Collegiate Sources
Green Student University
Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence
Campus Environmental Resource Center
National Recycling Coalition College and University Recycling Council
Recyc-l listserv
Local Government Sources
Durham's City/County Sustainability Office
UNC Chapel Hill Environmental Affairs Section
N.C. Cooperative Extension
N.C. Councils of Governments Environmental Programs
CitiesGoGreen
U.S. Communities Purchasing Alliance Go Green Program
A one-stop source for public agency access to a broad line of environmentally certified products, services and resources.
NCLM Green Challenge
Encouraging member cities and towns to implement short-term and long-range actions that will conserve resources, save money and protect the environment, resulting in municipal government operating in a more cost-effective, energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly manner.
Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI provides technical consulting, training and information services to build capacity, share knowledge and support local government in the implementation of sustainable development at the local level.
ICELI's Small Communities Toolkit
Communities with populations of 25,000 or less can become empowered to reach their sustainability goals with this helpful toolkit.
EPA Climate Change Resource Directory
For local governments to use in developing and implementing climate change initiatives.
Mayors for Climate Protection
Mayors committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One of the helpful tools on this site is in the Mayor's Tool Room section. On the Model Ordinances page, mayors from across the nation share climate- and sustainability-related ordinances.
Cool Cities
Cities that have made a commitment to stopping global warming by signing the U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement. Requires cities to create milestones and steps to implement them.
National Sources
Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
The GHG Management Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on training and education. Its courses cover all relevant protocols, standards, programs and guidelines.
EPA's Sustainable Skylines Initiative
This initiative is an effort to provide a framework that, when implemented in an area, can achieve measurable emissions reductions and promote sustainability by integrating transportation, energy, land use and air quality planning.
Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Sustainability
The Climate Registry
The Sustainable Office Toolkit
Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia's set of resources and tools developed to help offices of all types and size move toward sustainability through practices such as recycling, energy and water conservation, and “green” building.
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