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Sustainability Links: |
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| This says it all, elegantly
and simply - VISIT THIS LINK! [give it time to load]
http://www.globalcommunity.org/flash/wombat.shtml
Living on Earth radio shows
http://www.loe.org/
Rocky Mountain Institute, a energy and environmental
impact research center
http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid86.php
"The Globalization of humanity is a natural,
biological, evolutionary process. Yet we face an enormous
crisis because the most central and important aspect
of globalization -- its economy -- is currently being
organized in a manner that so gravely violates the fundamental
principles by which healthy living systems are organized
that it threatens the demise of our whole civilization."
quote from this website:
http://www.ratical.org/LifeWeb/Articles/globalize.html#LessonsOf
Nature
Sustainable research / search engines sites
http://www2.greenbuilder.com:8080/Phantom.acgi$search
United Nations Sustainable Development efforts and
the Johannesburg Summit history
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/index.html
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/
National Resource Defense Council - one of the most
effective non-profits lobbying for ecological sustainability
- great educational info on website!
http://www.nrdc.org/
An organization to assist businesses and industry
with developing business plans, products and services
which support sustainability
http://www.naturalstep.org/
Greenpeace site offers a quick glimpse at many environmental
damaging issues and corrective suggestions
http://archive.greenpeace.org/
Sustainability involves a new language to understand,
this non-profit is working on issues in this realm
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/
Search directory for any [if they listed with this
directory] environment organization
http://environmentaldirectory.net/search.htm
Great book purchasing resource
http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/index.htm
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| Community
and Regional Planning, Initiatives and Project: |
Sustainable Communities Planning organization
http://www.urbanecology.org
Creating Energy Smart Communities
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/success/village.shtml
Sustainable Communities Design Thesis
http://sustainable.state.fl.us/fdi/edesign/news/9607/thesis/thesis.htm
Zero Emmisions Research and Initiatives
www.zeri.org
New Mexico's chapter - first sustainable forestry project
at Picuris Pueblo 2003
www.scizerinm.org
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Organization
http://www.attra.org
SW Native American sites architecturally recreated with
computer simulation
http://www.dennisrhollowayarchitect.com/html/VRArchaeology.html
Our community based group working on sustaining and improving
Taos for our future generations
http://www.sustaintaos.org
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| Renewable
Energy education links: |
| New Mexico Solar website's educational
primer on renewable energy - great learning opportunity!
http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/from_oil_wells_to_solar_cells.htm#Passive
Solar Design(Solar Heating)
The American Solar Energy Society
http://www.ases.org
State by state list of incentives [tax credits] for
renewable energy
http://www.dsireusa.org/index.cfm
Green Power from Kit Carson Electric - wind farm
source:
http://www.prpa.org/energysources/wind.htm
NM Wind Farm
http://www.nmsea.org/Current_Events/FPL_PNM_Project_May_03.htm
How does solar electricity work? BP is one of the
largest manufacturers of photovoltaics [PV] and whose
PV cells are used in Spire modules [next link]
http://www.bpsolar.com/ContentMap.cfm?page=3
Spire Photovoltaic assembly plant to be built in
Questa, UNM-Taos as training center. They did the same
in Chicago as described on this website:
http://www.spiresolar.com/Solar/Chicago.html
Great magazine on photovoltaic and wind systems -
grassroots education!
http://www.homepower.com/
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| Green Building and
Passive Solar Links: |
New Mexico Solar website's educational
primer on passive solar energy building design
http://www.nmsea.org/Passive_Solar/Passive_Solar_Design.htm
Cradle to Cradle Design concept described and provocative
book to read
http://www.mbdc.com/c2c_home.htm
http://www.mbdc.com/c2c_ee.htm
U.S. Green Building Council measurement system for
how "green" a building is
http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/LEED_main.asp
The American Institute of Architect's Committee on
the Environment
http://www.aia.org/cote_default
Great list of definitions for green building terms
http://www.greenalliancenm.org/Definitions.htm
Central resource for energy and environmental issues
in the building sector
http://greenbuilding.ca/index.html
Strawbale as a building material
http://www.strawbalecentral.com/
http://www.strawhomes.com
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| Water quality and
quantity issues: |
Understanding water and water pollution
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/construc/content.html
Great info on rainwater harvesting from roofs and hard
surfaces
http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/assistance/conservation/Rain.htm
Wastewater treatment via manmade wetlands
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_SS293
Natural biological wastewater treatment system for
campuses, industry and municipalities
http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/DO_JohnTodd.html
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| sustainable design
example of what can be done! |
Every 2 years college student teams
build a self sufficient house in 10 days for this competition
http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar_decathlon/
Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles, CA water reuse,
stormwater catchment and retention
http://www.treepeople.org/trees/PBsite3.htm |
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