Sustainability Links
With limited natural resources and ever increasing energy costs, governments, businesses, and homeowners can use planning as a tool to ensure our communities are sustainable and Green. The Green Links is a collection of useful websites with information on solar energy, recycling, and other sustainability resources.
- Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida
- The Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida was established by the Florida Legislature in 2005 to look at long-range problems potentially impacting Florida, including climate change, population growth, transportation, and water supply.
- Energy Star
- Consumer products that save energy
- Energy Information Administration
- Official energy statistics and data from the US Government, including projections on alternative energy sources.
- Energy Whiz SunSmart Schools Program Solar Grant
- Solar Energy Grants
- Florida Energy Office
- Grants for renewable energy and related information
- Florida Public Service Commission
- Home energy saving tips
- Florida Solar Energy Center
- FSEC's mission is to research and develop energy technologies that enhance Florida's and the nation's economy and environment and to educate the public, students and practitioners on the results of the research.
- Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
- An association that promotes green roof technologies around the United States.
- National Renewable Energy Lab's Center for Photovoltaics
- The center heading up the nation's solar energy research.
- Sustainlane
- Sustainlane is an open-source knowledge base that speeds discovery, research and networking with more than 105 best practice documents and a secure directory of participating government officials from over 400 cities, counties and states open to everyone.
- Going Green Tampa Bay EXPO
- The official website for the Going Green EXPO, a joint partnership of the Planning Commission and the University of South Florida.
- Arizona State University Metabolism Project
- A highly interactive tool to monitor the sustainability of the campus.
- Wikipedia's Encyclopedia Entry On Going Green
- A good background on the worldwide movement towards sustainability, including lots of links to national and international conservation and sustainability organizations.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific body tasked to evaluate the risk of climate change caused by human activity. The panel was established in 1988 by the United Nations.
