| (Beer) Building Energy Efficiency Research: is the Building Energy Efficiency Research project at the Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong. The objective of this research study is to formulate effective strategies for achieving energy efficient design in architecture and buildings. / (added 09/2005) |
| (EECA) The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority: EECA’s role is to encourage, promote, and support the uptake of energy efficient initiatives and renewable energy. / (added 09/2005) |
| A climate and environmental strategy for US agriculture : (20 pages) Examines how implementation of the Kyoto Protocol could actually help U.S. agriculture. Paul Faeth and Suzie Greenhalgh. / (added 09/2005) |
| A Climate of Innovation: Northeast business action to reduce greenhouse gases : (30 pages) Reviews corporate greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions management based on the experiences of 9 large corporations from various economic sectors. Andrew Aulisi, Jennifer Layke and Samantha Putt del Pino. / (added 09/2005) |
| A flushing device that saves the maximum possible amount of water: The user stops the flush just as soon as the pan is clear. / (added 09/2005) |
| A Green Home is a Healthy Home: The ways that you use water and energy even what you do with your backyard can have a very significant health impact / (added 09/2005) |
| A Precise Water Monitoring Device: Make a precision instrument from common hardware supplies. / (added 09/2005) |
| A Summary of Water Pasteurization Techniques: / (added 09/2005) |
| A water-wise Demonstration Garden: High-tech equipment uses local weather data to water your landscape with maximum efficiency / (added 09/2005) |
| Advanced Building Systems: Environmental Responsible Construction Materials – Aerated Autoclaved Concrete Blocks, Pre Insulated Light Gauge Steel Panels / (added 09/2005) |
| Alameda County Waste Management Authority: Alameda County, CA / (added 09/2005) |
| Alfalfa Irrigation Scheduling with an Automated Evaporation Pan System: Reese Valley, Nevada, Evaporation Pan and Evapotranspiration Data. / (added 09/2005) |
| Are We Running Out of Wood: Robert Bryce on timber and sustainability / (added 09/2005) |
| Arlington County Virginia: / (added 09/2005) |
| Artic Glass and Window: Insulated glass for sunroom and solar homes, energy efficient windows, doors and skylights. Over 100,000 thermal panes sold since 1979 / (added 09/2005) |
| Ask the Expert: Do radiant barriers damage shingles?: / (added 09/2005) |
| Ask the Expert: How does paint color affect energy use?: / (added 09/2005) |
| Ask the Expert: Is masonry insulation worth the money and effort?: / (added 09/2005) |
| Ask the Expert: Should I hire a home energy auditor?: / (added 09/2005) |
| Ask the Expert: What difference does leaving one light bulb on make?: / (added 09/2005) |
| Ask the Expert: What should I do about leaky jalousie windows?: / (added 09/2005) |
| Ask the Expert: What’s the real scoop on double paned windows?: / (added 09/2005) |
| Association of BC Professional Foresters : Association of 4,000 members who work in government, industry and consulting throughout British Columbia. / (added 09/2005) |
| Austin Sustainable Building Coalition Austin Texas: / (added 09/2005) |
| Awakening the ‘Dead Zone’: An investment for agriculture, water quality, and climate change : (24 pages) Compares a number of policy options to reduce nutrient loss in the Mississippi River Basin from agricultural sources, provide new income sources for farmers, and help address hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. Suzie Greenhalgh and Amanda Sauer. / (added 09/2005) |
| Back to Basics? : The Viability of Plastics Recycling By Tertiary ProcessesT.- Randall Curlee and Sujit Das, September, 1996 / (added 09/2005) |
| BagelHoleorg : An excellent rural living, renewable energy and survival site! Big links directory. / (added 09/2005) |
| BC Community Forestry Directory : For a directory of what community forestry projects are doing in BC / (added 09/2005) |
| Beer (Building Energy Efficiency Research): is the Building Energy Efficiency Research project at the Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong. The objective of this research study is to formulate effective strategies for achieving energy efficient design in architecture and buildings. / (added 09/2005) |
| BestPractices Program: / (added 09/2005) |
| Bringing conservation from the countryside to your backyard – Backyard Conservation booklet by USDAs Natural Resources Conservation Service: / (added 09/2005) |
| Build a Better Kitsap: Kitsap County HBA, WA / (added 09/2005) |
| Build San Antonio Green: / (added 09/2005) |
| Building Energy Analysis Group (Bea): undertakes diverse research on the performance of buildings through both direct measurement and simulation / (added 09/2005) |
| Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility: BIPER USA provides a range of resources for sustainable design professionals. / (added 09/2005) |
| Building on the Kyoto Protocol: Options for Protecting the Climate : new link — (256 pages) Experts from around the world explore options for strengthening the Kyoto Protocol and Climate Convention, including proposals to engage both developed and developing countries in protecting the climate. Edited by Kevin A. Baumert with Odile Blanchard, Silvi Llosa and James Perkaus. / (added 09/2005) |
| Built Green: Master Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties, WA / (added 09/2005) |
| Built Green Colorado: Home Builders Association of Metro Denver / (added 09/2005) |
| Built Green/Green Space: Southwestern WA / (added 09/2005) |
| Business Conservation Initiatives: A water audit is an excellent place to start determining where excess water is being used / (added 09/2005) |
| Busy Persons Guide to Greener Living : The choices you make each day matter a lot. This e-guide can simplify green living because it puts practical tools and resources at your fingertips that are designed with the busy person in mind. / (added 09/2005) |
| Buying a new home? Quick list to check your window efficiency: / (added 09/2005) |
| Buying Green Power Site: / (added 09/2005) |
| Cabinets: / (added 09/2005) |
| California Green Builder: Building Industry Institute / (added 09/2005) |
| California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS): Is a network of more than 120 computerized weather stations located at key agricultural and municipal sites throughout California https://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/welcome.jsp / (added 09/2005) |
| Canadian Eco-Lumber Co-op : ELC is a partnership between ecoforestry operations, processors of eco-certified wood, and advocates of ecoforestry. / (added 09/2005) |
| Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society: CPAWS works to protect Canada’s wild ecosystems and promotes understanding of ecological principles through education, while working with government, First Nations, business, other organizations and individuals. / (added 09/2005) |
| Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse : / (added 09/2005) |
| Capacity Challenges and Future Commitments under the Climate Convention : (35 pages) This book chapter examines the capacity needs and constraints faced by governments in relation to making future climate protection commitments under the UNFCCC. Kevin Baumert, Christiana Figueres, and Stéphane Willems. / (added 09/2005) |
| Capacity for climate: Economies in transition after Kyoto : (24 pages) This report reviews the challenges and opportunities presented by the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol for Central and Eastern European countries with economies in transition, and serves as a background study for the project. Kevin A. Baumert, Elena Petkova, Diana Barbu. / (added 09/2005) |
| Car wash water is reclaimed: Protect the environment and save water at the same time. / (added 09/2005) |
| Cellox Corporation: Insulated concrete forms / (added 09/2005) |
| Center for Excellence for Sustainable Development: Department of Energy / (added 09/2005) |
| Changing Drivers: The impact of climate change on competitiveness and value creation in the automotive industry : (84 pages) Emerging carbon constraints constitute a new influence on competitiveness in the automotive industry, creating both risks and opportunities for companies that could materially affect their earnings and ability to compete in global markets. Duncan Austin, Niki Rosinski, Amanda Sauer, Colin Le Duc. Published by World Resources Institute and WRI and Sustainable Asset Management (SAM). / (added 09/2005) |
