Redefining Progress advocates “smart economics”- a growing economy built on sustainable living and business practices. “ This is an informative site that works to get educators, government agencies, businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and you! to start thinking and acting and living an environmentally sustainable life.
A green certified agency devoted to creative, eco-friendly design services in web site development, digital photography, video and image services to organizations and individuals “dedicated to bettering our planet.” Conscious Creative focuses on sustainable solutions in the delivery of its media content to clientele.
“Help us grow a green economy that works for people and the planet.” The Co-op focuses on economic strategies, mobilizes people, recognizes the link between environmental sustainability and social justice, and works to develop economic policies and practices that are based upon that link. Make sure to visit the Our Programs page.
Acquired by the National Geographic Society in March 2007, “as part of its ongoing mission to inspire people to care about the planet,” the Guide is a diverse green consumer reference tool for all of us who recognize the importance of living a green life. “The Green Guide [does] the research for you – and going to more depth than other information sources – we remove one of the biggest obstacles to behavior change, not knowing what to do.”
A project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, GreenFestivals are “huge parties with a purpose: a walk through a sustainable community.” Who comes to the party? Local and national businesses, social, environmental and community organizations, and hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals. GreenFestivals currently happen in Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, and Chicago.
“SSF ‘s mission is to educate, support and inspire people from all walks of life to make more sustainable personal lifestyle choices at work, at home and at play.” Check out the Foundation’s consumer awareness program SSFtags, or check out some of the sustainable businesses that they’ve featured. Their work is creative and imaginative. They have their own unique style, and that style should be sustainable.
Care2 is a social networking online community that is built around the core values of sustainable living, the environment, health, and human rights. You can meet people with similar interests, share photos, volunteer, shop, search for a job at companies that share your values, and create your own personal home page.
SustainLane is a media company that enables people, businesses, and government “to go green” through 3 site offerings: The Unsustainables, SustainLane.com, and The U.S. City Rankings.
SustainLane.com is a community powered directory of green businesses and products; The Unsustainables is an animated series for kids of all ages (including adults) “who like many of us, stumble towards the future, trying (and often failing) to live more sustainably;” and SustainLane Government and The U.S. City Rankings is a best practices knowledge base with over 300 participating cities.
Many of us constantly seek guidance in finding healthier, all-natural and organic foods. Do you? Why not visit Really Natural? They are “dedicated to finding products and ideas that make our lives healthier, greener and more sustainable.”
Debra’s List is a great resource guide for green living, containing a Q & A blog, recommendations for recovery from multiple chemical sensitivities and more. You can search for products under a wide variety of categories. Companies and products can only be listed by invitation only, so companies cannot buy their way on to the List.
Where you can get: Weather, Food, Tips, News, Newsletters, and more. Here’s an Eco-tip of the Day: “Recycle your old cell phone: On average 130 million phones are retired annually in the US alone. Only 1% of those are currently recycled.” YIKES! Embrace an environmentally sustainable lifestyle at The Daily Green.
“The most important web site on the planet” –Bruce Serling.
Do you need - or are you interested in getting - the tools that might enable you to build better cities? Are you looking for new ideas and models for building less wasteful, more sustainable homes; or how about consumer products – the “stuff” we throw away when the container is empty? WorldChanging seeks to connect the people who are working on “tools of change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected.” WorldChanging seeks to connect us.
Sightline Institute is a regional sustainability thinktank that provides news, data, extensive research, and opinion about the Northwest environment and sustainability issues to Northwesterners.
SciDevNet is a free access site providing information and guidance at the nexus between science, development, and sustainability: “The Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) aims to provide reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world. Our goal is to help both individuals and organisations in developing countries make informed decisions about how science and technology can improve economic and social development.”
“Can design change the world?” This is a web log devoted to the built environment, product design, graphic design, architecture, and the decisions that we make that effect the way we live and organize our societies. SDN strives to develop a kit or a methodology of social design tools that support affordable and sustainable living, are made from renewable materials, reduce consumption and waste, are produced and developed locally for local regions, decentralize political power, and facilitate transparency and accountability – the sorts of things that are most often determined simply by commercial motivations and the marketplace.
Free tool access
Used bicycles & parts
Bicycle repair education opportunities
“Our goal is to create a space where people can fix bicycles for free and explore pleasurable alternatives to car culture.”
WiserEarth: Toward a just and sustainable world created by community
http://www.wiserearth.org/
“WiserEarth . . . serves the people who are transforming the world. It is a community directory and networking forum that maps and connects non-governmental organizations and individuals addressing the central issues of our day; climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights and more.
Indigenous ingenuity. Indigenous technological solutions working with the materials at hand in Africa: metal, wood, water, cooking oil, a shovel, or a bicycle knife sharpener! But no! you will not see the spectacle of a farmer leading an ox that is tied to a tractor that is tied to a plow.
"A view of Africa and Africans with a focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, technology, practical remedies and other self sustaining activities.".....Emeka Okafor
Emeka Okafor’s interests include sustainable technologies in the developing world. The blog “seeks to spur dialogue in areas of entrepreneurship, technology and the scientific method as it impacts Africa.” The blog features posts on African companies, investment, economic policy, eco-tourism and more.
