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Local

• Chicago Freecycle [groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagofreecycle/]
  • 2005-09-25: My wife and I are checked out this group. Our first post: We gave away our old car. That generated dozens and dozens of requests immediately. We were able to get rid of the car the next day to family that really needed it.
  • ' The goal of the Chicago Freecycle Network is to reduce waste by connecting individuals who are throwing away goods with others who are seeking them. Whether you're looking to discard or acquire an item, Chicago Freecycle is the place to do it! Furniture, clothing, appliances, computers, and everything in between. Everything must remain FREE. '
• City of Chicago [CityOfChicago.org]
  • Department of Environment. All sorts of resources including free courses at Green Tech U, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612.
  • Department of Street and Sanitation. Including info about the city's recycling program.
• Gabriel Environmental Services [GabrielEnvironmental.com]
• Home Patron, Inc. [HomePatron.com]
  • 7311 W. Diversey Ave. Elmwood Park, IL 60707. Telephone: (708) 452-7258. Mobile: (773) 742-7285. Fax: (708) 452-3126 E-Mail: homepatron@homepatron.com.
  • 'Our philosophy is to deliver the best possible quality of different heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning solutions (HVAC) to our customers, while being environmentally conscious by reducing one?s dependency on traditional HVAC products.'
  • They install solar systems.
• Resource Center [resourcecenterchicago.org]. 'a non-profit environmental education organization, has led the way in demonstrating innovative techniques for recycling and reusing materials. Too often in the urban setting, abundant and important resources are wasted. Our recovery work aims to reverse waste and to improve the quality of life for urban dwellers. We have been devoted from the beginning to the economic and educational revitalization of city neighborhoods through recycling, urban gardening and other programs that reclaim and reuse resources.'
• Working Bikes Cooperative [WorkingBikes.org]. 'The Working Bikes Cooperative's mission is to empower communities by engaging in activities that promote environmentalism, public health, and human equality. Working Bikes recovers landfill-bound bicycles, repairs them to working condition, and sells them to Chicagoans at a low cost in order to fund shipments of bicycles and bike parts to developing countries.'

Fauna

• FisheryCrisis.com. There are many sites that go over the problems with the sea and this is one of them. People think that disappearing fish won't affect them but it does. Fish is the greatest source of protein for people on the planet. The fact that they can't catch fish as big as they used to harms my soul as well.
• PETA.org. 'People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals'

Flora

• Botanical.com. 'Home of the electronic version of "A Modern Herbal" by Maud Grieve'
• FutureForests.com. "a UK-based company with a global vision: to protect the earth's climate."
• Path to Freedom [PathToFreedom.com]. 'Founded by Jules Dervaes in 2001, Path to Freedom is a not for profit, family operated, viable urban homesteading project established to promote a simpler and more fulfilling lifestyle and reduce our family?s ?footprint? on the earth?s dwindling resources. This project is slowly becoming legendary and is widely considered as a very successful model of functional organic farming-gardening. Our objective is to live as sustainably and self-sufficiently as possible in an urban environment in harmony with nature and each other, while also inspiring others to ?think globally, act locally.? Our homestead supports four adults, who live and work full time on a 66? x 132? city lot (1/5 acre). The homestead's front and back yards are fully cultivated, primarily with edible landscaping, using a variety of permaculture and bio-intensive gardening, soil amendment methods and and agrarian principles. '
• PlanetHerbs.com. 'Michael Tierra's Planetherbs and East West Herb Course'
• Plants for a Future [PFAF.org]. 'a resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses. We practice vegan-organic permaculture with emphasis on creating an ecologically sustainable environment and perennial plants.'
• Urban Agriculture Notes by City Farmer [CityFarmer.org]
• VerticalFarm.com

Flora and Fauna

• CircleOfLife.org. 'Founded in 1999 by Julia Butterfly Hill, Circle of Life activates people through education, inspiration and connection to live in a way that honors the diversity and interdependence of all life. '
• Humane Farming Association [HFA.org]. 'HFA's goals are to protect farm animals from cruelty, to protect the public from the dangerous misuse of antibiotics, hormones, and other chemicals used on factory farms, and to protect the environment from the impacts of industrialized animal factories.'
• IUCN.org. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN but aka the World Conservation Union) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation.
  • RedList.org. Created in 1963, the Red List is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.

