This is a national database for local food sources – restaurants, farms, stores, and farmers’ markets. I use it to look up places to go when I am traveling and have had great fun exploring new areas through local food. http://www.foodandgrowers.org/
A new initiative in southeastern Indiana to “be the driving force for building a market for locally produced foods and to be a catalyst for change to improve the health of residents in the Laughery Valley and the environs.” They have a list of local producers.
http://www.keepcincinnatibeautiful.org/
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is a not-for-profit organization educating and
encouraging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their
community environments. Learn what local programs are doing to help
beautify and preserve our city. Get practical recycling tips. Access
numerous links to a host of sites offering environmental information
specific to the Ohio Valley. | 