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    The website links and other references listed below are arranged under the

    following topics:

    1. Science and Research

    2. Sustainable Communities

    3. Local Issues

    4. Personal Actions

    5. Books and Magazines

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    1. Science and Research

    Climate Change

    Real Climate: Climate science from climate scientists-http://www.realclimate.org/ Introduction to Climate Changehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changehttp://www.ipcc.ch/

    Peak Oil, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

    The Oil Drum: Discussions about energy and our future-http://www.theoildrum.com/ Introduction to the issues of Peak Oilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil Energy Bulletinhttp://www.energybulletin.net/

    Introduction to Renewable Energyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy

    Introduction to Energy Efficiencyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiency

    Water Issues and Conservation

    Water Conserve: water conservation portal and search engine -http://www.waterconserve.org/

    Introduction to water conservationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_conservationWaste Management and Recycling

    Introduction to Habitat Restoration and Wildlife -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_conservation

    Introduction to waste management and recycling -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RecyclingHabitat Conservation and Wildlife

    Health: Food Systems

    http://www.realclimate.org/http://www.realclimate.org/http://www.realclimate.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warminghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warminghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warminghttp://www.ipcc.ch/http://www.ipcc.ch/http://www.ipcc.ch/http://www.theoildrum.com/http://www.theoildrum.com/http://www.theoildrum.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oilhttp://www.energybulletin.net/http://www.energybulletin.net/http://www.energybulletin.net/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiencyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiencyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiencyhttp://www.waterconserve.org/http://www.waterconserve.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_conservationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_conservationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_conservationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_conservationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_conservationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recyclinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recyclinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recyclinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recyclinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_conservationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_conservationhttp://www.waterconserve.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiencyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energyhttp://www.energybulletin.net/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oilhttp://www.theoildrum.com/http://www.ipcc.ch/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warminghttp://www.realclimate.org/
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    News and Informationhttp://www.treehugger.com/food_health/ San Francisco Food Shed Report

    http://www.farmland.org/programs/states/ca/Feature%20Stories/San-Francisco-Foodshed-Report.asp

    Center for Food Safetyhttp://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/

    Ecological Farming Associationhttp://www.eco-farm.org/

    Green Business -http://www.greenbiz.com

    Green Building, Smart Growth and Transportation

    Introduction to Smart Growthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth Introduction to Green Building - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building Smart Growth Americahttp://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/ Cars and Transportation: News and Information

    http://www.treehugger.com/cars_transportation/

    2. Sustainable CommunitiesCheck theTransition Initiativepage on this website for an overview of the Transition Initiative

    model and for links to key websites and information. Some additional Transition Initiativerelated websites include:

    http://uniteddiversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/transition-handbook.pdf http://www.transitionsydney.org.au/tscontent/history-transition-town-movement http://www.cityofventura.net/files/public_works/maintenance_services/environmental_se

    rvices/resources/post-peakoil.pdf

    http://transitionla.blogspot.com/ http://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/ http://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/group/transitionsantacruz

    For generic information about sustainable communities:

    Introduction to sustainable communities -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communities

    Smart Communities: Creating Energy Smart Communitieshttp://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/

    Community solutions: What can we do about Peak Oil and climate change? Thecommunity is the solution.http://www.communitysolution.org/

    3. Local IssuesWater Conservation in California and Monterey County

    California Urban Water Conservation Councilhttp://www.cuwcc.org/default.aspx Climate Change Impacts - http://cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=1567

    http://www.treehugger.com/food_health/http://www.treehugger.com/food_health/http://www.treehugger.com/food_health/http://www.farmland.org/programs/states/ca/Feature%20Stories/San-Francisco-Foodshed-Report.asphttp://www.farmland.org/programs/states/ca/Feature%20Stories/San-Francisco-Foodshed-Report.asphttp://www.farmland.org/programs/states/ca/Feature%20Stories/San-Francisco-Foodshed-Report.asphttp://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/http://www.eco-farm.org/http://www.eco-farm.org/http://www.eco-farm.org/http://www.greenbiz.com/http://www.greenbiz.com/http://www.greenbiz.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_buildinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_buildinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_buildinghttp://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/http://www.treehugger.com/cars_transportation/http://www.treehugger.com/cars_transportation/http://www.treehugger.com/cars_transportation/http://weebly-link/81515340http://weebly-link/81515340http://weebly-link/81515340http://uniteddiversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/transition-handbook.pdfhttp://uniteddiversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/transition-handbook.pdfhttp://www.transitionsydney.org.au/tscontent/history-transition-town-movementhttp://www.transitionsydney.org.au/tscontent/history-transition-town-movementhttp://www.cityofventura.net/files/public_works/maintenance_services/environmental_services/resources/post-peakoil.pdfhttp://www.cityofventura.net/files/public_works/maintenance_services/environmental_services/resources/post-peakoil.pdfhttp://www.cityofventura.net/files/public_works/maintenance_services/environmental_services/resources/post-peakoil.pdfhttp://transitionla.blogspot.com/http://transitionla.blogspot.com/http://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/http://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/http://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/group/transitionsantacruzhttp://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/group/transitionsantacruzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communitieshttp://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/http://www.communitysolution.org/http://www.communitysolution.org/http://www.communitysolution.org/http://www.cuwcc.org/default.aspxhttp://www.cuwcc.org/default.aspxhttp://www.cuwcc.org/default.aspxhttp://cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=1567http://cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=1567http://cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=1567http://cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=1567http://www.cuwcc.org/default.aspxhttp://www.communitysolution.org/http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communitieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communitieshttp://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/group/transitionsantacruzhttp://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/http://transitionla.blogspot.com/http://www.cityofventura.net/files/public_works/maintenance_services/environmental_services/resources/post-peakoil.pdfhttp://www.cityofventura.net/files/public_works/maintenance_services/environmental_services/resources/post-peakoil.pdfhttp://www.transitionsydney.org.au/tscontent/history-transition-town-movementhttp://uniteddiversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/transition-handbook.pdfhttp://weebly-link/81515340http://www.treehugger.com/cars_transportation/http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_buildinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growthhttp://www.greenbiz.com/http://www.eco-farm.org/http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/http://www.farmland.org/programs/states/ca/Feature%20Stories/San-Francisco-Foodshed-Report.asphttp://www.farmland.org/programs/states/ca/Feature%20Stories/San-Francisco-Foodshed-Report.asphttp://www.treehugger.com/food_health/
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    Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of Californias Water Supplyhttp://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/edrain/contents.asp

