Links
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Biomass to Biofuels:
Buy Local / Voluntary Simplicity / Green Purchasing
Climate Change
Environmental Technology
Green Building
Peak Oil
Plug-in Hybrids
Renewable Energy
Smart Growth
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Development Indicators
Sustainable Forestry
Sustainable Tourism
Biomass (general information)
ATTRA, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: http://attra.ncat.org/farm_energy/biomass
BiobasedNews.com: http://biobased.org
Biomass Feedstock Information Network: http://bioenergy.ornl.gov
Biomass Magazine: www.biomassmagazine.com
IEA Bioenergy: www.ieabioenergy.com
U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/publications.html
U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Multi-Year Program Plan (pdf): http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/biomass_program_mypp.pdf
U.S. National Arboretum: Power Plants - Farming Fuel
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Biofuels (general information)
Alternative Fuels Data Center: www.afdc.doe.gov/altfuel/biodiesel.html
Alternative Fuels Station Locator: http://afdcmap2.nrel.gov/locator
Biofuels Market Data (DOE): http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/biofuels_data.html
BioTown USA: www.biotownusa.com
Clean Cities Program: www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities
EPA SmartWay Grow & Go: www.epa.gov/smartway/growandgo
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: www.nrel.gov
Oregon Environmental Council: Fueling Oregon with Sustainable Biofuels
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century: www.ren21.net
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels: Global Principles for Sustainable Biofuels Production
The Royal Society: Sustainable Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges
Sustainable Energy Forum: A Sustainable Biofuels Consensus
United Nations: Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision-makers
United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration: www.eia.doe.gov
University of Vermont, Vermont Crops and Soils: http://pss.uvm.edu/vtcrops
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Biodiesel
ATTRA, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: http://attra.ncat.org/farm_energy/biodiesel
Biodiesel America: www.biodieselamerica.org
Biodiesel Magazine: www.biodieselmagazine.com
Biodiesel Now: www.biodieselnow.com
Biodiesel Warehouse, Inc: www.biodieselwarehouse.com
Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network: bioenergy.ornl.gov
Biopact: http://biopact.com/
Energy Future Coalition: www.energyfuturecoalition.org
Journey to Forever: www.journeytoforever.org
Local B100: www.localb100.com
National Biodiesel Board: www.biodiesel.org
NREL: A Look Back at
the U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program:
Biodiesel
from Algae
Parts Geek: www.partsgeek.com/parts/biodiesel_resource_page.html
Renewable Energy Vermont: www.revermont.org
Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance: http://sustainablebiodieselalliance.com
Swedish screw presses: www.oilpress.com
United States Department of Agriculture: Soybeans and Oil Crops Data Tables: www.ers.usda.gov
University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture: www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/
Vermont Fuel Dealers Association: www.vermontfuel.com
Western Organization of Resource Councils: www.worc.org
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Cellulosic Ethanol
DOE Billion Ton Study: http://feedstockreview.ornl.gov
Renewable Fuels Association: www.ethanolrfa.org
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Grass Energy
Argosy Foundation Grass Pellet Brief: www.argosyfnd.org
Biomass Energy Resource Center: www.biomasscenter.org
Cornell University: http://grassbioenergy.org
Grass Energy Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/Grass-Energy
Prairie Grass Pellet Energy: http://www.engext.ksu.edu/biomass
R.E.A.P.: www.reap-canada.com
University of Vermont Extension: Biomass Production Potential on "Marginal" Land in Vermont.