| Chatter Creek Mountain Lodge Construction : new link — Photo journal of mountain lodge construction at Chatter Creek, deep in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Follow the impossible task of building a 9300 sq. ft log building in one short summer. Editor’s note–we at Otherpower.com thought we lived in a remote area until we read this web log. Wow! / (added 09/2005) |
| Checklist for Environmentally Responsible Design and Construction: offers a checklist to help you get started with your green building project. / (added 09/2005) |
| Choosing Windows: by Mary McLeod / (added 09/2005) |
| Clean Energy Basics: Highlights the positive impact these technologies have on the environment, economy and national security, and explains why they are important to individuals and businesses / (added 09/2005) |
| Climate of Export Credit Agencies : (16 pages) Reveals that export credit and investment insurance agencies (ECAs) as a group is promoting exports and investments to developing countries that will contribute to long-term increases in greenhouse gas emissions. Crescencia Maurer with Ruchi Bhandari. / (added 09/2005) |
| Climate protection and the national interest: The links among climate change, air pollution, and energy security : (56 pages) Shows how an integrated U.S. approach to dealing with of climate change, air pollution, and energy security would be a much more efficient and economical way of solving these linked problems. James J. MacKenzie. / (added 09/2005) |
| Climate, biodiversity, and forests: Issues and opportunities emerging from the Kyoto Protocol : (80 pages) Examines why the role of forests and land-use change under the Kyoto Protocol remains controversial. Notes that climate change is a major threat to biodiversity and that protecting biological diversity may help mitigate other impacts of climate change. World Resources Institute and The World Conservation Union (IUCN). / (added 09/2005) |
| Clotheswasher Savings Calculator: Calculate your savings in common areas laundry rooms / (added 09/2005) |
| Complete Idiots Guide to Saving Environment: Located in Vermont, United States / (added 09/2005) |
| Complying with the Kyoto Protocol requirements: Capacity needs in Central and Eastern Europe : (12 pages) The paper offers a regional summary of the current ability and common capacity needs in the surveyed countries for implementing national systems for inventories and for the Kyoto Mechanisms. Andrew Buchman, Kevin Baumert and Francesco Rizzo. / (added 09/2005) |
| Composting Toilet Feasibility Report: Composting toilets have the potential to reduce water use and divert pollutant loads from the sewerage system directly to agriculture / (added 09/2005) |
| Composting Toilets: / (added 09/2005) |
| Compressed Air Challenge: The mission of the CAC is to develop and provide resources that educate industry on the opportunities to increase productivity by optimizing compressed air systems. There is a series of training sessions to help you learn more about the fundamentals of compressed air systems. A sourcebook and fact sheets are also available. / (added 09/2005) |
| Concrete Foundations that Double as the Finished Floor: by Jill Mayfield / (added 09/2005) |
| Conservation 101: Clarify the difference between water "wants" and water "needs." / (added 09/2005) |
| Conservation Technologies: Accurate Dorwin fibreglass windows, photovoltaics, Venmar ventilation solutions, other products and services for sustainable healthy homes / (added 09/2005) |
| Conserving Energy & Water Tip of the Month: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s monthly tip list / (added 09/2005) |
| Contributions to global warming map : (2 pages) This map redefines the relative area of countries and regions of the world using historical carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption. World Resources Institute. / (added 09/2005) |
| Cool Roofing: fact sheet about cool roofing / (added 09/2005) |
| Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 1): Business case, challenges, and steps forward : (12 pages) Outlines the challenges and benefits of green power for commercial and industrial users. Based on WRI’s experience with the Green Power Market Development Group. Duncan Austin and Craig Hanson. / (added 09/2005) |
| Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 2): Opportunities with landfill gas : (16 pages) Provides an introduction to landfill gas as a green energy source for commercial and industrial enterprises. Shehnaz Y. Atcha and Vince T. Van Son. / (added 09/2005) |
| Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 3): Corporate greenhouse gas emissions inventories: Accounting for the climate benefits of green power : (20 pages) This publication is the third installment of the Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets series, which is based on WRI’s experiences convening the Green Power Market Development Group. Craig Hanson and Janet Ranganathan . / (added 09/2005) |
| Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 4): Introducing the Green Power Analysis Tool : (16 pages) The fourth installment accompanies the release of the Green Power Analysis Tool. This installment identifies the business case for the tool, describes how it works, and explains how managers can input data on green power projects and corporate targets. Duncan Austin. / (added 09/2005) |
| Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 5): Renewable energy certificates: An attractive means for corporate customers to purchase renewable energy : (16 pages) This installment provides an introduction to RECs for corporate energy users. The publication defines RECs, their business benefits, and their similarities to other renewable energy products. It also makes suggestions for purchase strategy and policy. Craig Hanson and Vince Van Son. / (added 09/2005) |
| Council of Haida Nations Forest Guardians: The Forest Guardians provide technical support to the Council of Haida Nations and advocate concerns to ensure that the forests and associated waters of Haida Gwaii are used in ways that respect both the land and Haida rights and title. / (added 09/2005) |
| Creating a Water-Wise Landscape: Minimizing the need for watering in your landscape requires careful observation, planning and common sense. / (added 09/2005) |
| Creating Landscape Diversity: Landscaping and Gardening Without a Yard. Includes an Action Guide. / (added 09/2005) |
| Creative and attractive landscape design learned in workshops: CSBE Arizona & Jordan joint water conserving landscape project / (added 09/2005) |
| Customized Irrigation Calculator: Data for each zone on your irrigation system will maximize the efficiency of your watering practices / (added 09/2005) |
| Designing a Sustainable Energy Future—Integrating Negawatts with Diverse Supplies at Least Cost : PDF-3.2 MB — E03-13, Keynoting Australia’s first national conference on energy efficiency, Amory Lovins integrates exciting opportunities in advanced electric, heat, and transport efficiency with their ability to accelerate distributed generation and renewable sources (13 November 2003). / (added 09/2005) |
| Designing the Clean Development Mechanism to meet the needs of a broad range of interests : (20 pages) Details struggles over basic design and features of the Clean Development Mechanism established in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Reviews different designs and explores how an "open architecture" CDM might operate. Kevin Baumert and Nancy Kete with Christiana Figueres . / (added 09/2005) |
| Deter Pests and Use Less Pesticide With Good Home Maintenance: by Erik Bliss / (added 09/2005) |
| Dimensional Lumber: / (added 09/2005) |
| Does the Solid Waste Management Hierarchy Make Sense? : new link — A Technical, Economic & Environmental Justification for the Priority of Source Reduction and Recycling – John Schall, October, 1992 / (added 09/2005) |
| Dogwood Initiative : A broad-based group working to change forest policy in British Columbia, with a goal to increase opportunities for community-based alternatives to corporate industrial forestry. / (added 09/2005) |
| Dr Tom Reimchens Lab : Dr. Tom Reimchen and his graduate students are conducting some of the most innovative research on the BC coast looking at the connections between bears, salmon and the temperate rainforest. / (added 09/2005) |
| Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens: CSU Gardening Series: Little water is lost to deep percolation if the proper amount is applied. / (added 09/2005) |
| Drip or microsprinkler irrigation for olive and citrus trees: NAGREF research evaluates new irrigation systems’ suitability and efficiency on water savings. / (added 09/2005) |
| Drop by Drop: A How-To Guide: Starting a Water Conservation Program / (added 09/2005) |
| Drought Protection on a Budget: by John Gleason, president of the Xeriscape Garden Club. / (added 09/2005) |
| Dry Fire Hydrant Program: A readily available source of untreated water allowing fire departments to be more efficient by providing close water sources to fire risks / (added 09/2005) |
| e5 – Climate is Business: European Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future. / (added 09/2005) |
| Earth Craft House: Greater Atlanta HBA / (added 09/2005) |
| Earth Materials: / (added 09/2005) |
| Earth Sheltered Design: / (added 09/2005) |
| Earthship Global Operations: Earthship central / (added 09/2005) |
| Earthwood Building School: Conducts workshops in cordwood masonry, underground housing and megalithic. Offers books and videos on these and these and related subjects / (added 09/2005) |
| Ebb and flow irrigation system: Innovative greenhouse watering ways where water conservation is a great side benefit / (added 09/2005) |
| Eco Talk Radio : Northern California’s broadcast feature offering news on waste prevention, resource conservation and pollution solutions. / (added 09/2005) |
| Eco-footprint: Are you too big for your boots? How heavily do you tread upon the world? Let’s see how you measure up. Your ecological footprint is the amount of land it takes to support your way of life, your lifestyle. / (added 09/2005) |
| Ecoforestry Institute Society : A practitioner-based organization working on on-the-ground solutions, which promote both jobs and ecologically sustainable logging. EIS recently held a conference in Nanaimo entitled "Forests for the Future". / (added 09/2005) |
| EcoFuture : EcoFuture (TM) believes people can meet all their real needs while still preserving the health and beauty of this planet for future generations. Please visit their comprehensive site for more info. / (added 09/2005) |
| EcoISP : EcoISP donates 50% of profits from your subscription fees to the environmental group of your choice. Please help us grow and choose Earth Action Network as your group of choice! / (added 09/2005) |
| Ecological Engineering: ECOS: A water conservation store featuring composting toilets, etc. / (added 09/2005) |
| Ecological Stewardship Workshop: report from the US Forest Service on sustainable forestry and forest ecosystems / (added 09/2005) |
| Ecotrust Canada : Ecotrust Canada promotes conservation-based development as a means to a conservation economy in the coastal temperate rain forests of British Columbia, Canada / (added 09/2005) |
| EcoWorld: is creating the first online source of complete data on the species and ecosystems of the world. It is also reporting on projects everywhere to preserve and restore species and ecosystems. / (added 09/2005) |
| Efficient Irrigation: Turfgrass should be watered separately from shrubs and flowers: Report from North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service / (added 09/2005) |
| Efficient Water Use in the Vegetable Garden: CSU Gardening Series: Use and Loss of Water / (added 09/2005) |
| Eight small UK hotels water efficiency project: Common problems included leaking taps, wasteful toilet flushes, taps left running and weak showers. / (added 09/2005) |
| Electricity free Refrigeration: here are do-it-yourself plans for building an absorption refrigerator that does not use electricity. / (added 09/2005) |
| Ending Our Oil Dependence : PDF-388k — E05-02, The United States has the world’s mightiest economy and most mobile society. Yet the oil that fueled its strength has become its greatest weakness. The United States can eliminate its oil dependence and revitalize its economy—not by passing federal laws, taxing fuels, biasing markets, subsidizing favorites, mandating technologies, limiting choices, or crimping lifestyles, but by adopting smart business strategies. If government steers, not rows, then competitive enterprise, supported by judicious policy and vibrant civil society, can turn the oil challenge into an unprecedented opportunity for wealth creation and common security. This article appeared in The Ripon Forum; Volume 39, Number II (March/April 2005). / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA): EECA’s role is to encourage, promote, and support the uptake of energy efficient initiatives and renewable energy. / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy efficiency in the building sector in China : / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Efficiency, Taxonomic Overview : PDF-400k — E04-02, Efficient use of energy is in all countries the most important, economical, prompt, underused, overlooked, and misunderstood way to provide future energy services. It is rapidly becoming even larger, faster, and cheaper as technologies, delivery methods, and integrative design improve. Whole-system design can indeed make very large energy savings cost less than small ones. But capturing energy efficiency’s remarkable potential requires careful terminology, prioritization, attention to engineering details and to market failures, and willingness to accept measured physical realities even if they conflict with economic theories. If well done, such energy efficiency can displace costly and disagreeable energy supplies, enhance security and prosperity, speed global development, and protect Earth’s climate—not at cost but at a profit. This article appeared in the Encyclopedia of Energy, Volume 2. pages 383–401 (23 July 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Efficient Lighting: / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Research & Development: The Energy Trends site examines trends in energy research, development, and investment around the world. / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Saving for Commercial Building Owners and Operators: / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Saving Now: Promote, inform and educate professionals and common people about energy saving. / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Smart Schools: / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Star Buildings Program: / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Star for Small Businesses: / (added 09/2005) |
| ENERGY STAR Homes Program : U.S. EPA Energy Star Program / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Star Interactive Tools: / (added 09/2005) |
| Energy Star Ratings: |
| EnergyWeb: The Energy Sectors Global Information Source |
| Engineered Sheet Materials: |
| Engineered Siding and Trim: |
| Engineered Structural Materials: |
| Enhancement Of Solar Water Pasteurization With Reflectors |
| Enviromental News Networks |
| Environ Design Collaborative |
| Environmental Expertcom |
| Environmental stories to watch in 2004 |
| EnviroText: |
| Evaluating Your Landscape Irrigation System |
| Exxon Oil Outlook. : |
| Floor Coverings: |
| Florida Green Building Coalition |
| Flyash Concrete: |
| For a truly independent energy system your choices are solar wind and water |
| Framing Climate Change Risk in Portfolio Management : |
| Freckle Farm Log Homes |
| Gaining the air quality and climate benefit for telework |
| Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) |
| Gimme Shelter Construction |
| Going Rate: What it really costs to drive |
| GPX – Green Power eXchanger |
| GRACE Factory Farm Project |
| Grasscycling is a simple and natural approach to lawncare |
| Great opportunity to achieve maximum water conservation |
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| Great River Greening: Great River Greening restores valuable and endangered natural areas and open spaces in the greater Twin Cities by engaging individuals and communities in stewardship of the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix river valleys and their watersheds. / (added 09/2005) |
| Greater Cleveland Green Building Coalition: Cleveland, Ohio / (added 09/2005) |
| Green academy: / (added 09/2005) |