Limited Oil

• Articles
  • Civilization to End Soon, Does Anybody Care?
  • FromTheWilderness.com/free/ww3/#oil 
  • MuseLetter.com/partys-over.html 
• Economic
  • WTRG Economics [wtrg.com]
    • "Oil Price History and Analysis"
• Sites
  • ASPONews.org. The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas.
  • DieOff.com
  • EIA.DOE.gov. Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy. "Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government"
  • EnergyCrisis.org 
  • GreatChange.org/dinosaurblood.html 
  • HubbertPeak.com. Data, analysis and recommendations regarding the upcoming peak in the rate of global oil extraction."
  • LifeAfterTheOilCrash.net
  • OilCrash.com/Eating.htm
  • OilCrisis.com
  • OilDepletion.org
  • OilEmpire.us/peakoil.html 
  • PeakOil.net
  • PlanetForLife.com
  • PostCarbon.org

Sustainable Economy

• BorrowMe.com
  • A variation on Freecycle.org.
  • 'BorrowMe is an idea whose time has come. It is a movement. It is a place where people from local communities and trusted circles will borrow almost anything from one another ? and will lend the things that collect in boxes and on shelves in basements and in garages in virtually every city and town.'
• Care2.com. ' the largest Environmental Network connecting over 2 million Consumers with Nonprofit Organizations and Eco-Oriented Corporations '
• CoopAmerica.org
  • "Ten Things You Should Never Buy Again"
• Freecycle Network [Freecycle.org]
  • 2005-09-25: My wife and I are checked out this group. Our first post: We gave away our old car. That generated dozens and dozens of requests immediately. We were able to get rid of the car the next day to family that really needed it.
  • 'The Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator (them's good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by clicking on the region on the right. It will generate an automatic e-mail which, when sent, will sign you up for your local group and send you a response with instructions on how it works.'
  • Related: Chicago Freecycle [groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagofreecycle/]
• IBuyDifferent.com. 'What we buy and how much we buy have a huge impact on the environment. Although we don?t always see the direct effects, we know that every product comes from the Earth and must return to it in one form or another. Your buying choices make a difference and can send a message to companies. By buying differently, you can tell corporations that there?s a better way--one that uses less water, trees, and fossil fuels; decreases air and water pollution; and protects wildlife habitat.'
• Working Bikes Cooperative [WorkingBikes.org] . 'The Working Bikes Cooperative's mission is to empower communities by engaging in activities that promote environmentalism, public health, and human equality. Working Bikes recovers landfill-bound bicycles, repairs them to working condition, and sells them to Chicagoans at a low cost in order to fund shipments of bicycles and bike parts to developing countries.'

Sustainable Energy

Includes energy conservation, renewable energy, alternative energy, etc. The sun, the wind, the waves are free. Fusion, Hydrogen fuel, Fuel cells. Nuclear has immortal wastes. Hydroelectric interferes with ecosystems.

• Garbage Into Oil
  • Anything into Oil [2003-05]. ' "This is a solution to three of the biggest problems facing mankind," says Brian Appel, chairman and CEO of Changing World Technologies, the company that built this pilot plant and has just completed its first industrial-size installation in Missouri. "This process can deal with the world's waste. It can supplement our dwindling supplies of oil. And it can slow down global warming." '
  • ' First it was turkey parts, then pig waste and now straw added to the camels back. Thermochemical and biochemical conversion make use of natural processes such as enzymes, heat and pressure to create oil from garbage so one day landfills may become the new domestic oil fields. ' [MeFi]
• Solar
  • "How Solar Energy Works"
  • NanoSolar.com
  • Testimony of Dr. David R. Criswell: Senate Hearing on "Lunar Exploration" [2003-11-06]. "By 2050, approximately 10 billion people will live on Earth demanding ~5 times the power now available. By then, solar power from the Moon could provide everyone clean, affordable, and sustainable electric power. No terrestrial options can provide the needed minimum of 2 kWe/person or at least 20 terawatts globally."
  • Titanium Dioxide Dye Sensitized Solar cells
  • Wikipedia
    • Solar cells
• Miscellany
  • Cars can run on modified vegetable oil.
  • HomePower.com. 'home-scale renewable energy and sustainable living solutions'
  • OtherPower.com. 'The cutting edge of low technology ... We are a group of alternative energy enthusiasts who want to spread the message that It's EASY to make your own power FROM SCRATCH! '

Water

• Wikipedia
  • Water
  • Water (molecule)
  • Drinking water
• Miscellany
  • Drinking Water [EPA.gov/ebtpages/watedrinkingwater.html]
    • Including resources to learn about your local water.
    • Water On Tap: What You Need To Know. A great PDF.
  • International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam [IAPWS.org]
  • Message in a Bottle: Despite the Hype, Bottled Water is Neither CLEANER nor GREENER Than Tap Water [EMagazine.com/view/?1125]
  • Tap Water vs. Bottled Water [geocities.com/tapvsbottled/]
  • WaterSafeTestKits.com. One of many sites through which you can test water.