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Woody Biomass
Biomass Energy Resource Center: www.biomasscenter.org
Burlington Electric Department, McNeil Generating Station: www.burlingtonelectric.com
Forest Products Laboratory: www.fpl.fs.fed.us/tmu/wood_for_energy
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Buy Local/Voluntary Simplicity/Green Purchasing
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies: www.livingeconomies.org
Center for a New American Dream: www.newdream.org
Green Maven: www.greenmaven.com
Green Seal: www.greenseal.org
Local First Vermont: http://vbsr.org/index.php/pages/static/cat/local_first_vermont
The Vermont Earth Institute: www.vtearthinstitute.org
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Climate Change
Clean Air - Cool Planet: www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
Climate Change and Northeast Agriculture: www.climateandfarming.org
GIS Climate Change Models: www.esri.com/industries/climate/resources.html
Goddard Institute for Space Studies: www.giss.nasa.gov
Governor's Commission on Climate Change: www.vtclimatechange.us
The Institute for Sustainable Communities: www.iscvt.org
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: www.ipcc
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: www.climate.gov
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: www.c2es.org
Real Climate: www.realclimate.org
Union of Concerned Scientists: www.ucsusa.org/global_warming
U.S. Global Change Research Program: www.globalchange.gov
World Resources Institute: www.wri.org
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Environmental Technology
Renewable Energy Vermont: www.revermont.org
Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies: www.vermonttechnologies.com
Vermont Environmental Consortium: www.vecgreenvalley.org
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Green Building
Building for Social Responsibility: www.bsr-vt.org
Eco-Structure Magazine: www.eco-structure.com
Environmental Building News: www.buildinggreen.com
Green Builder Magazine: www.greenbuildermag.com
Natural Resources Defense Council: www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association: www.nesea.org
US Green Building Council: www.usgbc.org
Vermont Green Building Network: www.vgbn.org
Vermont Green Home Alliances: www.vermontgreenhomealliance.org
Yestermorrow Design/Build School: www.yestermorrow.org
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Peak Oil
Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas: www.peakoil.net
The Community Solution: www.communitysolution.org
Energy Bulletin: www.energybulletin.net
Hubbert Peak of Oil Production: www.hubbertpeak.com
Post Carbon Institute: www.postcarbon.org
Simmons & Company International: www.simmonsco-intl.com
The Wolf at the Door: www.wolfatthedoor.org
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Plug-In Hybrids
Cal Cars: The California Car Initiative: www.calcars.org
Electric Auto Association: www.eaaev.org
Hybrid Consortium: www.hybridconsortium.org
Plugs and Cars: www.plugsandcars.blogspot.com
Plug-In America: www.pluginamerica.com
Plug-In Partners National Campaign: http://pluginpartners.com/
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Renewable Energy
Biomass Energy Resource Center: www.biomasscenter.org
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: www.nrel.gov
Renewable Energy Access: www.renewableenergyaccess.com
Renewable Energy Vermont: www.revermont.org
Vermont Rural Energy Council: http://www.vtrural.org/vrec
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Smart Growth
The Institute for Sustainable Communities: www.iscvt.org
Smart Growth America: www.smartgrowthamerica.org
The Sustainable Communities Network: www.sustainable.org
Smart Growth Vermont: www.smartgrowthvermont.org
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Sustainable Agriculture
Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN Network): www.acornvt.org
Agency of Agriculture: www.vermontagriculture.com
Ben and Jerrys: Dairy Stewardship Alliance: http://www.benjerry.com/activism/inside-the-pint/more-about-milk/dsa
Center for an Agricultural Economy: www.hardwickagriculture.org
Composting Association of Vermont: www.compostingvermont.org
Edible Green Mountains: www.ediblecommunities.com
Environmental Commons - Local Food: www.environmentalcommons.org/LocalFood
Fair Food Foundation: www.fairfoodfoundation.org
Farm to School: www.farmtoschool.org
VT Farmers Markets: www.nofavt.org/find-organic-food/farmers-market-listing
Food Venture Center: www.edcnv.org/programs/northern_enterprises/food_venture
Food & Water Watch: www.foodandwaterwatch.org
Food Works at Two Rivers Center: www.tworiverscenter.org
Harvest New England: www.harvestnewengland.org
Health Care Without Harm: www.noharm.org/us_canada/issues/food
Intervale Center: www.intervale.org
The Land Institute: www.landinstitute.org
Local Banquet: www.localbanquet.com
Local Harvest: www.localharvest.org
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture: www.sustainableagriculture.net