| GREEN AFRICA Network : Networking Rural Africa Communities in Sustainable Development Programs / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Building: City of San Jose, CA / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Building Alliance: Santa Barbara, California / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania: / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Building Concepts: contains general information on green building with a focus on residential and the do-it-yourselfer. / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Building Information Council.: Based in British Columbia, Canada, the Council provides information and links to other green building Web sites. / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Building Supply: Environmentally friendly construction products / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Built Home Wisconsin: / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Communities: Green Communities delivers home energy assessments in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia. / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Delaware: Green Delaware is a grassroots organization concerned with environmental and public health issues in Delaware and surrounding states. We advocate policies consistent with good health, preservation of biodiversity, and long-term sustainability. We believe that achieving these ends also requires progress towards human relationships based on peace, justice, and democratic forms of government. Located in Port Penn, Delaware / (added 09/2005) |
| Green fees: How a tax shift can work for the environment and the economy : (100 pages) Demonstrates how shifting tax burden can reduce environmental damages, increase economic production and income, and increase economic welfare overall. Robert Repetto, Roger C. Dower, Robin Jenkins, and Jacqueline Geoghegan. / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Home Design: Green Home Design helps homeowners put their environmental commitments into practice in residential construction projects. GHD specializes in the design of small, aesthetically pleasing, healthy, energy and resource efficient living spaces. GHD strives to minimize the negative impacts of the built-environment on ecosystems by using non-toxic sustainably produced or recycled materials, renewable energy sources and appropriate technologies. Located in Oakland, California / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Home: Sensible Home Buying in Central Texas: by Jill Mayfield and Mary McLeod. / (added 09/2005) |
| Green Rated: Portland, Oregon / (added 09/2005) |
| GreenBuilder.com: The Sustainable Building Sourcebook was developed to complement the efforts of the Green Builder Program in Austin, TX to foster the implementation of environmentally responsible practices in homebuilding / (added 09/2005) |
| GreenHomeNYC: New York, NY / (added 09/2005) |
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in US States: Observations and Lessons from the OTC NOx Budget Program : (36 pages) Reviews the performance of a multi-state emissions trading program for nitrogen oxides (NOx), implemented by states in the Ozone Transport Commission. Based on this review, recommendations are made for multi-state emissions trading for greenhouse gases. Andrew Aulisi (WRI), Alexander E. Farrell (University of California at Berkeley), Jonathan Pershing (WRI), and Stacy VanDeveer (University of New Hampshire) . / (added 09/2005) |
| Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A corporate accounting and reporting standard (Revised edition) : (112 pages) Helps companies and other organizations to identify, calculate, and report GHG emissions by outlining a standard for accurate, complete, consistent, relevant and transparent accounting and reporting by companies and organizations. World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). / (added 09/2005) |
| Greywater: Some water can be reused.. or can it? by Suzy Banks / (added 09/2005) |
| Greywater Irrigation: / (added 09/2005) |
| Guide to Purchasing Green Power: Renewable Electricity, Tradable Renewable Certificates and On-Site Renewable Generation : (80 pages) Provides an overview of green power markets and describes the necessary steps to buying green power. U.S. DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program; U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership; World Resources Institute; Center for Resource Solutions Green-e Renewable Energy Certification Program. / (added 09/2005) |
| H2O Water Saver Home: California Urban Water Conservation Council Water Saver Home. Take a tour of water saving opportunities in your home. / (added 09/2005) |
| Handmade Organic Mosquito Repellent (HOMeR): The Thai lemon grass in our herb garden grows nearly two inches a day — and we found it keeps the mosquitoes away. We’ve also found that it’s an effective herbal anti-fungal medicine (lemongrass tea) and in Puerto Rico people use the fibrous stalks as a natural toothbrush! But how can its essence be extracted and preserved without losing its magic? We use a tincture we make with Chinese brandy. It works well — but can you find a better way? / (added 09/2005) |
| Harvested Rainwater: / (added 09/2005) |
| Hawaii BuiltGreen: Building Industry Association of Hawaii / (added 09/2005) |
| Help save the planet!: Energy development from biomass conversion to fusion to hydrogen. / (added 09/2005) |
| Helping Hands Natural Building and Sustainable Living Network: Promoting strawbale construction and other natural environmentally friendly building / (added 09/2005) |
| Hidden benefits of climate policy: Reducing fossil fuel use saves lives now : (6 pages) The same activities that will eventually threaten the earth’s climate also threaten human health today. World Resources Institute. / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #1, Building Envelope : PDF-260k — E04-11, On average, a typical family can spend as much as $680 per year to heat and cool its home. This Brief explains why this expense is not necessary, even in extreme climates, and can be reduced by up to 50 percent through investment in building envelope improvements such as sealing air leaks, adding adequate insulation, and upgrading window features (28October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #2, Lighting : PDF-200k — E04-12, There are many lighting designs and technologies available today that can not only meet all your lighting needs, but also can do so using less electricity. This Brief details a few steps to make your home lighting more energy efficient while maintaining and improving lighting quality (28October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #3, Space Cooling : PDF-248k — E04-13, Space cooling typically accounts for 13 percent of total energy use, costing homeowners an average $197 per year. A well-insulated and tightly sealed home that uses the natural movement of heat and air to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures can reduce cooling costs by up to 50 percent while also saving on heating bills. This Brief outlines how to first minimize the amount of heat that enters and is generated inside the home, and then, if additional cooling is still needed, take steps to increase the efficiency of cooling equipment and/or buy new, more efficient equipment (28October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #4, Space Heating : PDF-235k — E04-14, Space heating costs the average homeowner $480 per year and accounts for about 32 percent of the total energy bill. This Brief details how a well-insulated, tightly constructed home can require little supplementary heating, and how retrofit measures that minimize heat loss can reduce heating requirements even in old, leaky homes (28October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #5, Water Heating : PDF-160k — E04-15, Water heating accounts for approximately 19 percent of total home energy use and costs an average household over $300 a year. This Brief outlines the many things you can do to cut your water heating costs, including using hot water more efficiently, switching to water-efficient shower and faucet fixtures, and making a few simple adjustments to your existing heater (28 October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #6, Cleaning Appliances : PDF-150k — E04-16, Dishwashers, clothes washers, and dryers are among the most energy-intensive appliances in the home, costing the average household about $150 annually to power them. This Brief points out efficient models that are available today and that can actually produce cleaner clothes and dishes while using less energy and water (28 October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #7, Electronics : PDF-170k — E04-17, Home office equipment, audio and video systems, and miscellaneous electronics consume almost 20 percent of all electricity used inside the average home and can cost as much as $175 per year to operate. This Brief shows that while buying more efficient electronic devices can save some of this energy and money, changing how you use the equipment is more effective (28 October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #8, Kitchen Appliances : PDF-160k — E04-18, Having an energy efficient kitchen means understanding the energy consumption of the appliances in your kitchen, the energy life cycle of the food that comes into it, and all of the wastes that leave it. No matter what your lifestyle is, there are numerous energy efficient practices that you should consider. The options in this Brief range from locating your refrigerator away from heat sources, to sizing appliances to match the job to be done, to considering your food disposal habits (28 October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| Home Energy Brief #9, Whole System Design : PDF-200k — E04-19, This Brief introduces the powerful tool of whole system design within the context of the building envelope—introducing the synergies that exist between thermal mass, windows, and other components of passive solar design. Whole system or integrated building design actively considers the interconnections between systems, occupants, and the environment, and uses these connections to develop single solutions to multiple problems (shelter, energy savings, aesthetics, natural daylight, indoor environmental quality, affordability, etc.) (28 October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| How America Can Free Itself of Oil—Profitably : PDF-36k — E04-21, Amory Lovins’s two-page FORTUNE essay summarizes for business leaders how the strategy in RMI’s WInning the Oil Endgame (www.oilendgame.org) can get the U.S. completely off oil at a profit and revitalize the nation’s industrial and farming sectors. This article appeared in FORTUNE magazine (04 October 2004). / (added 09/2005) |
| How Energy Efficiency Can Turn 1300 Power Plants into 170: / (added 09/2005) |
| How much sustainable development can we expect from the Clean Development Mechanism? : (12 pages) WRI authors team up with collaborators in Brazil, China and India to assess the development benefits of potential CDM projects. Duncan Austin and Paul Faeth. / (added 09/2005) |
| How will the Clean Development Mechanism ensure transparency, public engagement and accountability : (16 pages) Pinpoints the areas within the CDM’s regulations where public access and participation should be introduced. Highlights the importance and the benefits of including such measures in the already complex Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Kevin A. Baumert and Elena Petkova. / (added 09/2005) |
| Hudson Valley NY: Builders Assn of the Hudson Valley / (added 09/2005) |
| Hybridcenter.org: Hybridcenter.org features an interactive hybrid vehicle buyer’s guide that allows users to input personal details about driving habits, location, and ownership history and receive customized information about hybrid models that fit their lifestyle and budget. The site also includes an interactive "under the hood" feature for technophiles, a guide to hybrid consumer incentives, tips for quicker access to the most popular models, comparisons of hybrid vehicles on the market, vehicle reviews, and anecdotes from hybrid owners. / (added 09/2005) |
| Indoor Water Conservation: / (added 09/2005) |
| Information for Action: The Information for Action website explains the environmental problems and offers solutions to fix them and includes an automated lobbying service An easy to use lobbying facility, allowing you to quickly send e-mails, letters or faxes to politicians and business leaders all over the world. A huge database allowing you to search for the contact details of thousands of politicians, business leaders, and environmental groups by name, country or using keywords. An entertaining and educational quiz, which tests your knowledge of the environmental issues. Various articles and guides on the environment and how you can help, as well as song lyrics, videos and MP3s. A database containing information on thousands of chemicals, including their effects on the environment and the health of humans. / (added 09/2005) |
| Innovative soil moisture control system in Western Australia: Computerized system works by canceling planned irrigation cycles if garden soil is moist enough / (added 09/2005) |
| Institutional Capacity and Climate Actions : (50 pages) This paper, published by the IEA and OECD, explores the issue of country-level institutional capacity necessary for future climate-related actions, particularly in developing countries. Stéphane Willems and Kevin Baumert. / (added 09/2005) |
| Insulation: / (added 09/2005) |
| Intl Year of Rice 2004 Rice is life: New Water-Saving Agricultural Practices / (added 09/2005) |
| Iowa Central Community College – Energy Efficient Construction Program: The ICCC’s Energy Efficient Construction Program is a partnership program with the Iowa Energy Center that teaches ICCC construction students how to build more energy efficient homes. / (added 09/2005) |
| Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN): ICAN is Iowa’s largest grassroots consumer and environmental watchdog organization. Their web site provides a "How to Lobby" section that gives detailed information on how to build relationships with state legislators. There are tips on writing letters, making calls, attending public hearings and other important tools of grassroots organizing. / (added 09/2005) |
| Iowa Small Business Development Centers |
| : The SBDC helps new and existing business owners develop and grow their businesses. Their website features a section co-sponsored by MidAmerican Energy to help small business owners understand energy regulation, efficiency and economic impact for their business. / (added 09/2005) |
| Irrigating Peach Trees: Rutgers’ New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station / (added 09/2005) |
| Irrigation and Water Quality Research Unit: U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory / (added 09/2005) |
| Irrigation Performance Indicators: Comparative performance indicators help identify better water usage. / (added 09/2005) |
| Irrigation Scheduling by the Checkbook Method: Sensors help in reducing crop water stress / (added 09/2005) |
| Island tourism industrys innovative approaches to water savings: Including time switches in collective toilets and showers; flow meters in common services. / (added 09/2005) |
| Kansas City Build Green: / (added 09/2005) |
| Keep America Beautiful: / (added 09/2005) |
| Landscaping for Energy Conservation: / (added 09/2005) |
| Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture: The Leopold Center, located at Iowa State University, works to identify and reduce negative impacts of agriculture on natural resources and rural communities. Their web site features research and publications by the Center, as well as a list of programs, events and conferences. / (added 09/2005) |
| Less Waste on the Loading Dock:: Competitive Strategy & the Reduction of Logistical Packaging Wastes – Diana Twede, September, 1995 / (added 09/2005) |
| Low-Water Use and Drought-Tolerant Plants: Arizona Dept. of Water Resources: Arranged by plant type / (added 09/2005) |
| Mainstreaming Climate Change at the Multilateral Development Banks : Equipment & technologies cutting water consumption in the food service industry. Calculate your savings. / (added 09/2005) |
| Making joint implementation work: Lessons from Central and Eastern Europe : (9 pages) Investigates the limited extent to which climate change issues have been included in the World Bank Group’s country assistance strategies, energy-sector loans and project lending and recommends structural reforms to improve Bank lending practices. John Sohn, Smita Nakhooda, and Kevin Baumert. / (added 09/2005) |
| Making Smart (And Green) Choices When You Paint: (16 pages) Draws on experiences of Central and Eastern European countries to examine the Joint Implementation (JI) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) flexibility mechanisms created by the Kyoto Protocol and explores issues regarding their implementation. Elena Petkova and Kevin A. Baumert. / (added 09/2005) |
| Market demand is building for additional water savings: by Jill Mayfield / (added 09/2005) |
