Sustainable Living Links
50 Things You Can Do - summary of basic things that can be done to reduce your footprint on this planet.
Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture - an organization working to increase local sustainable food production and marketing in southern Arizona.
BioRegional - British-based organization that looks at sustainable living at the big picture level.
Build It Solar - renewable energy site for do-it-yourselfers.
Carfree Information - website with interesting information about the true costs of owning an automobile and tips on how to go carfree.
Center for Sustainable Environments - department at NAU studying issues challenging the survival of humanity and other species on this planet.
Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) - program is to improve the region’s ability to respond sufficiently and appropriately to climatic events and climate changes. The program promotes participatory, iterative research involving scientists, decision makers, resource users, educators, and others who need more and better information about climate and its impacts. CLIMAS investigators conduct research on the nature, causes, and consequences of climate change and variability in the southwestern United States. The program also supports efforts to improve climate forecasting in the region.
Collective Good - company that recycles mobile devices (cell phones, PDAs, pagers) in a responsible manner.
Consumer Consequences - if everyone lived like you, how many worlds would we need? Find out at this APM site.
Direct Mail Association - get off the national advertising mailing list. Also, check out Catalog Choice and Opt Out.
Earth 911 - group who’s goal is to make every day earth day. They have a searchable directory of recycling locations.
eartheasy - information and list of where to purchase different Earth-friendly products.
EcoSherpa - blog site with postings and links to more information.
EnviroLink Network - site with links to quite a few other websites that address different facets of sustainable living.
Ethicurean - a blog that explores where and how food was grown and by whom, how it got to our plate, and the less obvious effects of our consuming it.
GreenYour - an interactive resource with facts, tips, and products that can help you green your life every day.
Lighter Footstep - web-based magazine dedicated to sustainable living: learning to thrive in our personal and business lives by making wiser choices.
Live Earth - group that wants to empower individuals to change their consumer behaviors and motivate corporations and political leaders to enact decisive measures to combat global warming.
Low Impact Living - information source for determining your environmental impact and the best way to reduce it. Please note that contractors pay to be listed on the site.
Native Seeds/SEARCH - local organization that works to conserve, distribute and document the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seed, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwestern and northwest Mexico.
New American Dream - a group who’s mission is to help Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.
oikos - information and resource site for everything sustainable.
Radius Associates - local architect who works with alternative building materials and passive solar design.
REGREEN - a set of remodeling guidelines for existing homes.
Simple and Sustainable Living - compendium of information as well as a great resource page to living more simply.
Slow Foods Tucson - local chapter of an international movement that supports a biodiverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage foodways, and rediscovery of the pleasures of the table.
Sonoran Permaculture Guild - The Sonoran Permaculture Guild is a group of highly committed individuals who share a common vision of making our Southwest Drylands region more sustainable through Permaculture design and implementation.
Sustainable Living Skills - information on alternative construction techniques and primitive living skills.
Sustainable Tucson - local organization that is trying to live sustainably.
TerraPass - organization that allows you to offset your carbon footprint.
Transition Culture - organization that wants to approach the problem of peak oil in a positive manner.
TreeHugger - one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. They offer a blog, weekly and daily newsletters, weekly video segments, weekly radio show and a user-generated blog, Hugg.
Tucson Clean and Beautiful - The purpose of Tucson Clean & Beautiful, Inc., a non-profit organization, is to preserve and improve our environment, conserve natural resources, and enhance the quality of life in the City of Tucson and eastern Pima County. These goals are achieved through initiating educational and participatory programs implemented with broad citizen, multiculture support.
Tucson Organic Gardeners - Tucson Organic Gardeners began more than 20 years ago as a club where people who chose to use organic methods to maintain their gardens could exchange ideas and enjoy fellowship. Today almost 200 members, associates and friends continue this tradition through frequent lectures, potlucks, and hands-on advice in the monthly newsletter, The Composter, all for a modest membership fee.
Tucson mailers - For residents in the Tucson area, the following are inserts that are regularly sent out. If you want to stop receiving the Valassis/Red Plum coupons each week, you can let them know at www.valassis.com. For the Buyers Edge you can call 573-4366 and for Tucson Shopper call 622-0101.
We Can Solve It - an effort by Al Gore to lead people in joining together to positively affect climate change.
Wedge Game - way for people of all ages to visualize carbon and climate problems.
World Conservation Union - the Union’s mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
Your Guide to Green - site with different learning topics, “green” products for sale, and a list of green living tips shared by different readers.
USGBC Green Home Guide - information about their home building program as well as other local and regional programs.