GreenWorksLinks Back-to-School Environmental News Digest

This week GreenWorksLinks goes back to school and looks at energy savings at institutions across the country and other items of environmental interest for returning students. While the following links are not news stories that would have made your local papers they are all steps in the right direction.

An Education in Energy Efficient Schools
Charlottesville Elementary Schools Receive Honor for Saving Energy
Global Youth United in Efforts to Stop Climate Change
Green jobs place teens in a learning environment
Wellness in the Schools
Atlanta area schools going greener
Ohio school renovates stadium with environment in mind
New 'Princeton Guide to Ecology' explores topics from climate change to community organization
Eco-Schools in the UK
LEED for Schools

Next week GreenWorksLinks looks at a project in a New York school while squeezing in a course on why the Internet goes down at inopportune times.

GreenWorksLinks Environmental News Digest

This week GreenWorksLinks takes a look at gadgets, gizmos and pie-in-the-sky ideas that may or may not take off. While the following links are not news stories that would have made your local papers they are all steps in the right direction.

We begin this week with a touch of whimsy before heading to Mars and returning safely to the desert.

Low Impact Wooden Home
Magenn Air Rotor System
Biologically Inspired Ocean Power Systems
Quiet revolution
'Cloud ship' scheme to deflect the sun's rays is favourite to cut global warming
Electric car future may power a charging industry
Reduce your Carbon skateprint: K2 Eco inline skates
Extend Your Laptop Battery Life
Free Heat From An Old Window And Some Soda Cans.
EPA Puts Weight Behind EcoCAR Competition
ASU To Save $127K Annually With LEDs

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. Has the environmental movement grown or stagnated since 1969?

GreenWorksLinks Enviro News & Links Digest

As National Energy and Environment Week wraps up in America we link to news and projects from across the land. While the following links are not news stories that would have made your local papers they are steps in the right direction.

We also mix it up by adding an environmental resource or two that are worth checking out.

United We Serve Goes Green
Where the Wild Things Are
Make it Green
The One Film All People in or Interested in Green Business Should See
Chicago Walks
Holey Eco-Invention Saves 20 Percent Of Your Ink: Ecofont
Earthjustice United States of Efficiency Contest
“Green Expo/Green Image Awards” featuring Sheryl Crow
EcoArts Tours: Quite Possibly the Funnest Way to Travel
The Big Green Help
Edible Portland Platinum Green Home
Manhattanville’s new student center scores high with “green” council
Climatarians: The Global Sustainability Hub
For Hospitals, Some Sustainability Changes Pay Off in 2 Years

GreenWorksLinks is still looking for a catchy title for its digest of links and tips. Any suggestions? First prize...continued good karma.

GreenWorksLinks Enviro News & Links Digest

While the following links are not news stories that would have made your local papers they are steps in the right direction. Few environmental stories ever make the front page unless they scream catastrophe. These links don't scream danger, they offer hope.

We also mix it up a bit by adding an environmental resource website or two that are worth checking out.

Find a Certified Green Restaurant
How Cell Phones Are Changing the Face of Green Activism
Worldwide attention as Scotland’s green isle slashes carbon footprint
No Impact Man
Pearl Jam Offsets Their Tour: Rock Out Guilt-Free
Echoing Green: Leveraging Skills Based Business Volunteers for Social Enterprises
Bamboo Boom: Is This Material for You?
Putting the cost of going green in context
Greening With Envy
Solar Power Generation to Double by 2010

GreenWorksLinks is looking for a catchy title for its weekly digest of links and tips. Any suggestions? First prize...continued good kharma.

Enviro Links That May Have Passed Under Your Radar

We're doing a little spring cleaning in the middle of summer. While the following links are not news stories that would have made your local papers they are steps in the right direction.

We also mix it up a bit by adding NGO and environmental resource websites that are worth checking out.

Greenraising - Earth Friendly Fundraising
The Age of Stupid
ECO Chamber - Environmental Business Advocacy
Vegan Wine Guide
The Greening of leases - basics you must know
Community Supported Agriculture
Killing (Energy) Vampires
Creative Visions Foundation
Why the Economic Downturn Has Been Good News for Amtrak and the Future of Rail Travel
Do Car Air Conditioners Have to Consume 7 Billion Gallons of Gas per Year
CEO of General Electric to Congress: U.S. Global Competitiveness Requires More Investment in Renewable Electricity
Clean Corporations put Green in the Bank


Next week Green Works Links will take a look at more action on the environment to help you live a greener, cleaner life.

Enviro News & Links You May Have Missed This Week

Happy Birthday America! You probably won't find these headlines on the front page of your local papers but they are steps in the right direction.

We also mix it up a bit by adding NGO and environmental resource websites that are worth checking out.

What is the Car Allowance Rebate System?
A Central Texas Water War
Report Points the Way for a Zero Waste Vancouver
Roadsters embrace green racing
Surfing the Nations
Get Started Saving Energy: A Video Guide to Busting Inertia
Top 10 organic fast-food restaurants

Next week Green Works Links will take a look at the first LEED museum in America.

Enviro News & Links You May Have Missed This Week

You probably won't find these headlines on the front page of your local papers but they are steps in the right direction.

We also mix it up a bit by adding NGO and environmental resource websites that are worth checking out.

Toronto's new green roof law a first for North America
$500,000+ for your "Green" Neighborhood
Database of State Indoor Air Quality Laws
Washing machine that uses one cup of water
Sears Tower Gets $350 Million Greening
Continental Airlines Announces Results of Biofuel Demonstration Flight
5 US towns seeking energy independence with renewable resources
Below The Surface - A Coast to Coast Exploration of America’s Waterways!
Vienna energy conference calls for shift towards low-carbon green industries
Solar Power Systems That Serve Entire Neighborhoods
Denmark to power electric cars by wind in vehicle-to-grid experiment

Next week Green Works Links will take a look at the first LEED museum in America.

News & Links You May Have Missed This Week

You probably won't find these headlines on the front page of your local papers but they are steps in the right direction.

We also mix it up a bit by adding a few NGO and environmental resource websites that are worth checking out.

Burps and pack waste inform dairy giants’ eco-plans
Understanding Smart Grid Technology
American Clean Energy and Security Act could create 650,000 US jobs by 2030
The Queen installs a vegetable patch at Buckingham Palace
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Lawnmower of the Future
Go Green Search Engine
8 Innovative Green Buildings
New York City Building Water Towers Could be Turned into Wind Turbines
Top 25 Green Energy Leaders

Next week Green Works Links will take a look at how green energy investments can help alleviate poverty in America.

News & Links You May Have Missed This Week

You probably won't find these headlines on the front page of your local papers but they are steps in the right direction.

We've also mixed it up a bit by adding a few websites that are worth checking out.

A solar energy milestone for Hawaii
ECO ART: Plastic Bottle Installation in NYC
Do Not Fly at Night
China stops 2 hydropower dams; cites environment
The Waterwheel Foundation
Electric car? You'll park for free
Organic dairy products are worth a second look
Global Offshore Wind Farms Database
Weddings go green
DIY Color Your Own Eco-Friendly Cardboard Speakers

Next week Green Works Links will take a look at summertime energy savings at home, at work, on the road and while on holidays.