NEW!!!
[September, 2008]
Offshore
Wind Farm for Rhode Island
Company hired = Deepwater Wind: URL: http://dwwind. com
Subscription
Databases [EBSCO]: GreenFILE
GreenFILE
EBSCO's
GreenFILE offers well-researched information
covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest
titles includes content on global warming, green building,
pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy,
recycling, and more. Full text for thousands of records
and Indexing and abstracts for hundreds of thousands more
records.
General
Information - Rhode Island, Local
Natural
News Network [NNN]
URL: http://www.naturalnews.net/wordpress/
NNN is Rhode Island's own online magazine about your environment
-- the news and info keep up with local issues, live greener,
and get involved. [04/08]
Apeiron
Institute
URL: http://www.apeiron.org
"The mission of the Apeiron Institute For Environmental
Living is to create ecologically healthy communities by
bringing sustainable living practices from around the
world to Southeastern New England." [04/08]
Sustainable
Rhode Island
URL: http://directory.sustainableri.org/
A browsable, searchable database of RI businesses related
to greening concepts. [04/08]
The
Green Guide
URL: http://www.thegreenguide.com/
"The mission at The Green Guide Institute is to bring
you the most objective, responsible and accurate environmental
and health information you will find in print or on the
web." Most articles require subscription. [02/06]
Agriculture
Alternative
Farming Systems Information Center (USDA
National Agricultural Library)
URL: http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=2&tax_subject=292
“Sustainable food systems integrate many disciplines,
goals and agricultural practices. Find guides and links
to sustainable agriculture information related to: Definitions
and History, Environmental Laws and Policy, Economic and
Social Issues, Food Choices and Food Security.” [08/08]
Sustainable
Agriculture: Definition and Terms (USDA National Agricultural
Library)
URL: http://desearch.nal.usda.gov/cgibin/dexpldcgi?qry1430910725;27
[08/08]
Buildings
Green
Buildings
URL: http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) gateway to information
on green homes and buildings information. [04/08]
Green
Design and Building
URL: http://www.hardwood.org/display_main_category.asp?mainID=17
American Hardwood Manufacturer's Association. White papers
on the sustainable wood production. [04/08]
Greenhomebuilding.com
URL: http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/
Environmentally conscious, sustainable architecture, and
natural building out of cobs, sandbags, bamboo, etc. A wealth
of information on this personal site of author Kelly Hart,
wife Rosana. [04/08]
NAHB:
Green Building
URL: http://www.nahb.org/page.aspx/category/sectionID=222
National Association of Home Builders Resource page for
green building. [04/08]
National Building Museum: The Green House
URL: http://www.nbm.org/Exhibits/greenHouse2/greenHouse.htm
New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design. Tons
of great green information. [04/08]
USGBC:
U. S. Green Building Council
URL: http://www.usgbc.org/
"USGBC is composed of more than 13,500 organizations
from across the building industry that are working to advance
structures that are environmentally responsible, profitable,
and healthy places to live and work." [04/08]
Scientific
Certification Systems – Eco Products
[SCS]
URL: http://www.scscertified.com/ecoproducts/products/
“SCS is a leading third-party provider of certification,
auditing and testing services, and standards, founded in
1984.” A searchable database of SCS-certified eco-friendly
building materials. [09/08]
Whole
Building Design Guide [WBDG]
URL: http://www.wbdg.org/
"The gateway to up-to-date information on integrated
'whole building' design techniques and technologies."
[04/08]
Co-op
America: Green Business
URL: http://www.coopamerica.org/greenbusiness/
Large amount of information on businesses that are green.
[04/08]
National
Green Pages
URL: http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages/
Co-op America presents the only* directory of screened and
approved green businesses. * = Co-op America claim. [04/08]
Buildings
Database
URL: http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/
"The High Performance Buildings Database is research
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks
to improve building performance measuring methods by collecting
data on various factors that affect a building's performance,
such as energy, materials, and land use. The database
collects information from buildings around the world,
ranging from homes and commercial interiors to large buildings
and even whole campuses and neighborhoods. These may be
certified green projects, or simply projects that have
one or more notable environmental features." [04/08]
Energy
and Power Sources - alternatives
Jobs
and Careers -- environmentally friendly
TBA
TBA
Thoughts
on the "idea of green"
RAND
– Green Environment
URL: http://search.rand.org/search?input-form=rand-simple&query=green+environment
[04/08]
TED: Themes: A Greener Future
URL: http://www.ted.com/index.php/themes/view/id/15
TED = Technology, Entertainment,
Design. Video presentations of some of
the world's most fascinating and relevant thinkers. [04/08]
Alternative
Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
URL: http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc
Department of Energy site describing alternative fuels
for vehicles including biodiesel, electricity, ethanol,
hydrogen, natural gas, and propane. “The Information
Resources section features a documents database, technology
bulletins, the Alternative Fuels Price Report, a glossary,
and other relevant resources.”[08/08]
Fueleconomy.gov
URL: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/sbs.htm
Compare side-by-side fuel stats for models, makes 1985
- present. [04/08]
Green Vehicle guide
URL: http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles
Look up vehicles by year (2000 - present), make, model,
and state. [04/08]
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