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The Busy Person's Guide to Greener Living
Site offers weekly tips and other information to email subscribers, some information and links accessible without subscription. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saving the Environment
Table of contents, excerpts, and environmental tips from book by Greg Pahl. Brief review of book by Seventh Generation of Burlington, Vermont. Also lists links to relevant resources. Book is offered for sale online. Earthship Biotecture
Independent, solar housing made from materials that are indigenous to the entire planet. The EcoDesign Foundation, Sydney
An independent, non-profit association that exists to promote design-led change to more sustainable ways of living EcoLiving Center
Online community that represents the values of cultural creatives. Stated focus is on naturally healthy, earth friendly living. Sections include message boards, articles, links, e-cards and current events. Primary issues include health, home, gardens, eco-living, environment, spirituality, vegetarianism, animals, energy saving, green building and politics. Ekotecture
Buildings which by design are completely self sustaining by using gravity geo-thermal envelope to heat and cool buildings without using fossil fuels as well as lights, gas, water, waste and food production. Green Building Primer by B.E.S.T.
Green Building: A Primer for Builders, Consumers and Realtors published by B.E.S.T. (Building Environmental Science and Technology). Provides a detailed review of green building approaches and considerations. USA centric, globally useful. The Green Design Initiative - Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University's Green Design Initiative. Promotes environmentally conscious engineering, product and process design, manufacturing, and architecture. Information includes research, publications, education. Heartwood Alberta Straw Bale Home
Provides information regarding the planning and development of a simple and self-reliant environmentally friendly home, with emphasis on how or why choices were made. Includes references to helpful resource materials. Home Ecology
Extensive noncommercial information source on strategies for ecologically sound living: composting, natural gardening, junk mail reduction, energy and water conservation, garbage reduction, safety of household chemicals and cleaners, and related topics. Home*A*Syst:
An Environmental Risk Assessment Guide for the home. Covers eleven topics that every homeowner or resident should understand: evaluating a property for environmental risks, stormwater management, drinking water well management, household wastewater usage, hazardous household products, garden care, lead risks, liquid fuels, indoor air quality, heating and cooling systems, and household waste management. Hunt Utilities Group, LLC
A for profit organization for the purpose of exploring and developing systems that support ecological living. The Importance of Living Things in Our Everyday World - Did You Know?
Discussion of declining quality of various world systems, extracted from book "The Vital Vastness". Includes some positive suggestions. Book available for order online. Lots of assertions. Sources used in book are not referenced online. Institute for Sustainable Futures
The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) is an initiative of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). The ISF conducts applied research and consulting on a wide range of sustainability related topic areas. Low-Impact Living Initiative
Low-Impact Living Initiative (LILI) is a UK based non-profit organisation dedicated to helping protect the global environment by researching and promoting sustainable, low-impact living alternatives. Includes information sheets, information on workshops, installations and newsletters. Results: 1 2 Next |