    Monterey Peninsula Water Management Districthttp://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/ Monterey County Water Recycling Projects: A Case Study

    http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11241&page=187

    Water Awareness Committee of Monterey Countyhttp://www.waterawareness.org/activities.php

    Waste Management and Recycling in Monterey County

    City of Monterey Solid Waste and Recycling Divisionhttp://www.monterey.org/recycle/

    Smart Growth and Transportation in Monterey County

    Transportation Agency for Monterey County - http://www.tamcmonterey.org/Sustainable Community projects in California

    City of Santa Monica Sustainable City Programhttp://www01.smgov.net/epd/ Sustainable CityWorking towards a sustainable future for San Francisco

    http://www.sustainable-city.org/

    4. Personal ActionsThings you can do

    10 things you can dohttp://www.monterey.org/green/personalactions.html What you can do at homehttp://www.sustainablepg.org/program/at_home.php TreeHuggers How to Go Green http://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.php List and links to tools you can use to save energy, money, and the planet

    http://www.greenerchoices.org/calculators.cfm

    Sustainable Seafood ChoicesSeaWatch from Monterey Bay Aquariumhttp://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx

    5. Books and MagazinesRenewable EnergyThe Homeowners Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy

    Independence from Wind, Solar, Biomass and Hydropower

    Green Building and Smart Growth

    From Eco-Cities to Living Machines: Principles of Ecological Design Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods: Earth

    Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofs

    Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient HomeConstruction

    http://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/edrain/contents.asphttp://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/edrain/contents.asphttp://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11241&page=187http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11241&page=187http://www.waterawareness.org/activities.phphttp://www.waterawareness.org/activities.phphttp://www.monterey.org/recycle/http://www.monterey.org/recycle/http://www.tamcmonterey.org/http://www.tamcmonterey.org/http://www.tamcmonterey.org/http://www01.smgov.net/epd/http://www01.smgov.net/epd/http://www01.smgov.net/epd/http://www.sustainable-city.org/http://www.sustainable-city.org/http://www.monterey.org/green/personalactions.htmlhttp://www.monterey.org/green/personalactions.htmlhttp://www.monterey.org/green/personalactions.htmlhttp://www.sustainablepg.org/program/at_home.phphttp://www.sustainablepg.org/program/at_home.phphttp://www.sustainablepg.org/program/at_home.phphttp://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.phphttp://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.phphttp://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.phphttp://www.greenerchoices.org/calculators.cfmhttp://www.greenerchoices.org/calculators.cfmhttp://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspxhttp://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspxhttp://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspxhttp://www.greenerchoices.org/calculators.cfmhttp://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.phphttp://www.sustainablepg.org/program/at_home.phphttp://www.monterey.org/green/personalactions.htmlhttp://www.sustainable-city.org/http://www01.smgov.net/epd/http://www.tamcmonterey.org/http://www.monterey.org/recycle/http://www.waterawareness.org/activities.phphttp://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11241&page=187http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/http://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/edrain/contents.asp
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    Green Business

    Business for Social ResponsibilityA leader in corporate responsibility TransFair, USA: Fair Trade Goods Green Business Practices for Dummies

    Enterprise Carbon Management and Sustainability Software solutions for GlobalOrganizations from Clear Standards

    Clean Tech OpenWorlds leading clean tech business competition Eco IQSupports and promotes a transition to sustainability Goddess of Garbage, Carol A. Tanzi The Green OfficeGreen office supplies World Business Council on Sustainable Development

    Health

    The Omnivores Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

    Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean, And Fair Sara Snows Fresh Living: The Essential Room-By-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier

    Family and Home

    Personal Actions

    Earth Talk: Expert Answers to Every Day Questions about the Environment Its Not Easy Being Green: One Familys Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living Green LivingThe E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth You Can Prevent Global Warming51 Easy Ways

    Self-Sufficient Living When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance & Planetary Survival Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and

    Your Home

    Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability The Self Sufficient-ish Bible: An Eco-Living Guide for the 21st Century Ready, Set, Green: Eight Weeks to Modern Eco-Living from the Experts at

    TreeHugger.com

    Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life Live an Eco-Friendly Life: Smart Ways to Get Green and Stay That Way(52 Brilliant

    Ideas)

    50 Simple Steps to Kick Our Oil Habit Green Living for Dummies Complete with handy lists of things you can do to

    toward shrinking your footprint.

    Haleys Hints Green Edition: 1000 Great Tips to Save Time, Money and the Planet! Green Jobs: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment