Helpful Links
For more information on going green, visit these organizations online.
Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ)
CHEJ.org
The Center for Health, Environment and Justice can help you and your community if you are facing an environmental health risk, from leaking landfills and polluted drinking water to incinerators and hazardous waste sites.
CHEJ PVC Consumer Campaign
BeSafeNet.com/PVC
Part of CHEJ’s Be Safe Initiative, the PVC Consumer Campaign is focused on preventing harm by shifting decision makers from producing, using and disposing of PVC consumer products and packaging and substituting it with safe materials.
Cool Climate Carbon Footprint Calculator
CoolClimate.Berkeley.edu
Calculate your household’s complete carbon footprint, and track your results over time, with the Cool Climate Carbon Footprint Calculator, created by The Berkeley Institute of the Environment.
Earth 911
Earth911.com
Access their database of over 100,000 recycling locations across the country to find out where you can recycle hundreds of products—from packing peanuts to computers—in your community.
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
EarthTrends.wri.org
EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world.
Environmental Health News
EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
Timely, daily access to the hundreds of other articles on environmental health topics that are published each day in the world press, and its searchable archives date back to 2002.
Environmental Working Group
EWG.org
The non-profit research and lobbyist group that uses the power of public information to protect public health and the environment.
GreenBiz
GreenBiz.com
The leading online information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success, featuring more than 8,000 resources, including news stories, reports, blogs, checklists, case studies, and links to best practices, organizations, technical assistance programs, government agencies, and recognition programs.
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative
GHGProtocol.org
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), a decade-long partnership between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
The Healthy Building Network
HealthyBuilding.net
The organization dedicated to transforming the market for building materials to advance the best environmental, health and social practices.
Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC.org
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization, using law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA.gov
EPA is the federal government agency that leads the nation’s environmental science, research, education, and assessment efforts. The mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment.
United States Green Building Council
USGBC.org
The non-profit organization that promotes sustainable building through its Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating SystemTM, a certification program that stands as the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings and spaces.
Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ)
CHEJ.org
The Center for Health, Environment and Justice can help you and your community if you are facing an environmental health risk, from leaking landfills and polluted drinking water to incinerators and hazardous waste sites.
CHEJ PVC Consumer Campaign
BeSafeNet.com/PVC
Part of CHEJ’s Be Safe Initiative, the PVC Consumer Campaign is focused on preventing harm by shifting decision makers from producing, using and disposing of PVC consumer products and packaging and substituting it with safe materials.
Cool Climate Carbon Footprint Calculator
CoolClimate.Berkeley.edu
Calculate your household’s complete carbon footprint, and track your results over time, with the Cool Climate Carbon Footprint Calculator, created by The Berkeley Institute of the Environment.
Earth 911
Earth911.com
Access their database of over 100,000 recycling locations across the country to find out where you can recycle hundreds of products—from packing peanuts to computers—in your community.
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
EarthTrends.wri.org
EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world.
Environmental Health News
EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
Timely, daily access to the hundreds of other articles on environmental health topics that are published each day in the world press, and its searchable archives date back to 2002.
Environmental Working Group
EWG.org
The non-profit research and lobbyist group that uses the power of public information to protect public health and the environment.
GreenBiz
GreenBiz.com
The leading online information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success, featuring more than 8,000 resources, including news stories, reports, blogs, checklists, case studies, and links to best practices, organizations, technical assistance programs, government agencies, and recognition programs.
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative
GHGProtocol.org
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), a decade-long partnership between the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.
The Healthy Building Network
HealthyBuilding.net
The organization dedicated to transforming the market for building materials to advance the best environmental, health and social practices.
Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC.org
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization, using law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA.gov
EPA is the federal government agency that leads the nation’s environmental science, research, education, and assessment efforts. The mission of the EPA is to protect human health and the environment.
United States Green Building Council
USGBC.org
The non-profit organization that promotes sustainable building through its Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating SystemTM, a certification program that stands as the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings and spaces.
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