Helpful Organizations & Links

Following are some links that we on the GreenTown Los Altos Team think are pretty cool…

National environmental advocacy organizations:

• Natural Resources Defense Council: www.nrdc.org/
• Environmental Defense: www.environmentaldefense.org/
• Sierra Club: www.sierraclub.org/National Cool Cities Page

Sustainable food:

• Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center
• Food Routes: www.foodroutes.org/
• Sustainable Table: www.sustainabletable.org/
• Eat Well Guide: www.eatwellguide.org/
• Slow Food Southbay: www.slowfoodsouthbay.org

Sustainable neighborhoods:

• Congress for New Urbanism: www.cnu.org
• Video on Walkable Neighborhoods
• Walkable Neighborhoods: Walk Score

Sustainable transportation:

• Public Transportation: www.publictransportation.org/
• Fuel Economy: www.fueleconomy.gov/
• Malmo, Sweden - No Ridiculous Car Trips video
• How to Be a Car-free Family, Yes! Magazine, Feb. 2011

Safe Routes to Schools:

• Safe Routes to School
• Safe Routes to School Resource Guide
• National Center of Safe Routes to School

Green building

• Build It Green
• US Green Building Council L.E.E.D. Criteria
• Green Building page of California Integrated Waste Management Board

Energy efficiency in the home:

• Recurve_Q&A with Ryan Jamarillo of Recurve, from his presentation for GreenTown in Fall 2010
• Learn about 2011 Energy Upgrade California and how you may qualify for rebates from PG&E.
• U.S. Department of Energy: www.eere.energy.gov/
• Energy Star: www.energystar.gov/
• EPA What You Can Do Page
• PG&E Smart Energy Analyzer

Water efficiency:

• Cleanbay.org – a project of the City of Palo Alto Watershed Protection Group
• Water Saver Home: www.h2ouse.net/
• Water Sense: www.epa.gov/watersense/
• Santa Clara Valley Water District Rebates for Homes
• Santa Clara Valley Water District Rebates for Businesses

Recycling, reducing waste, composting:

• The Story of Stuff Project - videos on The Story of Stuff, Electronics, Cosmetics, Bottled Water and Cap and Trade.
• Eliminate Junk Mail: Green Dimes, ProQuo, Catalog Choice
• Composting Classes
• Earth 911

Green business

• Bay Area Green Business Certification Program
• Santa Clara Valley Water District Rebates for Businesses
• Sustainable Silicon Valley

California resources

• California Air Resources Board
• California Electricity Supply Status

Local resources

• Friends of Deer Hollow Farm: www.fodhf.org
• The Living Classroom: http://www.lasdk8.org/garden/Living_Classroom_Website/