About 160 million years ago, Madagascar broke off the mainland of Africa and this island grew in isolation into a land of biodiversity that’s unlike any other place on Earth. Humans didn’t impact this paradise until about 2,000 years ago, allowing the island’s spectacular and unusual life forms to flourish. Lemurs, giant centipedes, and miniature chameleons inhabit Madagascar’s landscape, which include tropical rain forests, spiny deserts, mountainous areas and dry deciduous forests.

Welcome to Advanced Buildings! This site is provided as a community resource for green residential or commercial construction information. Read more >>

Distance learning delivers a truly "live" dynamic workshop directly to your home or office. When you log onto one of our virtual classrooms, you will both hear and see the instructor's presentation in real time. All you need to participate is access to both the internet and a telephone.
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AEE's exciting new 24/7 online seminars offer you another way to take high-quality professional courses and earn continuing education credit without the need to travel or be out of the office. Read more >>

While the modern definition of community focuses on the commonalities between its members, the scientific definition puts more emphasis on the variety of individuals living within the community.

Participants in the August 2000 conference entitled "Defying Nature's End" gathered to discuss the development of an immediate and concrete agenda to face the world's major biodiversity threats. This site contains detailed information about the outcomes of the conference.

Founded in 1977, the Alliance to Save Energy is a non-profit coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders. Read more >>

Founded in 1977, the Alliance to Save Energy is a non-profit coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders. Read more >>

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting economic prosperity, energy security, and environmental protection. ACEEE carries out its mission by Read more >>

Established in 1954, the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation's leading association of solar professionals & advocates. Our mission is to inspire an era of energy innovation and speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy. We advance education, research and policy.

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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a nationally accepted benchmark for design, performance and operation of green buildings. While few schools in the United States are officially labeled "green" construction, there are many smaller things that can make a school "greener," or more environmentally friendly. Read more >>

The Energy Office encourages energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment, provides energy information and policy advice, and supports reduced utility costs and improved comfort for Arizona’s low-income residents.

About the Arizona Solar Center
The Arizona Solar Center (AZSC) is a place designed to provide some basic understanding of solar energy, especially as it pertains to Arizona.  It is a non-profit organization administered by a Board of Directors, made up of individuals with wide experience and training in solar energy and other renewable energy resources.  Read more >>

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) is a nonprofit professional society of 9,500 members in 73 countries. The mission of AEE is “ to promote the scientific and educational interests of those engaged in the energy industry and to foster action for Sustainable Development.” Read more >>

The mission of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division is to perform analysis, research and development leading to better energy technologies and reduction of adverse energy-related environmental impacts.

Sponsored by CI's Center for Applied Biodiversity Science and Intel Corporation, this in-depth site describes some of the most remarkable, yet threatened place on Earth. Rich with maps, images and data, this is the most comprehensive collection of information about biodiversity hotspots.

Humans are altering the earth's landscape at rates and in ways never seen in times past. Using a digital camera to document local landscapes as they are today, students will explore how changes in human land use are impacting local environments. Students will also explore some of the social impacts of various land uses in their area.

BASEA is primarily an educational organization involved in the promotion of solar and other sustainable energy technologies throughout the greater Boston area.  Since 1982 BASEA has been an active part of the region's energy-use conscience.  Read more >>

Remote accommodation is always a challenge in difficult terrain. What follows is an example of using two conventional shipping containers to create 90 square meters of living space in dense rainforest adjoining World Heritage Rainforest. The facility, on a nature refuge is used for rainforest research. Read more >>

Examine the effects of building design on fossil fuel reduction, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy consumption. Design a building that is good for the environment while maintaining comfort and aesthetics.

In this lesson students will explore environmentally friendly products. They will use the resources of EekoWorld as they learn about air pollution, water pollution, and how their actions can have an impact on the earth. They will conduct Internet research, create an advertisement for an eco-friendly consumer product, and stage a class presentation.

BuyEnergyEfficient.org has been selling high quality Energy Efficient Products since 1998. Although we are based in Salt Lake City, Utah, we have compiled an extensive selection of our favorite Energy Efficient Products products and accessories from manufacturers across the nation. We sell only the best products of the highest quality. Read more >>

The California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency. Created by the Legislature in 1974 and located in Sacramento, the Commission responsibilities include:

• Forecasting future energy needs and keeping historical energy data.
• Licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts or larger.

There are a lot of architects and builders that are beginning to wake up to the idea of using cargo containers for building. There are a lot of reasons that this idea’s time has come. I thought I would take a moment and outline why I like cargo container construction.

Learn how CABS is leveraging science for effective conservation. This site includes information about CABS' many programs and biodiversity research initiatives, its staff, events, conferences and publications.