Miscellany

• Acid Rain Retirement Fund. They buy up pollution allowances normally bought and sold between companies.
• ApolloAlliance.org. 'The Apollo Alliance is building a broad coalition within the labor, environmental, business, urban, and faith communities in support of good jobs and energy independence.'
• BackHomeMagazine.com
• DispatchesFromTheVanishingWorld.com. "The reader's website dedicated to preserving species and culture."
• EarthDay.net
• EarthEasy [EarthEasy.com]. 'Ideas for environmentally sustainable living'
• EnvironmentalDefense.org. "a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 400,000 members. Since 1967, we have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems."
  • ScoreCard.org. Get stats on local pollution.
• FromTheWilderness.com
• Global Ecovillage Network [EcoVillage.org]. 'a global confederation of people and communities that meet and share their ideas, exchange technologies, develop cultural and educational exchanges, directories and newsletters, and are dedicated to restoring the land and living "sustainable plus" lives by putting more back into the environment than we take out.'
• Global Issues [GlobalIssues.org].
  • 'This web site looks into global issues that affect everyone and aims to show how most issues are inter-related.'
  • Including: Trade-Related Issues, Geopolitics, Human Rights Issues, and Environmental Issues.
• GlobalPublicMedia.com
• LampRecycle.org. 'a resource for any light bulb ("lamp") user seeking details on recycling spent mercury-containing lamps'
• LeadInspector.com. Here is one of many sites that sell lead testing kits. I bought some from these guys.
• LowImpact.org. LILI (the Low-Impact Living Institute) has lots of tips on green living.
• MotherEarthNews.com. All right but a lot of the original staff left to form BackHomeMagazine.com. EG:
  • "The Integral Urban House"
• NaturalStep.org. Site on a sustainable world.
• Obviously.com/recycle/guides/shortest.html. ' world's shortest comprehensive USA/Canada recycling guide '
• OurCoolHouse.com. Blog about a fairly sustainable house.
• Participant Productions [ParticipantProductions.com]. 'Participant believes in the power of media to create great social change. Our goal is to deliver compelling entertainment that will inspire audiences to get involved in the issues that affect us all.'
• Permaculture- A Beginner's Guide. "Permaculture offers a radical approach to food production and urban renewal, water, energy and pollution. It integrates ecology, landscape, organic gardening, architecture and agro-forestry in creating a rich and sustainable way of living. It uses appropriate technology giving high yields for low energy inputs, achieving a resource of great diversity and stability. The design principles are equally applicable to both urban and rural dwellers"
• PlanetArk.com. "Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net."
• Redefining Progress [RProgress.org]. 'works with a broad array of partners to shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability.'
• NRDC.org. The Natural Resources Defense Council.
  • The Bush Record.
• TreeHugger.com
  • 'TreeHugger is the definitive, modern yet green lifestyle filter. It will help you improve your course, yet still maintain your aesthetic.'
  • Man, conservations has never looked so hip!
• Union of Concerned Scientists [UCSusa.org]
• U.S. Department of Energy [DoE.gov]
  • 'The Department of Energy's overreaching mission is to advance the national, economic and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex."
  • Energy Information Administration [EIA.DoE.gov]. 'Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government'
• WorldWatch.org. 'The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization that works for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society, in which the needs of all people are met without threatening the health of the natural environment or the well-being of future generations. '
  • "Good Stuff? -- A Consumption Manifesto: The Top Ten Principles of Good Consumption". Excellent summary.
• "The Zeer Pot - a Nigerian invention keeps food fresh without electricity" [ScienceInAfrica.co.za/2004/september/refrigeration.htm]
  • I love a low-tech solution.
  • 'invented by a Nigerian teacher, Mohammed Bah Abba and introduced to Darfur last year [2003].'
  • 'The zeer is a large pot inside which fits another smaller pot with a clay lid. The space between the two pots is filled with sand, creating an insulating layer around the inner pot. The sand is then kept damp by adding water at regular intervals ? generally twice a day ? reducing the temperature within the inner post decrease. Each zeer can contain 12 kg of vegetables, and costs less than US$2 to produce. Experiments assessing its ability to extend shelf life show that tomatoes and guavas can be kept for 20 days, compared to just two without.'
• Windcatcher [W]. Centuries old air conditioning design.

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