| Maryland Department of Natural Resources Green Building Program: / (added 09/2005) |
| Moringa Seeds Used in Water Purification: / (added 09/2005) |
| Mulching & watering practices: Mulching increasing in favor as municipalities restrict the use of water for lawns and landscapes / (added 09/2005) |
| Multi-Family Laundry Rooms Save Water: Help implement this cost-saving and resource-friendly water and energy conservation method / (added 09/2005) |
| NAHB Research Center: identifies resources for developing a Green Building Program and Green Building activities at the Research Center. / (added 09/2005) |
| Natural Capitalism and the New North Carolina Economy : PDF-3.8 MB — E03-11, In this presentation, given at the Save Our State Awards Dinner, Raleigh, North Carolina, Amory Lovins explains the principles of natural capitalism and the four kinds of capital: money, goods, people and nature (27 October 2003). / (added 09/2005) |
| Nature Conservancy of Canada: For over 40 years, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has been working to protect Canada’s most threatened natural habitats and the endangered species that call them home. / (added 09/2005) |
| New Age of Building Materials Becoming Common Place in Homes: by Jill Mayfield / (added 09/2005) |
| New Water Pasteurization Technology Saves Lives in Developing Countries: / (added 09/2005) |
| New Website Helps Buildings Save Millions In Energy Costs: / (added 09/2005) |
| No Time to Waste: Time Use and the Generation of Residential Solid Waste: Geoffrey Godbey, August, 1996 / (added 09/2005) |
| Non-Toxic Termite Control: / (added 09/2005) |
| Nova Process Technology Inc : Sofscape cushioned rubber pavers / (added 09/2005) |
| Oasis Design Greywater books ecological systems design consulting: The grey water expert / (added 09/2005) |
| Office of Sustainable Energy in Queensland Australia: The Office of Sustainable Energy is Queensland’s lead agency to promote energy efficiency and renewable power and other initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. / (added 09/2005) |
| Online Homesteading and Small Farming Resource!: / (added 09/2005) |
| Pace Global Environmental Law Network: / (added 09/2005) |
| Paints Finishes and Adhesives: / (added 09/2005) |
| Parade of Homes to Feature Green Building: by Jill Mayfield / (added 09/2005) |
| Permanent Water Conservation Measures: watering gardens, grounds and nurseries in Australia / (added 09/2005) |
| Pervious Materials: / (added 09/2005) |
| Pittsburg Green Building Alliance: Pittsburg, PA / (added 09/2005) |
| Plant a Tree This Winter For a Green Spring: by City of Austin, Texas Xeriscape Program Coordinator, Dick Peterson / (added 09/2005) |
| Plugging into Negawatts: Steps to energy efficiency by Robert Bryce / (added 09/2005) |
| Pressure assist toilets saves money for hotels: A 33% savings in water usage than standard 1.6 gpf toilets. / (added 09/2005) |
| Pricing promotes efficiency and conservation: Market-based pricing of water use would enable consumers to prioritize their water use. / (added 09/2005) |
| Problems of Elimination: Marshall Frech on alternatives to sewage / (added 09/2005) |
| Programmable Thermostats : / (added 09/2005) |
| Purple piping and fixtures for recycled water: Town of Windsor, CA creates beautiful landscapes for less. New homes receive free pipes. / (added 09/2005) |
| R Values for Existing Homes: / (added 09/2005) |
| Raincoast Conservation Society: Founded in 1990, Raincoast Conservation Society works in partnership with scientists, First Nations, local communities and non-governmental Organizations to protect marine and rainforest habitat on BC’s central and north coast. / (added 09/2005) |
| Rainwater collection: From the Austin, Texas Green Builder program / (added 09/2005) |
| Raising water productivity: The options include germplasm improvements, aerobic rice, water harvesting and trade in "virtual water".. / (added 09/2005) |
| Reading your water meter will keep your water bill lower: Straight and Round Meter reading instructions / (added 09/2005) |
| Recent Advances in Solar Water Pasteurization: / (added 09/2005) |
| Red Jellyfish: Environmental directory with natural products, services and organizations. Links to recycled, organic, solar, cruelty-free, healthy, socially conscious, and environmentally friendly products / (added 09/2005) |
| Reduce Garbage, Eliminate Landfills: As you may have noticed, it has been a long time since I’ve updated this page. I wish to apologize for that. I typically slack off during the summer so that I can spend most of my weekends camping. Usually I’m back online by Fall, but this year I helped organize an animal rights group at my old university, and that took up most of my time. The group is up and running now, though, so hopefully I’ll be able to devote more time to this page. / (added 09/2005) |
| Reduce Your Electricity Use: / (added 09/2005) |
| Reducing Water Demands: Your garden soil may appear to have a high water content, but all water held in the soil may not be available to plants / (added 09/2005) |
| Regional Environmental Center: Central and Eastern Europe-based environmental search engine / (added 09/2005) |
| Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET): The Residential Energy Services Network’s (RESNET) mission is to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s housing and to qualify more families for home ownership by expanding the national availability of mortgage financing options and home energy ratings. Their web site features a large amount of both economic and energy efficiency advice for use in the home. / (added 09/2005) |
| Responsible Lawn Watering: Northern Colorado turfgrass water requirements in inches including an easy sprinkler test. / (added 09/2005) |
| Roofing: / (added 09/2005) |
| San Diego expands landscape conservation programs: Water savings continues with plans for the next five-to-ten years. / (added 09/2005) |
| School composting: Gardening and composting go hand-in-hand, especially in school garden projects: gardening without composting only teaches half the lesson. |
| School gardens: Composting concerns the invisible half of the Wheel of Life, Nature’s cycle of growth and decay. This is the vital part that happens underground, where wastes decay to give rise to new life. Composting helps to bring the regenerative capabilities of the soil to a high peak of natural efficiency, ensuring a bountiful, beautiful and healthy garden. / (added 09/2005) |
| Science of Safe Water: School gardening projects fit easily into the curriculum and enhance studies in a wide range of subjects, but they also have a special value all their own. Some schools have always had gardens, but gardens for teaching have a more recent history. A small visitor to our garden — he was fascinated with the pots of green pepper plants (Midori Hiraga) Over the last 30 years many thousands of schools have incorporated gardening into the curriculum. With the growing experience of school gardening has come a great deal of evidence of the multiple benefits to be gained. / (added 09/2005) |
| Scottsdales Green Building: / (added 09/2005) |
| Seeds of the world: Scottsdale, Az / (added 09/2005) |
| Service Your Air Conditioner for Summer Comfort: Traditional varieties of vegetables and grains are a vital heritage: they could be the key to our food security in the future. But, where hundreds of varieties of a crop were once grown, now there may be only two or three, or the crop itself may have been abandoned. / (added 09/2005) |
| Seven Steps to Green Building: by Doug Garrett / (added 09/2005) |
| Silva Forest Foundation : Basic guidance to make your house green / (added 09/2005) |
| Simply Insulate: The Silva Forest Foundation works with rural communities to develop diverse forest uses, which protect, maintain and restore forests. The SFF develops and teaches the principles of ecologically responsible forest use, including alternatives to conventional timber management. / (added 09/2005) |
| Site Selection and Analysis for a Greener Central Texas: This Web site from the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association provides a variety of information about the benefits of insulating homes. Features include installation information and tools that determine the necessary insulation in your state and your projected energy savings. / (added 09/2005) |
| Small-scale clay pot & porous capsule irrigation: / (added 09/2005) |