A website for industry leaders and environmental organizations to promote business practices that reduce industry's ecological footprint, contribute to conservation, and create value for the companies that adopt them.

We offer solutions to some of the most serious challenges facing our planet and the human race, such as climate change, pollution and the waste of precious resources.

We demonstrate practical ways of addressing these problems. Leading by example, we aim to show that living more sustainably is not only easy to attain but can provide a better quality of life. Read more >>

Association of Energy Engineers has established the Certified Building Commissioning Professional program with the dual purpose of recognizing the most qualified professionals in this growing area within the energy industry, and raising the overall professional standards within the building commissioning field. Read more >>

AEE's Certified Business Energy Professional (BEP) program awards special recognition to those business/marketing and energy professionals who have demonstrated a high level of competence and ethical fitness for business/marketing and energy management related disciplines, as well as laws governing and affecting energy professionals.

AEE's Certified Carbon Reduction Manager (CRM) program is designed to provide recognition for professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the growing field of carbon reduction. The designation CRM identifies individuals who have demonstrated high levels of technical expertise in energy management and environmental practices.

How to Apply for CEA Certification CEA Study Guide & Sample Test Questions In 2006, the Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) and Certified Energy Auditor in Training (CEAIT) certifications were developed and added to the broad portfolio of professional certifications offered by the Association of Energy Engineers.

Since its inception in 1981, the Certified Energy Manager (CEM®) credential has become widely accepted and used as a measure of professional accomplishment within the energy management field. It has gained industry-wide use as the standard for qualifying energy professionals both in the United States and abroad. It is recognized by the U.S. Read more >>

AEE's Certified Energy Procurement Professional (CEP) program is designed to award special recognition to professionals who have demonstrated a high level of knowledge, experience, competence and ethical fitness covering the full spectrum of activities related to the purchase, sale and marketing of electricity and natural gas. Read more >>

AEE's Certified GeoExchange Designer (CGD) program is designed to recognize professionals who have demonstrated high levels of experience, competence, proficiency, and ethical fitness in applying the principles and practices of geothermal heat pump design and related disciplines, as well as to raise the professional standards within the field, and to encourage those involved in the design proce Read more >>

AEE's Certified Green Building Engineer (GBE™) program awards special recognition to those green building, design and construction engineering professionals who have demonstrated a high level of competence and ethical fitness for green building related disciplines, as well as laws governing and affecting green building professionals.
 

AEE's Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional (CLEP) program is designed to provide recognition for professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field of lighting efficiency. Read more >>

AEE's Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP) program is designed to provide recognition for professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the sustainable development field. The designation CSDP identifies individuals who have demonstrated high levels of technical expertise in energy management and environmental practices.

CI's website about ecotourism including destinations sites where CI works and best-practices.

Download screensavers and desktop wallpapers featuring Madagascar's natural beauty.

CI's educational website is for people of all ages interested in exploring endangered ecosystems. Investigate Biodiversity offers online expeditions, an interactive species focus on primates, tips and information about environmental careers, ideas for science projects, and ways you can help conserve biodiversity.

We do research in solar thermal, building analysis, and HVAC systems.

We believe that the Earth's natural heritage must be maintained if future generations are to thrive spiritually, culturally and economically. We partner with everyone to promote a global conservation ethic – from Starbucks to the Chinese government to the Kayapo community of Brazil. Apply your passion, skills, and talents to helping us protect the most important places around the world.

Interested in teaching biodiversity science and conservation? Conservation International has helpful activities and information available.

Container City™ is an innovative and highly versatile system that provides stylish and affordable accommodation for a range of uses.
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The shipping container homes are the most environmentally sound form of home construction on the market. They use a fraction of the traditional timber steel and cement and cement found in conventional homes. The structural strength of the shipping container allows the builder to create multi-story dwellings, offering a larger living space without expanding its footprint. Read more >>

Energy-efficient roofing systems can reduce roof temperatures significantly during the summer, and thus reduce the energy requirements for air conditioning. The purpose of this Cool Roofing Materials Database is to assist with the selection of roofing materials which reflect, or otherwise reject, the sun's radiant energy, before it penetrates into the interior of the building.

A dual-degree program that aims to place students in the energy industry through engineering, science, mathematics, and geosciences degrees.The Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP) at Fort Valley State University invites you to become a part of our one of a kind program. CDEP has a tradition of recruiting exceptionally talented scholars for careers in the energy industry. Read more >>

CEPF aims to dramatically advance conservation of the developing world's hotspots by investing at least $150 million. A fundamental goal of the Fund is to engage civil society in efforts to conserve biodiversity. Prospective grantees may view recent grants online, subscribe to Email updates and obtain guidelines for support.

DieselNet, the only information service exclusively devoted to engines and emissions, is the internet forum for the exchange of technical and business information on engines, emissions, emission control, and all related issues which, hopefully, will contribute to the development of the clean diesel engine of the future.

