fyi: resources

ideas to lighten your load:
Stop junk mail
Green Dimes
41 Pounds
Catalog Choice

Find out what those appliances really cost

Save paper
Print Greener

Recycle efficiently
Treehugger
Earth 911

Lead a more sustainable life
Ligherfootstep
The Little Book of 'Convenient' Things

Green products
Reusable bags
Green Guide

Save energy.
Smart Strip Surge Protector turns it off for you.

a business angle
Business case studies on emission reductions/savings


Partnership of businesses/environmental groups to lobby political action


Portfolio manager measures building emission benchmarks


Why busineses should care about the climate

mainly for kids:
Energy Hog, energy game

Info and games for kids

Observe and learn about polar bears in the wild and how climate change affects them

mainly for teachers:

Ecotourism and polar bears: lessons for the classroom, and much more

An Inconvenient Truth

At the college level

Solar energy education (k-university)

Gulf Coast states and climate change

High school curriculum ideas

Princeton Stabilization wedges

the greening of government:
Sustainable governments/carbon footprints

Mayor climate agreement

Ideas for cities

Urban development and climate change

Climate protection manual for cities

books and videos:
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

Kilowatt Hours

Who Killed the Electric Car

An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore - book or movie

Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning - George Monbiot

Earth Under Fire - Gary Braasch

Green to Gold - Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston

The Little Book of 'Convenient' Things You Can Do To Stop Global Warming - Roberta K. Fernandez