| Society For Conservation Biology: Irrigation practices by increasing storage and improving the distribution of water in the soil in water-scarce areas / (added 09/2005) |
| Society For Conservation GIS: new link — The SCB is an international professional organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity. The Society’s membership comprises people in the conservation and study of biological diversity: resource managers, educators, government and private conservation workers, and students. / (added 09/2005) |
| Society of Environmental Journalists: SCGIS is a non-profit organization that builds community, provides knowledge, and supports individuals using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and science for the conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage / (added 09/2005) |
| Software for environmental awareness: / (added 09/2005) |
| Solar Disinfection Studies: Save an amazing amount of water money while protecting the environment. (Self-extracting zip file 0.9 Mb) / (added 09/2005) |
| Solar Kettle Thermos Flask now in commercial production: / (added 09/2005) |
| Solar Puddle Water Pasteurizer: / (added 09/2005) |
| Solar Water Disinfection: / (added 09/2005) |
| Solar water disinfection through plastic bottles: / (added 09/2005) |
| Spread Out — The 5 Acre Plot : / (added 09/2005) |
| Staff awareness and involvement in water efficiency: Articles, discussion, philosophy and links about decentralization, local economies, homesteading, and home food production. The advantages of villages over giant cities. Interesting reading! / (added 09/2005) |
| State and Local Initiatives : The best water conservation measure for office-based companies is the washroom / (added 09/2005) |
| Structural Wall Panels: Financial Incentives and Programs / (added 09/2005) |
| Sun and water: an overview of solar water treatment devices: / (added 09/2005) |
| Survival Dealercom : / (added 09/2005) |
| SurvivalistBookscom: Products for remote living, renewable energy systems, remote living, gardening, defense and more. / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainability and the Urban Water System: A HUGE selection of books, and a big link directory. You can get the famous Foxfire books here. Home schooling, videos, and more! / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainable Architecture Design Principles: The traditional approach to water related problems must change drastically / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainable Building : Improve the efficiency of plumbing fixtures, and reduce the water demand of landscaping. / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN): Resources, information and links about sustainable living in all forms — building, agriculture, energy, recycling, and more. / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainable Minnesotas Biofuels Information Page: a project of the Institute for Policy Studies (Washington, DC) and the Transnational Institute (Amsterdam), works in partnership with citizens groups globally on environment and development issues with a particular focus on climate change, energy, gender equity, and economic issues. / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainable Property Group Ltd (SPG): / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainable Sources: Sustainable Property Group Ltd (SPG) are a high quality property development and period renovation company. Located in Buckinghamshire and employing 25 staff Sustainable Property Group specialise in design and build solutions, Barn conversions and period renovations. The SPG build team is well versed in traditional construction techniques and offer a broad spectrum of consultancy services including design and technology evaluation, intelligent home design, energy and resource saving proposals and planning review. All our work is carried out with the up most attention to detail ensuring extremely high standards are met in all areas. / (added 09/2005) |
| Sustainable Sources Environmental Website: allows the user to search through a sustainable building site and a green building professionals directory and find other environmental related sites. / (added 09/2005) |
| Taking the High (Fuel Economy) Road: What Do the New Chinese Fuel Economy Standards Mean for Foreign Automakers? : / (added 09/2005) |
| Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife in backyards schoolyards and corporate parks: (10 pages) New Chinese fuel economy standards are likely to affect automakers differently. More info. Amanda Sauer and Fred Wellington. / (added 09/2005) |
| The Austin Sustainable Building Coalition Austin Texas: A habitat restoration and conservation plan for rural and urban areas / (added 09/2005) |
| The Busy Persons Guide to Greener Living : / (added 09/2005) |
| The Complete Idiots Guide to Saving the Environment: The choices you make each day matter a lot. This e-guide can simplify green living because it puts practical tools and resources at your fingertips that are designed with the busy person in mind. / (added 09/2005) |
| The costs of climate protection: A guide for the perplexed : Located in Vermont, United States / (added 09/2005) |
| The Dogwood Initiative : (60 pages) Provides readers a tool by which to form their own judgment about the likely economic impact of climate protection policy. Robert Repetto and Duncan Austin. / (added 09/2005) |
| The Dry Fire Hydrant Program: A broad-based group working to change forest policy in British Columbia, with a goal to increase opportunities for community-based alternatives to corporate industrial forestry. / (added 09/2005) |
| The Ecoforestry Institute Society : A readily available source of untreated water allowing fire departments to be more efficient by providing close water sources to fire risks / (added 09/2005) |
| The Green Home: Sensible Home Buying in Central Texas: A practitioner-based organization working on on-the-ground solutions, which promote both jobs and ecologically sustainable logging. EIS recently held a conference in Nanaimo entitled "Forests for the Future". / (added 09/2005) |
| The Online Homesteading and Small Farming Resource!: by Jill Mayfield and Mary McLeod. / (added 09/2005) |
| The Science of Safe Water: / (added 09/2005) |
| The Silva Forest Foundation : / (added 09/2005) |
| The Solar Puddle Water Pasteurizer: The Silva Forest Foundation works with rural communities to develop diverse forest uses, which protect, maintain and restore forests. The SFF develops and teaches the principles of ecologically responsible forest use, including alternatives to conventional timber management. / (added 09/2005) |
| The Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN): / (added 09/2005) |
| The Use of Ultraviolet Light to Disinfect Drinking Water in Developing Countries: a project of the Institute for Policy Studies (Washington, DC) and the Transnational Institute (Amsterdam), works in partnership with citizens groups globally on environment and development issues with a particular focus on climate change, energy, gender equity, and economic issues. / (added 09/2005) |
| The Watercone changes salt water or brackish water into potable water: / (added 09/2005) |
| The Weatherization Pages contractor : / (added 09/2005) |
| The Woodworkers for Fair Forest Policy : Fred’s personal page on the philosophy and practice of weatherization / (added 09/2005) |
| TheWorkshopca : The Woodworkers for Fair Forest Policy are an organization of woodworkers who are pushing for progressive tenure and forest policy reform. / (added 09/2005) |
| Tilting at Energy Windmills : Plans and projects for renewable energy and self-sufficiency. Electric bike, meat smoker, solar fish finder, rural survival skills, maple syrup, and more! / (added 09/2005) |
| Tips to Keep Your Attic Cool: PDF-175k — E05-07, Suddenly, lots more people are paying attention to Amory Lovins. Mr. Lovins’s basic thesis: Energy efficiency is good business because it cuts costs—and that big moves to boost efficiency are better, and ultimately cheaper, than little ones. His latest grand idea: that the U.S. can drastically slash its oil consumption by shifting its auto fleet to vehicles built with carbon composites. This article appeared in The Wall Street Journal (25 July 2005). / (added 09/2005) |
| Toronto Atmospheric Fund: By Marc Richmond-Powers / (added 09/2005) |
| Towards a water-sustainable future: The Toronto Atmospheric Fund was established by Toronto City Council to finance local initiatives to combat global warming and improve air quality. / (added 09/2005) |
