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Links to Living Well
Listed below, are some of our favorite sites, foundations, books and articles.
Resources
www.earthecho.org
EarthEcho International’s mission is to foster extraordinary leaders to take action to restore and protect our oceans. It is led by CharityWorks GreenHouse advisor, Philippe Cousteau, who firmly believes that “if we are to build the sustainable future we all dream of, we must do it together. Each of us...all of us...making a positive difference.”
www.ecomii.com
Easy to understand and navigate. Includes an ecopedia, science dictionary and lots of tips in areas as diverse as pregnancy and parenting, organic food, and increasing energy efficiency.
www.usgbc.org
The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation. These are the folks who manage the LEED certification process (the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™).
www.sustainablefurnishingscouncil.org
The Sustainable Furnishings Council is a non-profit balanced coalition of industry players created to promote sustainable practices among manufacturers, retailers, and consumers alike with a public tagging program to help the consumer identify good choices. Their website lists their members and may be a good place to start the search for sustainable products.
www.thegreenguide.com
Published by National Geographic, The Green Guide is called the “green living source for today’s conscious consumer.”. It is full of simple ideas that “make going green a gradual and affordable process rather than an all-or-nothing plunge.”
www.epa.gov/greenacres
A site managed by the Environmental Protection Agency that is a great resource for learning more about sustaining landscaping practices.
environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/
Environment news, videos and green living tips from National Geographic
www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm
Cradle to Cradle, Remaking the Way we Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart (North Point Press,2002) makes the case that an industrial system that “takes, makes and wastes” can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value.
