Sustainability and Green Living 

See also: Environment  --  Endangered Species

• Climate Counts
  "Climate Counts is a collaborative effort to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change."
• Eat Well Guide
  "Free online database for finding fresh, locally grown and sustainably produced food in the United States and Canada. Listings range from stores, to farms, to restaurants, to local bakers and butchers, and visitors can search by location, keyword or category".
• EcoSeek
  "The search engine for eco friendly and green products."
• Environmental Defense Fund
  "Environmental Defense Fund is a leading national nonprofit organization ... [who] have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems."
• EPA: Sustainability
  "This site provides information on scores of EPA programs supporting sustainability that focus on the Built Environment; Water, Ecosystems & Agriculture; Energy; and Materials & Toxics on sustainability near you, and on how you can help."
• Good Guide
  "GoodGuide provides the world's largest and most reliable source of information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of the products in your home."
• Green Link Central
  "A topic-specific network of Websites to provide consumers and businesses a convenient, one-stop place to find everything green. Every Website on this search engine has been hand selected by our editors to provide you with high quality search results."
• Green Maven
  "A search engine that focuses on green and sustainable websites." Includes directory, news, videos, Twitter feed, and more.
• Green Options
  "Green Options is a community and network of blogs dedicated to helping you figure out what sustainability means to you."
• greennews
  Twitter (micro blog) feed with "news about green products and trends" and links.
• Household Products Database
  "What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling." From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Low Impact Living
  "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 you find the best green products, practices and service providers to help you achieve your environmental goals."
• MSN: Environment
  Interactive graphics with information about the environment and green living.
• National Geographic's Green Guide
  "Shows people how to make small changes that add up to big benefits for their wallets, for their health, and, of course, for the health of the planet. Not political or activist, the GREEN GUIDE is chock-full of simple, useful, ideas, broken down into achievable steps..."
• New York Energy Smart
  Part of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, this site focuses on saving energy, including alternative energy sources and green living.
• NRDC: Smarter Living
  This site from the Natioanl Resources Defense Countil includes sections on Food, Health, Home & Yard, Workplace & Schools, and a Smart Shoppers Guide. A 'Chemical Index' section lets you see which chemicals are commonly used in everyday products, the 'Eat Local' section shows what foods are in season and offers recipes, and other areas offer further information about saving energy and living green.
• The Recycling Center
  A Google Maps mashup allowing users to enter their ZIP Code and see a map of local recycling centers.
• NRDC: Green Living
  Guides and tips from the National Resources Defense Council.
• Pollution Prevention
  Information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• Reduce.org
  Information about reducing waste at home and away.
• Scorecard: the Pollution Information Site
  "Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more." Includes some general information about pollution.
• Skin Deep - Cosmetics Database
  "EWG's Skin Deep database gives you practical solutions to protect yourself and your family from everyday exposures to chemicals. ... Now in its eighth year, EWG's Skin Deep database provides you with easy-to-navigate safety ratings for a wide range of products and ingredients on the market."
• Think Global Act Local
  " 'Think Global, Act Local' is the environment conservation program which was initially used in the context of town planning, business, and environment by Scots town planner Patrick Geddes. ... Here’s a guide to Think Global, Act Local."
• Truvert
  A search engine "focused on green, environmental awareness. All searches are done from the point of view of environmental and social concern." Includes news links.
• WWWVL: Sustainable Development
  "A comprehensive list of internet sites dealing with sustainable development, including organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases, directories or metadatabases."

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