AEE's Distributed Generation Certified Professional (DGCP) program is designed to provide recognition for professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the distributed generation field. Read more >>

District Energy refers to the production and distribution of energy using one or more of the following technologies, which are subfields in the WWW Virtual Library: ' Read more >>

The DOE Insulation Fact Sheet offers helpful advice on insulating your existing house and supplies information you need to know if you are building a new home. Read more >>

Ensuring that we can continue to rely on clean, affordable energy from our traditional fuel resources is the primary mission of DOE's Office of Fossil Energy. Fossil fuels supply 85% of the nation's energy, and we are working on such priority projects as pollution-free coal plants, more productive oil and gas fields, and the continuing readiness of federal emergency oil stockpiles.

Earthship Biotecture is a global company offering proven, totally sustainable design and construction services worldwide. Our company is led by Michael Reynolds, the principle biotect and creator of the Earthship Concept.

Eco-Home™ is an on-going living research center that demonstrates ecological living in an urban environment. The Eco-Home™is a restored and retrofitted California style bungalow, circa 1911 that shows us how simple but wise property improvements can make your home warm, friendly yet environmentally sound and healthy. Read more >>

Eco-logical tips for everyday living!

The EcoBox is a self-contained environmentally sustainable workshop built from a standard shipping container. The workshop should comfortably accommodate 2 people for extended periods, and include all energy needs and waste disposal without connections to outside systems, excepting sunshine and rain.
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Ecorazzi exists to help celebrities further their good messages – and to offer the general public a way to follow their favorite celebs and perhaps learn something at the same time. We cover environmental, humanitarian, animal rights, and vegetarian issues as they relate to those in the spotlight. In the spirit of fair play, we’re quick to point how who’s slacking and who’s deserving of recognition.

The Enviropaedia is an online resource tool designed for education and awareness about environmental issues. It also acts as a business directory for companies and organisations.

About 160 million years ago, Madagascar broke off the mainland of Africa and this island grew in isolation into a land of biodiversity that’s unlike any other place on Earth. Lemurs, giant centipedes and miniature chameleons inhabit Madagascar’s landscape, which include tropical rain forests, spiny deserts, mountainous areas and dry deciduous forests. Explore Madagascar and learn more about this unique island's people and places!

Explore Madagascar through videos and photos. Meet the people and experience its flora and fauna.

In a year when Americans experienced record high prices at the gas pumps and winter heating costs are projected to soar nearly fifty percent, consumers are looking for ways to lower their energy costs for businesses, homes, schools, and transportation. Our primary energy sources today are fossil fuels, which are being depleted at an alarming rate.

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The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,748 groups with 6,735,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people).

The Global Conservation Fund (GCF) finances the creation, expansion and long-term management of protected areas in the world's biodiversity hotspots, high-biodiversity wilderness areas and important marine regions. The website provides project information as well as how to apply for GCF funds.

Founded in 1993 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green is the American Arm of Green Cross International (GCI), which was created by President Mikhail S. Gorbachev to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment.
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This exercise takes students through a set of stations containing everyday products. Students are challenged to consider the hidden costs to the planet when selecting a product. At the conclusion, students can discuss their choices, tally up which items have the lowest cost to the planet and then learn from the teacher what costs they may have overlooked.

Google's satellite imagery-based mapping product puts the whole world on a student's computer. It enables users to "fly" from space to street level to find geographic information and explore places around the world. Like a video game and a search engine rolled into one, Earth is basically a 3D model of the entire planet that lets you grab, spin and zoom down into any place on Earth.

Green Options is a community and network of blogs dedicated to helping you figure out what sustainability means to you. Pick a channel above or browse around.

This project could be started as a competition between the different science classes in one grade to find the winning proposal and action plan. Once the proposal is presented/accepted, the entire school can implement the action plan together.

Harmony Home Construction offers building, design, and consultation services which help create elegant, healthy, energy efficient places to live and work while preserving our natural resources. We guide our clients toward implementing more sustainable building practices which add to the quality of both the home and the life within while not degrading the surroundings we are here to enjoy.

Twenty years ago, solar, wind, and hydro-electric technologies made it possible for people to live beyond the reach of the utility grid and harvest renewable energy to power both their homes and lives. With this time-tested history in hand, over the last decade, renewable energy has come to town. Read more >>

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Ideal Bite offers bite-size ideas for living a healthy, light green lifestyle.

At the Institute for Sustainable Communities, we give passionate, committed people around the world the tools, skills, and resources they need to make their communities better places to live.

Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) staff have undertaken contract research and consultancy for over 30 years to create the underlying knowledge and technologies necessary to achieve more energy-efficient and sustainable lifestyles. Read more >>

Jetson Green is a daily updated magazine that's obsessed with green building and everything related to it, including sustainable architecture, good design, green prefab, clean technology in the built environment, affordable housing, and eco-friendly development. Our goal is this: to help you become as obsessed with green building as we are.

With partners, I own land in a remote part of California. It has wild beauty, and some need of environmental restoration. Our first years there were spent in basic infrastructure such as water and road. To be there on a more regular basis, though, we needed to not spend hours setting up and tearing down a tent each time we visited. Read more >>

Online green building & product design for adaptability, disassembly, and local reuse competition for students and professionals.

Pick up litter and have fun with recycled materials

Reduce your junk mail. 90 percent. 90 days. Read more >>

Max Gladwell is the voice, the story, and the nexus of social media and green living.

Consider how poorer developing countries are learning to take better care of their environment and capitalize on a growing market by selling "carbon credits" to countries that are worse offenders in polluting the air.

Natural Resources Canada's CanmetENERGY is the Canadian leader in clean energy research and technology development. With over 450 scientists, engineers and technicians and more than 100 years of experience, we are Canada's knowledge centre for scientific expertise on clean energy technologies.
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After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the southern coast of the United States on August 28, 2005, the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans had to face a grim reality. Their entire neighborhood, which had days before been a vibrant, tightly knit, working class community where many had lived for generations, was destroyed.

What is Permaculture Power? This website to share with you all the information that I have found useful as a permaculturist and that I think would be of value to others for their own work. I hope you enjoy the site and keep coming back for more as I will regularly update the site with more information and links for your reference.

PFNC stands for "Por Fin Nuestra Casa." Translated in English this simply means "Finally, a home of our own." These words are the foundation of PFNC, whose goal is to provide housing to those who most desperately need it around the globe.

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This single book (Planet Earth Home) is a compilation of the entire world's knowledge and technology for new self-sufficient/self-sustaining home designs.

Green Commentary for products and what's going on ...on earth

Real Green Goods is an earth friendly department store dedicated to progressive eco criteria selling organics, Fair Trade and sustainable products. Shopping online is easy and interesting. Our best sellers range from drying racks to stainless steel straws. Check us out.

The Renewable Energy Program gives the student a solid foundation in the fundamental design/installation techniques required to work with renewable technologies. The concentration in Photovoltaic System Design and Installation is offered as an A.A.S. degree and or a one-year certificate. Read more >>

"The Green Life" was launched in the November/December 2005 issue of Sierra magazine as a place to showcase trendsetting people, cool products, and empowering ideas. Quickly we saw that there was too much happening, too fast, to limit our coverage to a few bimonthly pages, and thus this blog was born.
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Solar energy, wind power and alternative sources of energy are the future. We need to help educate the public about their options and importance.

SEI believes that people learn by doing. Instructors are leaders in their fields, bringing the most up-to-date information in renewable energy technologies. Classroom and laboratory work is enhanced by case studies, tours and practical installations. Read more >>

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is America’s conservation corps. Our members protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces in all 50 states.

At Sustainability Business Management, LLC our Mission is to perform as the manufacturer's foremost representative for companies whose products reduce the depletion of natural resources through energy management, conservation and heat recovery. We minimize environmental impact by increasing product use via engineered specification and through reseller distribution channels.

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Students conduct an energy audit to determine how much carbon dioxide their family is releasing into the atmosphere and then make recommendations for minimizing their family's carbon footprint.

The Energy Manager In Training (EMIT) designation is for the many talented energy professionals out there, that can demonstrate technical strengths by passing the CEM test but do not have the necessary credentials.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

Explore green living and sustainability with these six activities. Take action, make informed choices and contribute to meaningful changes in the way your community interacts with the environment.

Find matching lemurs in this memory game and learn fun facts!

Guide to the Picos de Europa National Park in northern Spain. Incorporating places to stay, ski mountaineering, snowshoeing and hiking tours alongside information on the area's wonderful biodiversity, from bears to butterflies.

The world is finally becoming globally aware that exponential resource usage in combination with finite reserves is a recipe that ensures our great grandchildren won't be born. Read more >>

Verde Ventures is a $6 million investment fund that strengthens small and medium-sized enterprises that are strategically important to biodiversity conservation. The website provides information on eligibility and applications for a Verde Ventures investment, details on current projects, and news about the fund.

The Washington State University Energy Program is a self-supported department within the university's Extension Service. We receive project funding from federal government agencies, federal power marketing agencies, the nonprofit Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, and several other sources. Read more >>

Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has led the conservation movement in wilderness protection, writing and passing the landmark Wilderness Act and winning lasting protection for 107 million acres o Read more >>

Protecting the future of nature. For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The largest multinational conservation organization in the world, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.