Go Green!
Looking for ways to help "green up" your world? Take a look at some of these helpful sites for ideas you can use in your home, in your life!
Generations before us have given us many blessings, some of which we've long taken for granted. But now it's our turn to step up to the plate to help insure that our children, our grandchildren, and all the generations that follow, are able to enjoy this bounteous land as well. We simply cannot continue to take from our world...we must give back as well. And we cannot treat our air, ou
r water, our earth as though we are "entitled" to its generosity. We need to recognize it for the precious gift that it is. The best way to express our gratitude for its bounty is to treat it with respect. The future will not take care of itself...it's up to US to do our share. Here are some terrific resources you might find helpful. I sure did!
American Institute of Architects "Walk The Walk" program: aia.org
American Society of Interior Designers, Inc.,: regreenprogram.org
American Wind Energy Association Source: awea.org
Building Green: buildinggreen.com
Carbon footprint calculators:
Center for Neighborhood Technology indexing tool for Sustainable Communities: cnt.org
Choose Renewables to reduce your energy impact: chooserenewables.com
Close the Loop recyclables for home and school: closetheloop.com
Connecticut College Green Living Resources: greenliving.conncoll.edu
Discovery.com offers Planet Green for the whole family: planetgreen.discovery.com
Earth friendly goods for the home: green-living.com
EcoGeek...join the Green conversation: ecogeek.org
Find Eco-friendly Products: ecoseek.net
EcoHatchery for a Green Home & Healthy Earth: ecohatchery.com
Energy Star for Products & Resources: energystar.gov
Energy Star fact sheet: doityourself.com
EPA Green Building: epa.gov/greenbuilding
Forest Stewardship Council: fscus.org
Fuel Efficiency from the Department of Energy: fueleconomy.gov
Green and Save...Good for Home, Good for Business, Good for Budget: greenandsave.com
Green Building: greenbuilding.com
Green Energy Certification: www.green-e.org
Green Living tips: greenlivingtips.com Green Living tips: greenlivingtips.com and energy-saving-tips
(my thanks to the students Ms Tonya Clark's class of Monument Charter School for suggesting this page)
Green products for responsible living:greenseal.org
Health House Builder Guidelines from the American Lung Association: healthhouse.org
Home Remodeling Green Guidelines: stopwaste.org
LEED - Internationally recognized green building certification system: usgbc.org
National Association of Home Builders Green Scoring: nahbgreen.org
National Association of Realtors' GREEN website: GreenREsourceCouncil.org
National Geographic's Green Guide: thegreenguide.com
National Wildlife Foundation provides an online water calculator: nwf.orgr
Organic Living: organicliving4you.com
REALTORS® Policy on Climate Change: realtor.org Recycle info: freecycle.com
Products: recycledproducts.com
Residential Building Energy Efficiency: toolbase.org
Residential Services Network (RESNET) HERS score for Energy Auditing: resnet.us
State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency: dsireusa.org
SustainLane index: www.sustainlane.com
The Story of Stuff videos: www.storyofstuff.com
U.S. Dept. of Energy...Energy Efficiency: energy.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: epa.gov
U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Neighborhood Development: usgbc.org
Walkability Scores: walkscore.com
"What Causes Sprawl", National Center for Policy Analysis 2003: ncpa.org
Whole Building Design Guide: wbdg.org
Yale Environmental Performance Index: epi.yale.edu
