green links

Here is an growing list of environmentally interesting websites, each one is a little bit different. Check for information, tips on recycling, saving energy (and money), the latest news and what you can do because every little bit counts!!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GREEN GUIDE Home, garden, kids, health and safety, environment, music, photography, science, travel food and local issues are here with popular topics and searches.

NJ SIERRA CLUB To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environments.

Recycling in NJ County by county listing of designated mandatory recyclable materials; County and Municipal recycling coordinators; county recycling program websites; economic benefits of recycling; educational benefits of recycling; electronic waste recycling; environmental benefits of recycling; New Jersey's recycling law & recycling rules; New Jersey recycling statistics; recycling awards and recycling poetry contest; recycling enforcement; recycled product resources.

NRCS, New Jersey Natural resources conservation in New Jersey benefit everyone with cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat. Read the stories of conservation.

KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL combines education with hands-on stewardship to make America's communities cleaner, greener, safer, and more livable. KAB programs activate millions of volunteers each year in hands-on community improvement activities, where they learn how to take personal responsibility for improving their local community environments.

EPA (multilingual site)Since 1970, our Environmental Protection Agency has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment; headquartered in Washington, DC and is comprised of 17,000 people across the country in working in environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts.

WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE ...delivers the insights and ideas that empower decision makers to create an environmentally sustainable society that meets human needs. Worldwatch focuses on the 21st century challenges of climate change, resource degradation, population growth, and poverty by developing and disseminating solid data and innovative strategies for achieving a sustainable society. WOW!

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP Scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers study government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to health and the environment, and to find solutions. the right thing. We won't tell anyone.

TREEHUGGER.COM Get informed. Interact. Take action. An intersting site with a llittle bit of everything.

Two Green Girls on the Road By Mary Logan Barmeyer A cross country road trip chronicled in the article “The Long Haul Back to Atlanta,” on National geographic site with a blog—“On our cross-country road trip, Trish and I learned the most by taking a green pulse of the country from our meetings with green companies, city representatives, local businesses, gardens and more. We didn't have a hybrid--we drove a gas-guzzling Volvo--so we took other measures to stay green, like avoiding hotels and non-local food and keeping our budget under $25 a day.”

...And for those of you who might be curious......the Department of Natural Resources for the State of Alaska! Whose purpose is it to “develop, conserve, and maximize the use of Alaska's Natural Resources consistent with the public interest.” Maybe we can learn something...

LIVING with ED Ed Begley, a hollywood celebrity gets elevated status now that everyone has paid $4 a gallon for gas and wants to go green! Read about green products and see the show.

THE NEW YORK TIMES GREEN ISSUE ACT, EAT, INVENT, LEARN, LIVE, MOVE, BUILD at