Internet, Books and DVDs

Here are some links where you will find expert info on a range of green related topics. They can be used to build your office’s Intranet of resources for staffers working on green projects and for employees who are interested in learning more about sustainable practices at work, home, and in their communities. Check them out. You’ll find more Internet websites recommended, too. The Resource Center will be expanded and we welcome readers’ comments and suggestions.

  
http://www.llrx.com/features/greenfiles.htm
This is a first-rate “mega” link to many resources, including green and is aimed at the legal community. It is a one-stop shopping bag for many green resources on the Internet.

http://green.alltop.com/
Literally, this website covers news and information from A to Z.  This is a nearly overwhelming collection of green links, definitely worth browsing and picking your favorites.

http://www.abanet.org/publicserv/environmental/sustainable_law_office.shtml
This is the American Bar Association’s Sustainable Law Office compendium of “how to green” a law office (and the info is helpful to any business entity). Find out how to join the ABA Eco-Challenge which includes hundreds of law firms and public law offices on its roster of green partners committed to sustainable business practices.

http://www.pewclimate.org/ 
This is the Pew Center on Global Climate Change site for analysis and information about climate issues and business solutions.

http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/
This is the Wall Street Journal’s Environmental Capital daily news on what’s happening with business and the environment.

http://www.earthleaders.org/ 
Excellent source of information from the leading entity in the Pacific Northwest to promote citizen participation in sustainable endeavors at work, home, and in the communities. Partners with Oregon Lawyers for a Sustainable Future.

http://treehugger.com
One of the early standard bearers for green information. It’s been hip a long time.

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ 
The federal Environmental Protection Agency
This is one of my key resources for information, calculators, etc.

Key Congressional Committees Addressing Climate Change
• http://energy.senate.gov/public/ 
  Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources 
• http://epw.senate.gov/public/ 
  Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works 
• http://energycommerce.house.gov/ 
  House Committee on Energy and Commerce 
• http://www.globalwarming.house.gov/
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

Miscellaneous Links Related to Climate Change 
• http://cait.wri.org/figures/US-FlowChart.pdf
  US Emissions Flow Chart 
• http://www.wri.org/news
  World Resources Institute  
• http://www.ipcc.ch/
  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 
• http://www.theclimateregistry.org/
  The Climate Registry 
• http://unfccc.int/2860.php
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Can We Afford the Future?: The Economics of a Warming World, Ackerman, HC 79 E5 A23

Confronting climate change: final report of the Scientific Expert Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, U.N. Foundation, QC 981.8 C5 U53

The Economic and Market Value of America's Coasts and Estuaries: What's at Stake?, Pendleton, KF 5627 P44

Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change, Kolbert, QC 981.8 K64

Global climate change and U.S. law, Gerard, KF 3775 G46

Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change, Rothschild, QC 981.8 R66

The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time, Rogers, TD 171.7 R62

Green Living for Dummies, Jeffery, QC 981.8 J42

Green Your Work: Boost Your Bottom Line While Reducing Your Carbon Footprint, Carlson, 658.4083 CAR

Hey Mr. Green: Sierra Magazine's Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions, Schildgen, QC 981.8 S33

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America, Friedman, QC 981.8 F73

Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life, Begley, QC 981.8 B42

Red sky at morning: America and the crisis of the global environment, Speth, QC 981.8 S62

Redacting the science of climate change, Government Accountability Project, QC 981.8 C5 G67

Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), Vanderbilt, TL 152.5 V34

Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability, Sperling, HE 5611 S64

DVDs