| Transparency Issues with ACEA Agreement: Are investors driving blindly? : Waterless urinals are economic, sanitary and minimize wastewater treatment. / (added 09/2005) |
| Tree Preservation Makes Cents: (15 pages) The ACEA Agreement target in 2008 will entail costs for the industry that are likely to distributed differently between the member companies. Yet these costs, along with their competitive implications, remain hidden from the public. Amanda Sauer, Philipp Mettler, Fred Wellington, Gabriela Grab Hartmann. / (added 09/2005) |
| Trees, soil and water: by Dennis Brown, Arborist / (added 09/2005) |
| U.S. Department of Energy.: The crops that feed the cities are raised in the valleys and flat river plains, but the fate of the valleys is decided in the hills and mountains where the streams rise. Where the hill slopes and ridges in the upper reaches are covered with trees, the streams flow clearly and steadily and all is well in the valleys below / (added 09/2005) |
| Understanding the ancillary effects of climate change policies: A research agenda : The Sustainable Building Technical Manual may be downloaded from this site. / (added 09/2005) |
| United States, developing countries, and climate protection: Leadership or stalemate? : (16 pages) Identifies the research needed to understand effects of climate change policies on public health, transportation, and ecosystems in order to have a more complete picture of the potential consequences such policies have for the environment and the economy. Anthony C. Janetos and Amy Wagener. / (added 09/2005) |
| US DOE Inventions and Innovation Program: (12 pages) Explores U.S. position on developing countries in climate protection efforts. Concludes that climate protection requires the initial leadership of a few countries that bear historical responsibility for the problem and have considerable capability to act. Kevin A. Baumert and Nancy Kete. / (added 09/2005) |
| UScommittee on Irrigation and Drainage: / (added 09/2005) |
| Use of Ultraviolet Light to Disinfect Drinking Water in Developing Countries: Mission to foster sustainable, socially acceptable, environmentally responsible irrigation, drainage and flood control systems. / (added 09/2005) |
| UT and Others Think Green: / (added 09/2005) |
| Utah Water-Wise Plants: Organizational conservation, by Jeanine Sih / (added 09/2005) |
| Valhalla Wilderness Society: Relatively easy to maintain and good characteristics in the landscape to remain desirable under limited water availability / (added 09/2005) |
| Veggie Van Gogh: The VWS works to encourage more environmentally and socially sustainable forest practices, to protect watersheds, and to protect existing parks and protected areas from encroachment and environmental degradation. / (added 09/2005) |
| Vermont Building for Social Responsibility: An ongoing tale of a Frito-Lay truck turning into an environmentally friendly art mover. / (added 09/2005) |
| Voluntary Conservation Plan for Your Land: / (added 09/2005) |
| Water Budget: Consider stream protection, riparian and contour buffers and partnerships / (added 09/2005) |
| Water Conservation & Irrigation link listing: / (added 09/2005) |
| Water Conservation Garden in San Diego County: Useful US state-specific listing by NC State University / (added 09/2005) |
| Water Disinfection Using Solar Radiation: Saving water while gardening can be less mysterious by touring The Garden. / (added 09/2005) |
| Water Efficiency Manual: / (added 09/2005) |
| Water Efficient Landscape Planner: for Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Facilities. 139 pages. / (added 09/2005) |
| Water safety clearly explained in audio interview with Dr Robert Metcalf: USEPA: Software for Environmental Awareness. download in English or Spanish. Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 35 Tribes / (added 09/2005) |
| Watercone changes salt water or brackish water into potable water: / (added 09/2005) |
| Wateright: An educational and irrigation scheduling resource for water managers: / (added 09/2005) |
| WaterNet: Assistance with irrigation scheduling / (added 09/2005) |
| Watersavercom : All kinds of water resources: drilling, pipes, tanks, etc. / (added 09/2005) |
| Water-saving practices for thirsty crops: Pond liners for all purposes –from homestead ponds to industrial uses. / (added 09/2005) |
| Waterwise checklists for all kinds of businesses: Growing crops more suited to the location and season would give more ‘crop per drop’. / (added 09/2005) |
| Weatherization Pages contractor : Attention to details will save lots of water in Australia / (added 09/2005) |
| WebGarden Factsheet Database: Fred’s personal page on the philosophy and practice of weatherization / (added 09/2005) |
| West Coast Environmental Law : Plant facts, images and videos to help you along the way to garden correctly. / (added 09/2005) |
| Western North Carolina Green Building Council: Forestry law, in particular issues of tenure reform, compensation, and implications of the privatization of public lands. / (added 09/2005) |
| Western Washington Lawn Watering Guide: / (added 09/2005) |
| Wet Harvest: Depths in cans minutes to water in spring, summer and fall / (added 09/2005) |
| What might a developing country climate commitment look like? : Suzy Banks on rainwater catchment systems / (added 09/2005) |
| What to do with a cardboard carton: (4 pages) Examines voluntary participation by developing countries under an approach that reintegrates the two facets of the common but differentiated principle. Discusses the use of an alternative form of emission targets — greenhouse gas intensity targets. Kevin Baumert, Ruchi Bhandari, and Nancy Kete. / (added 09/2005) |
| What Won’t Get Harvested: Most cardboard boxes end up in the garbage dump / (added 09/2005) |
| Who is Water Wise?: The Effects of Paper Recycling on Timber Harvests – Peter Ince, September, 1995 / (added 09/2005) |
| Will international investment rules obstruct climate protection policies? : A sampling of organizations, businesses and agencies doing great work in water conservation, education and management. / (added 09/2005) |
| Windows and Doors: (20 pages) An assessment of the potential interaction between the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the framework of international investment law. Jacob Weksman, Kevin A. Baumert, and Navroz K. Dubash. / (added 09/2005) |
| Wood Flooring: / (added 09/2005) |
| Wood Treatment: / (added 09/2005) |
| Woodworkers for Fair Forest Policy : / (added 09/2005) |
| Working 9 To 5 On Climate Change: An Office Guide: The Woodworkers for Fair Forest Policy are an organization of woodworkers who are pushing for progressive tenure and forest policy reform. / (added 09/2005) |
| Working Assets : Based on experiences gained implementing WRI’s CO2 reduction commitment, this guide helps other office-based organizations understand climate change and the practical steps they can take to measure and reduce their CO2 emissions. Samantha Putt del Pino and Pankaj Bhatia. / (added 09/2005) |
| WRI’s Annual Carbon Dioxide Inventory Report (2002) : Their credit card and long distance service customers generate donations for progressive nonprofit groups just by doing what they do every day. / (added 09/2005) |
| WRI’s Annual Carbon Dioxide Inventory Report (2003) : Describes WRI’s fiscal year 2002 CO2 inventory in detail, including how data was gathered and calculations made. Samantha Putt del Pino. / (added 09/2005) |
| Xeric Demonstration Gardens : WRI’s "Annual Carbon Dioxide Inventory Report" describes WRI’s 2003 CO2 inventory in detail. Highlights include WRI’s purchase of green power and our decision to join the Chicago Climate Exchange. Samantha Putt del Pino. / (added 09/2005) |
| Xeriscape: Learn first-hand about the exciting array of landscape options to typical yards for this semi-arid climate. / (added 09/2005) |
| Xeriscape Colorado Inc: by City of Austin, Texas Xeriscape Program Coordinator, Dick Peterson / (added 09/2005) |
| Xeriscape Demonstration Garden Background: Promoting creative approaches to water conserving landscapes / (added 09/2005) |
| Xeriscaping & Conserving Water in the Landscape: An attractive, sustainable landscape that conserves water, is based on sound horticultural practices, and shows evidence of care. / (added 09/2005) |
| Xeriscaping with garden flowers and helpful plant charts: Lists plants possessing the xeriphytic characteristics of drought tolerance / (added 09/2005) |
