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 website links in many of them. too.  The Resource Center continues to grow.  Look for blog links to be consolidated here for ease of reference.  We welcome readers’ comments and suggestions. 

 

This is the Pew Center on Global Climate Change site for analysis and information about climate issues and business solutions. 

Excellent resource offering links to many educational resources about climate change. A bonus is that it includes resources for young students, too.  (thank you to Lauren Jackson for this reference) 

The World Resources Institute is a global environmental think tank.  Issues, ideas, solutions.  Very good sources of current news, developments, directions. 

Climate Analysis Indicators Tool developed by the World Resources Institute.  A database of greenhouse gas emissions data and climate relevant info that can be sourced for policy decisions. 

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, established by the UN and winner of the Nobel Prize for disseminating scientific information about climate change and laying the foundation to counteract it. An obvious source….

The Climate Registry is a non-profit that establishes common standards for capturing, calculating, verifying and reporting on greenhouse gas emssions and reduction programs. 

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—the Kyoto Protocal and since.

 

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. 

This is the Wall Street Journal’s Environmental Capital daily news on what’s happening with business and the environment.

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.

One of the early standard bearers for green information.  It’s been hip a long time.

The Missouri Master Naturalist’s Chert Glades Chapter in southern Missouri has compiled a nifty resource directory that will help you find all kinds of information about living green, animals, birds, reptiles, mammals, etc.  Nice work!

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ The federal Environmental Protection Agency.

This is one of my key resources for information, calculators, etc.

A good example of the info you can find at your county health department website.  Franklin County in North Carolina has links and info about the environment and its impact on public health. 

The World Watch Institute is a global organization collecting and sharing info about climate change, resource degradation, demographics and sustainable solutions. Lots of research and publications on topics you can use.

 

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. 

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://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

 

The Home Builders Association of Metro Boulder established the Built Green program, one of the first and largest in the nation to aid and encourage green building in Colorado.

 

The Environmental Paper Network is an organization of affiliated environmental groups working together to reduce the over-consumption of paper, increase the amount of recycled content in paper that is purchased and other measures to improve sustainable manufacturing and consumption of paper.  EPN’s paper calculator to help you compare the environmental aspects of different papers has been adopted by the EPA and is linked to on EPA’s website.  EPN’s website is a wonderful resource to understand the paper industry and learn about ways to encourage paper purchasing and use.

 

NASA’s guide that explains the six criteria air pollutants the EPA regulates and provides online resources to check local air quality.  This has all the makings of an interesting group “lunch and learn” session.

UCLA’s report card on the air quality of the South Coast Air Basin in southern California.

Handy reference for stats on CO2 and other types of vehicle emissions.  Extra bonus links to other resources on auto emissions, hybrids, alternative fuels and transportation statistics.

Unexpected and useful listing of web sites about air pollution causes, control, health effects, and legal issues. 

 

 

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