| Better World Club - Eco-Alternative to AAA |
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The nation's only environmentally friendly auto club. Membership includes nationwide roadside assistance, eco-travel services, discounts on hybrid cars, insurance services, free maps, auto maintenance discounts and bicycle roadside assistance. [GPEN Editor's note: Recommended by PennFuture and the Shalom Center. See NRDC article "The Secret Life of AAA" at www.nrdc.org/amicus/01win/aaa/aaa.asp]
www.betterworldclub.com
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| Car Pool World |
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Just tell our system where you live and work, and see your best matches instantly. Then phone or e-mail the other travelers to share the ride. Carpoolworld.com is free for all personal use! Carpoolworld.com is the only Internet web site with the power to match any trip anywhere precisely and instantly:
http://www.carpoolworld.com/
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| Community Garden Program - Bristol Township (Bucks) |
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To volunteer to plant and maintain a garden around your Bristol Township neighborhood/section sign, please contact the Township Offices at (215) 785-5884 for details. Or, download, fill out, and return the Community Garden Program Agreement from the website. All topsoil, plants and mulch will be provided by the Township and dropped off by Township Public Works Department at the base of the designated neighborhood/section sign.
http://www.bristoltownship.org/garden.htm
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| Declare Your Independence from Junk Mail |
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Ask Congress to create a national Do Not Junk registry modeled after the wildly sucessful Do Not Call registry. Also ways to opt-out of mail solicitations.
http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/
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| Delaware River Experience |
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The Delaware River Experience fosters knowledge, awareness and an appreciation of the natural resources of the Delaware River and its tributaries through ecological experiences. On a state-of–the-art Coast Guard certified pontoon boat educational program participants will be able to collect water samples and specimens of aquatic river life and return to a land based laboratory/classroom to learn more about the ecology of the river. The Delaware River Experience is based out of Keller's Landing, a 1.5 acre riverside property well suited for groups interested in learning about the river.
www.delawareriverexperience.org/
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| Direct Mail & Environmental Stewardship |
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Does the company or organization you work for use direct mail or direct marketing? Contact The Direct Marketing Association for a copy of The DMA Corporate Environmental Stewardship Challenge, a voluntary tool that helps companies and nonprofits develop environmentally sound business practices. To order a copy for your business call (212) 790-1525.
http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumers/environmentalissues.html
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| DoylestownAlive |
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This website has extensive lists of area attractions, parks, events and other items of interest to Bucks County Residents.
doylestownalive.com
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| EcoBroker |
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A program designed to help communities take advantage of and encourage energy efficiency and sustainable design in real estate properties. Through EcoBroker educational courses, real estate professionals acquire the knowledge and resources to become Certified EcoBrokers and assist clients in their pursuit of properties with green features and marketing of properties with green features.
www.ecobroker.com
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| Funding Green Buildings Toolkit |
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"This is the most comprehensive funding resource for LEED-certified, green buildings (commercial and public)." Includes Online Seminar Series and Resource Center with over 75 documents and Funding Green Buildings Manual.
http://www.fundinggreenbuildings.com
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| Gotmercury.org |
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Eating seafood high in mercury is hazardous to your health, especially for pregnant women and children. The "Got Mercury?" online calculator helps consumers make safer seafood choices.
www.gotmercury.org
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| Great Circle Writing Services' Guide to Greener Computing |
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Computers, TVs, cell phones, and other electronics contain toxic materials that have serious environmental and health impacts.
To learn why electronic waste (e-waste) is an important environmental and health issue, visit the Computer Take-Back Campaign (http://www.computertakeback.com/) or Northwest Product Stewardship Council (http://www.productstewardship.net/productsElectronics.html).
Greenpeace’s Green Electronics Guide ranks computer and mobile phone manufacturers on their global, manufacturing, and take-back policies and performance (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/copy-of-how-the-companies-line).
The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) allows users to search and compare ratings of specific computer models (http://www.epeat.net/).
The Computer Take-Back Campaign lists which computer manufacturers will take back their old models and how to trade in your used electronics for cash (http://www.computertakeback.com/docUploads/Using_takeback_programsv8%5B1%5D.pdf).
These Pennsylvania computer recyclers have taken a stewardship pledge:
http://www.computertakeback.com/the_solutions/pa_recyclers.cfm.