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: www.attra.org
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont: www.nofavt.org
Northeast Region SARE: http://nesare.org
Permaculture community: http://northeasternpermaculture.wikispaces.com/Vermont
Post Oil Solutions: www.postoilsolutions.org/foodsecurityproject
Rural Vermont: www.ruralvermont.org
Rutland Area Farm & Food Link: www.rutlandfarmandfood.org
St. Albans Cooperative Creamery: www.stalbanscooperative.com
St. Johnsbury Area Local Food Alliance (St. J ALFA): www.stjalfa.org
Shelburne Farms: www.shelburnefarms.org
Sustainable Ag Council: www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/?Page=susagcl.html
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education: www.sare.org
Sustainability Institute: Sustainable Food Lab: www.sustainablefoodlab.org
USDA Farm Service Agency: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov
University of Vermont Center for Rural Studies: www.uvm.edu/crs
University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture: www.uvm.edu/~susagctr
UVM Department of Plant and Soil Science: www.uvm.edu/~pss
UVM Extension: www.uvm.edu/extension
VT 4-H: http://www.uvm.edu/extension/youth
VT Agriculture in the Classroom: www.vt-aitc.org
VT Association of Conservation Districts: http://vacd.org
VT Beef Producers Association: www.vermontbeefproducers.org
VT Campaign to End Childhood Hunger: www.vtnohunger.org
VT Cheese Council: www.vtcheese.com
VT Community Supported Agriculture: www.nofavt.org/find-organic-food/csa-listing
VT Council on Rural Development: VT Agriculture Viability Council: http://www.vtrural.org/files/vavc_final_report.pdf
VT Dairy Herd Industry Association: www.vtdhia.org
VT Dairy Promotion Council: www.vermontdairy.com
VT Farm Bureau: http://www.vtfb.org
VT FEED: http://www.vtfeed.org
VT Food Bank: www.vtfoodbank.org
VT Fresh Network: www.vermontfresh.net
VT Grass Farmers Association: www.uvm.edu/~pasture
VT Land Trust: http://www.vlt.org
VT Maple Industry Council: www.vermontmaple.org
VT New Farmer Network: www.vermontagriculture.com/agdev/newfarm.htm
VT Sheep and Goat Association: www.vermontsheep.org
VT Specialty Foods Association: www.vermontspecialtyfoods.org
VT Use Value Appraisal Program: www.state.vt.us/tax/pvrcurrentuse.shtml
VT Vegetable and Berry Growers Association: http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry
Vital Communities Valley Food & Farm: www.vitalcommunities.org
Windham Farm and Food Network: www.windhamfarmandfood.org
Women's Agricultural Network: www.uvm.edu/wagn
YourFarmstand.com (based in Charlotte, VT): www.yourfarmstand.com
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Sustainable Development Indicators
Examples of Organization/Business Indicators:
Global Reporting Initiative: www.globalreporting.org
International Institute for Sustainable Development: www.iisd.org
International Organization for Standardization: www.iso.org
Examples of Community Indicators:
The Boston Indicators Project: www.tbf.org/current
Burlington Eco Info Project: www.uvm.edu/~empact
Burlington Legacy Project: www.cedo.ci.burlington.vt.us/legacy
Champlain Counts: www.unitedwaycc.org/ccounts.htm
Fraser Basin Council, BC: www.fraserbasin.bc
Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.: www.jcci.org
Maine Economic Growth Council: www.mdf.org/megc
Oregon Progress Board: www.oregon.gov/DAS/OPB
The Northern Forest Wealth Index: www.northernforest.org
Portland-Multnomah Benchmarks: www.portlandonline.com
Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development: www.sustainableportland.org
Santa Monica Environmental Programs Division: http://santa-monica.org/epd
Scorecard: www.scorecard.org
Sustainable Measures, Inc.: www.sustainablemeasures.com
Sustainable Seattle: www.sustainableseattle.org
Yellow Wood Associates, Inc.: www.yellowwood.org
Examples of National/International Indicators:
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives: www.iclei.org
U.S. Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators: www.sdi.gov
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development: www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.htm
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Sustainable Forestry
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: www.fao.org
Forest Certification Resource Center: www.metafore.org
Forest Stewardship Council: www.fscus.org
Green Forestry Education Initiative: www.uvm.edu/envnr/greenforestry
Northern Forest Alliance: www.northernforestalliance.org
Northern Forest Center: www.northernforest.org
SmartWood: www.rainforest-alliance.org
Vermont Family Forests: www.familyforests.org
Vermont MapleWood Gallery: www.vtmaplewoodgallery.com
Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association: www.vermontwood.com
Vermont Wood Products: Essential Buyers Guide
Vermont WoodNet: www.vtwoodnet.org
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Sustainable Tourism
Northeast Kingdom Geotourism Program: www.travelthekingdom.com/geotourism
Vermont Outdoor Guide Association: www.voga.org