Daily Archives: July 17, 2009

Low Impact Living

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Includes impact calculators, green projects, and a product and services directory. From the web site: At Low Impact Living, we want to help you lower the environmental impact of your home and your daily life. To do that, we help … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing Climate Solutions

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Manufacturing Climate Solutions presents new research linking U.S. jobs with selected low-carbon technologies that can help combat global warming. In the series, we ask, “In a new global economy increasingly affected by the threat of climate change, what are the … Continue reading →

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Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full report, available as a free PDF download. The world’s climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects … Continue reading →

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Energy Self-Reliant States: Homegrown Renewable Power

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full report. How much energy could be generated by states tapping into internal renewable resources? To date, no study has addressed this question comprehensively. This report is a first attempt to do so. The data in this report, … Continue reading →

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Eco Home Resource

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Web site devoted to information about making your home environmentally friendly. Includes a green products and services database.

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Awareness Ideas

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Vendor of posters, decals, handouts, booklets, signs, displays, and brochures on energy conservation, recycling, safety awareness, environmental issues, water conservation. Includes products made with recycled materials. Also has good information on promoting events.

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Go Green Online

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Includes links to resources on many aspects of sustainable living. Also includes how-to videos and an online community. From the web site: Each one of us can make a difference- by changing how we use energy, how we use water, … Continue reading →

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Green Careers Guide

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Looking for a green collar job? Check out the Green Careers Guide for career opportunities, required training, and a directory of training providers. Tip of the Cubs ballcap to Mary Wilkes Towner, Urbana Free Library Reference Goddess, for the link.

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IDEM, Keramida Conduct Jumpstart © Environmental Management System Assistance Program

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post in the GLRPPR Blog. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) facilitated specialized training sessions with KERAMIDA, Inc., to help businesses and communities around the state “jump start” their environmental management systems. Staff from KERAMIDA provided … Continue reading →

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Spring/Summer 2009 (Volume 5 Issue 1) issue of Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Laura B.

The Spring/Summer 2009 (Volume 5 Issue 1) issue of Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy is now available at http://ejournal.nbii.org. Highlights include: Articles Large footprints in a small world: toward a macroeconoics of scale by Lenore Newman & Ann Dale (Royal … Continue reading →

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