To learn about different options for safely disposing of unwanted computers, TVs, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, and other electronics that contain hazardous substances, see:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/ecycling/donate.htm;
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/landrecwaste/cwp/view.asp?a=1242&Q=464383&landrecwasteNav=|30782|;
http://electronics.exchangesystem.net/;
http://www.recellular.net/home/home.asp; and
http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/
http://www.gcswriting.com
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| GreenBiz.com's Mentor Center - tech. assistance for your business |
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GreenBiz.com's Mentor Center can point you to hands-on technical assistance programs that help your business -- and the environment -- thrive. Your link to hundreds of organizations offering free or low-cost assistance to help companies address environmental challenges, from regulatory compliance to cutting-edge initiatives.
http://www.greenbiz.com/reference/mentor.cfm
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| Investor's Circle |
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A network of angel investors, venture fund managers, foundations, and financial institutions, linked together to support entrepreneurial companies that are accelerating a transition to a sustainable economy. Investor's Circle offers a national conference, regional venture fairs, members-only retreats and monthly teleconferencing. Entrepreneurs - see website for upcoming deadlines to apply to present.
http://www.investorscircle.net
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| Land Conservation Finance Course (online, on-demand, free) |
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Trust for Public Land's FREE online conservation finance course is a comprehensive source of information on how all levels of governments fund land conservation. The course reviews the primary funding options used by federal, state, and local governments, with a particular focus on the state public policy framework that underpins conservation. Lessons include: Feasibility research, Measure design, Role of public opinion polling, Case studies
http://efc.muskie.usm.maine.edu/tools.html
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| Manure Trader |
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This service is intended to help farmers find users for their excess manure. It allows registered users to post both available and wanted listings, to access directories of manure brokers and haulers, and to link to other valuable sources of information.
http://www.manuretrader.org/
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| Material Trader |
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This service is intended to help businesses find users for materials they have traditionally discarded; to turn "one business's trash into another business's treasure." By finding alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials or wastes, users of Material Trader help conserve energy, resources, and landfill space.
http://www.materialtrader.org/
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| npEnterprise Forum - listserv of the Social Enterprise Alliance |
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Moderated discussion list for practical steps nonprofits can take to enhance their organizational capacity, mission impact, and financial sustainability, through the development of income-generating business activities. See website for more info including how to subscribe and unsubscribe. (Also see Social Enterprise Alliance in GPEN Resources list).
www.npEnterprise.net
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| Opt-out of Junk Mail |
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Opt-out of mail solicitations by writing to: 1) The Direct Marketing Association's free service, which removes consumers' names from most national catalog and other direct mailing lists. Write to: DMA Mail Preference Service, Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512. Include your name(s), home address, and signature. 2) You can also write to The Abacus Alliance, a company that maintains databases used by mail order and catalog companies. Email your name and address to optout(at)abacus-us.com. [With thanks to Associated Press story by Eileen Alt Powell]
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/13063301.htm
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| PennEnvironment's Environmental Scorecard for PA Legislators |
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PennEnvironment’s scorecard tracks such diverse environmental votes as the funding of Pennsylvania’s conservation programs, promoting energy efficiency, and proposals to use taxpayer monies to subsidize destructive overdevelopment projects.
http://www.pennenvironment.org/newsletters/fall05/
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| PRC Fall/Winter Speaker’s Bureau |
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Are you looking for a speaker for your next business meeting? Consider the PRC’s Speaker’s Bureau. The objective of the Speaker’s Bureau is to promote the protection of the scenic beauty and sustainability of our PA communities and neighborhoods. These professional presentations can range from 15 to 45 minutes depending on your availability. The majority of the presentations are covered by grants and have no charge; a few have a minimal $50 charge.
http://www.prc.org/
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| Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Organic Materials |
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On average, Americans waste 25 percent of the food they prepare. We throw away 44 percent of our yard trimmings and over 90 percent of our wood waste. It's time to be part of the solution. EPA launched its new organic materials Website. This Website is a great place for consumers to find ways to put surplus food, yard trimmings and wood waste to good use. With information on the Food Waste Recovery Hierarchy, EPA's GreenScapes program, and wood waste recovery options, everyone can find a way to be part of the solution.
http://www.epa.gov/organicmaterials
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| RFP Bulletin for Grant Opportunities for the Environment |
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This is a service of the Foundation Center, and you can sign up to receive it by email.
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_environment.jhtml
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| Seafood Watch - Make Food Choices for Healthy Oceans |
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Contains the latest information on sustainable seafood choices available in different regions of the U.S. (See "Regional Seafood Guides" and then select Northeast region). Their "Best Choices" are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways. Seafood to "Avoid" are overfished and/or fished or farmed in ways that harm other marine life or the environment. You can view the guides online or download a pocket-size version. [GPEN editor's note: this was published in the Sierra Club magazine]
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
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| Social Enterprise Alliance |
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Membership organization leading the creation of a social enterprise movement; mobilizes communities of nonprofit organizations and funders to advance earned income strategies. (Also see npEnterprise Forum discussion list in GPEN Resources list.).
www.se-alliance.org
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| Superfund - U.S. EPA information |
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Also, for list of Superfund sites in PA:
www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/super/pa.htm
www.epa.gov/superfund
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