Links for Sustainability Advocates

Links of interest to sustainability advocates.

San Juan County Marine Stewardship Program

The Marine Resource Committee is using a planning methodology developed by The Nature Conservancy called the “5-S Framework” to develop a science-based, strategic stewardship plan of action for the Marine Stewardship Area.

Carbon Impact Calculator

Calculate the carbon impact of our lifestyle. Easy to use tools that help you examine the carbon output - adjusted for where you live - on how you use your car, airplane, home, wedding and other events.

Kiva - Microloans that change lives

Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. Make a loan and change a life!

One Hen - Microfinance for Kids

Inspired by true events, One Hen tells the story of Kojo, a boy from Ghana who turns a small loan into a thriving farm and a livelihood for many. One Hen shows what happens when a little help makes a big difference.

U.S. Green Building Council

The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.

Washington Biodiversity Project

An effort of the Washington Biodiversity Council to conserve Washington state's native plants, animals, and ecosystems for current and future generations.

Puget Sound Partnership

Mobilizing communities, agencies and organizations to work together to create a comprehensive Action Agenda to restore Puget Sound.

Sightline Institute

Cascadia's sustainability think tank, provides research and tools to help create a healthy, lasting prosperity in the Northwest. Sightline Institute is a not-for-profit research and communication center based in Seattle.

Breathing Earth

Displays the carbon dioxide emission levels of every country in the world as well as the birth and death rates - all in real time.

Conservation Concepts

IslandWood friend and colleague, Mark Jordahl, offers a unique opportunity to get a different perspective on outdoor education and a more sustainable lifestyle - as an IslandWood "Naturalist-at-Large" in Africa.

Athena Institute Building EcoCalculator

The building sector is being called upon to help fight climate change by achieving ambitious reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time incorporating other “green” considerations. Life cycle assessment (LCA)–which allows the impartial comparison of building designs based on measures such as global warming potential–is an essential part of this effort, and this tool can help.

Treehugger.com

One of the 25 most popular blogs on the Web--out of 75 million. Claims to be the definitive clearinghouse for environmental thinking, producing books, radio, podcasts, and video. Most recently it has become a companion site to the new cable network Planet Green. Has some excellent pop quizzes, too.

Green Inc.

"A blog from the NY Times devoted to energy and the environment. It's a daily churn of insights, observations and dispatches from that often contentious place where business, politics and sustainability meet." (description from the NY Times on 9.24.2008)

California Academy of Sciences Museum

Exploring, explaining, and protecting the natural world. Since 1853." This museum just reopened on 9.27.2008, and is not your typical museum. They used sustainable building practices (the roof is a garden), and their exhibits are not the diaroma's of the 1970's museums.

Bainbridge Public Library

Popular resource for all types of information, education, and entertainment on Bainbridge Island