• Being Green at Home
• Water Conservation
• Energy Conservation
• Being Green at the Office
• Auto
• Community

BEING GREEN AT HOME:

EPA online calculator estimates greenhouse-gas emissions
http://epa.gov/climate

Do some green cleaning
http://eartheasy.com

Tips for a green home makeover
http://www.thegreenguide.com/green_home

What to toss and how to toss it!
http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/tips/

Great place to find containers and bags
http://www.recyclingbin.com

We make choices every day which have an impact. Are they sustainable for future generations?
http://sustainablechoices.stanford.edu/index.html

WATER CONSERVATION:

Water conservation information and recommendations
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/

Run only full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher
http://www.co.kendall.il.us/

Scrape rather than rinse dishes before loading into the dishwasher; soak pots and pans instead of letting the water run while scrubbing
http://www.stjohns.ca/

Never use your toilet as a waste basket.

ENERGY CONSERVATION:

Sea Gull Lighting Energy Savers
http://www.seagulllighting.com/ENERGY-STAR-Savings.htm

Energy Hog website
http://www.energyhog.org/

Here's a library of information and resources for home energy conservation from lighting to laundry.
http://www.energyguide.com/library/

Nstar analyzer which tells you what it costs to run everything from an aquarium to a light bulb.
http://www.energyguide.com/

A handy calculator to determine the potential savings of a programmable thermostats with setbacks.
http://www.energystar.gov/

A very handy calculator to show the benefits of energy improvements you might do.
http://www.warmair.com/

A fun chart of "vampire" sources of energy use!
awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008
/trans008vampireenergy.html

BEING GREEN AT THE OFFICE:

Consider duplexing when printing multiple pages, you can save 50% of your paper costs.

Encourage fellow co-workers to shut down computers at the end of the day.
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/

Standardize sleep mode on all copiers and printers where possible.

Make sure your office has a recycling program - if they don't, start one!
http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/

AUTO:

Mass Rides when you register provides you with other people that ride your same commute and you can share the ride.
http://www.commute.com/

Drive in the green lane.
http://fueleconomy.gov

Basic vehicle information and suggested ecofriendly projects.
http://gocarbonzero.com

Sell your car - ZIP! Zip car users reduce their car usage by as much as 50%.
http://www.zipcar.com/

COMMUNITY:

Pay it forward
http://climateproject.org

Get kids involved
http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/environment

A very informative and lively site for environmental issues and consumer concerns.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/

The Alliance for Climate Protection was founded by Al Gore. This site has many interesting articles about climate change and what you can do.
http://www.climateprotect.org/

Your ecological footprint!!
http://www.ecofoot.org/

Check out this National Geographic study to see how green our country really is!
http://event.nationalgeographic.com/greendex/index.html