I have no affiliate relationship with these websites; they are just the ones I go to when I need information. I’ve spent a lot of time on the web researching this stuff over the past 8 years, so I wanted to share my top picks.
Green Building / Healthy Homes
- The U.S. Green Building Council, the non profit that started the LEED Rating systems: www.usgbc.org
- Best source of green building news, product reviews, and case studies (really – I pay to subscribe): www.buildinggreen.com
- Green Building supply store in Iowa that has a lot of information on products: www.greenbuildingsupply.com
- Energy Star program: www.energystar.gov
- Green Seal products: www.greenseal.org
- Indoor air quality: www.epa.gov/iaq, www.iaqa.org
- Environmental Working Group works to protect kids form toxic chemicals in food, water, air, and products: www.ewg.org
- Women’s Voices for the Earth: www.womensvoices.org
Sustainability
- Natural Step – a framework for sustainability developed in Sweden and spreading throughout the world: www.naturalstep.org or www.naturalstepusa.org
- Worldwatch Institute – puts out annual reports on the State of the World: www.worldwatch.org
- Rocky Mountain Institute – great think tank in Colorado: www.rmi.org
Twin Cities Resources
- Eureka Recycling – waste management recycling service and educational organization: www.eurekarecycling.org
- Do It Green Minnesota – publishes resource guide and hosts various events: www.doitgreen.org
- Guide to waste and recycling in the Twin Cities: www.rethinkrecycling.com (formerly Green Guardian)
- Living Green Expo – an annual expo held in May, showcases green products and services in the Twin Cities: www.livinggreen.org
- Fresh Energy — advocates clean, renewable energy: www.fresh-energy.org
- Trust for Public Land, Minnesota Office – conserves land for people to use as parks, trails, and natural spaces: www.tpl.org
- Minnesota Energy Challenge – challenges individuals, businesses, and organizations to sign up for reducing their energy consumption: www.mnenergychallenge.org
Faith-based Sustainability
- Coalition on Environment and Jewish Life: www.coejl.org
- Green Faith: www.greenfaith.org
