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Global Warming Destroys Maple Sugar Industry Mica Schwartz - 01.08.2007 17:40
Global warming is the most serious threat facing planet. We have an opportunity, and an obligation, to lead in solving this global crisis by investing in clean and safe electricity, efficient buildings and a less polluting transportation system. The people of New Hampshire derive their sense of place from the Granite State's unique landscapes and the rhythms of its climate, from its brilliant fall foliage to deep winter snows in the White Mountains, to summer fun in the Lakes Region. However, changes in New Hampshire's climate brought about by global warming are beginning to affect New Hampshire's way of life—from tourism to economic opportunity and health care costs. To help ensure our children inherit a state that supports a high quality of life and rich opportunities, it is important to understand the causes and direction of climate trends, as well as the practical and responsible steps New Hamphire can take in the next few years to help avoid many of the unfavorable consequences of global warming. CLIMATE TRENDS In New England everyone jokes about the fickle weather. Although there is some natural variation in the weather every year, over longer time periods we see climate trends emerge. If you grew up in New Hampshire, you probably remember winters being longer and snowier. In the northeast United States, the average annual temperature has increased by 1.8°F over the last century. Even more striking, New England's average winter (December to February) temperature has increased 4.4°F over the last 30 years. These temperature changes are affecting the region's plants, animals, and environment. For example, the average snow cover season has decreased by more than 15 days compared with 30 years ago, and the New Hampshire state flower, the purple lilac, now blooms four days earlier. Much of this warming is caused by emissions, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), that blanket the earth and trap heat. The main source of excess CO2 is the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity and drive our cars. If we continue to generate large quantities of CO2 and other heat-trapping gases, we can expect an average temperature increase for the northeastern United States of between five and nine degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. To place these projections in perspective, the average global temperature has increased 1.1°F over the last century. Fortunately there are sensible and affordable solutions available today to help us reduce our heat-trapping emissions and preserve our quality of life. WHAT'S AT STAKE SKI INDUSTRY ----------------- Since 1930 the ski industry has been an important part of New Hampshire's economy. Skiing provides critical jobs in small towns and pumps more than $650 million into the New Hampshire economy. The ski industry is already suffering from shorter ski seasons and increased operating costs attributable to the warming of the past few decades. Since 1970 the number of New Hampshire ski areas dropped steeply, with many southern and lower-elevation resorts closest to population centers going out of business. In order to survive today, New Hampshire ski areas must produce artificial snow on more than 90 percent of their trails. Snowmaking requires freezing temperatures, access to large local water sources, and intensive infrastructure investments. Rising temperatures mean increased snowmaking, leading to higher operating costs. Tourism associated with cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling will see the earliest effects from global warming because these activities depend on natural snowfall and do not have the option of artificial snowmaking. FORESTS ------------ Because forests cover most of New Hampshire, projected changes in forest species will change the character of the state. Sugar maples (Acer saccharum), for example, occur exclusively in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Maple sugar production depends on prolonged cold temperatures with freezing nights and warm daytime temperatures to create the optimal sugar content and sap production. With warming under way, the maple sugar industry long associated with New England has already felt some impact. Over the last two decades, the center of maple sugar production has shifted from the United States into Canada. Global climate models project a substantial northward shift in maple tree distribution. Such shifts in forest vegetation could cause lower elevations in New Hampshire to lose their brilliant fall foliage and resemble instead the brown autumns currently experienced in southern Pennsylvania. HEALTH TRENDS LINKED TO CLIMATE Today summer storms tracking across Canada clear away pollution in the northeast United States. A recent study looking specifically at global warming and its impact on air quality found that storm frequency is projected to decrease in the region, resulting in air stagnation over much of New England. If future emissions of carbon monoxide and black carbon remain at today's levels, the study showed air stagnation will result in hazardous smog episodes that will increase in both severity and duration by mid-century. Studies for Boston and Portland already show increases in emergency room visits for respiratory and asthma incidents that correlate with bad air pollution days (specifically, ground-level ozone events). In addition to asthma and respiratory ailments, poor air quality is also harmful to New Hampshire residents with cardiovascular disease. Currently poor air quality in New Hampshire results in the premature death of more than 100 residents each year, costing the state one billion dollars annually. If global warming increases the frequency and/or severity of dangerous air pollution, then air pollution-related health problems will likely increase, compromising the health of many New Hampshire citizens and increasing the state's public health care expenses. CHOICES FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE There is a great deal that state, regional, and national policy makers can do today to address the root causes of global warming and reduce its effect on New Hampshire's economy, public health, and environment. A MODEL REGION New Hampshire has already taken the lead by joining other northeastern states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)—a cooperative effort to establish a program that will reduce CO2 emissions from power plants much the same way we successfully and quickly reduced acid rain pollution in the 1990s. This flexible "cap and trade" program harnesses the efficiency of the marketplace to achieve pollution reductions in the most cost-effective manner. A successful program for the Northeast not only benefits the region by reducing pollutants but can serve as a national model for federal policy. RENEWABLE ENERGY Renewable energy resources including wind, solar, and bioenergy are now affordable alternatives to the burning of fossil fuels. Policies such as a federal renewable electricity standard, which requires utilities to generate a portion of their electricity from renewable sources, would create jobs and other in-state economic development while reducing air pollution and global warming emissions. For example, a 10 percent standard—similar to the standard that has passed the U.S. Senate three times—would generate an estimated $12 million in new income for rural landowners and $42 million in new property tax revenue. In addition, New Hampshire consumers would save $70 million on their electricity and natural gas bills by 2020 under a 10 percent standard. ENERGY EFFICIENCY The old "waste not, want not" adage has guided New Englanders for years. Nationally, energy efficiency improvements have helped us keep our per capita energy use almost identical to that of 1973, even though our economic output increased 74 percent in the intervening 30-plus years. These improvements saved consumers at least $430 billion. But there remains enormous potential for additional cost-effective energy savings. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that energy efficiency solutions are available now to cut national energy use 10 percent by 2010. For example, simply extending tax incentives for energy-efficient equipment and buildings and setting new efficiency standards for new equipment could reduce peak electricity demand 70,000 megawatts (MW) by 2020—eliminating the need to build 230 300-MW polluting power plants. FUEL ECONOMY Because cars and trucks are responsible for almost a quarter of annual U.S. emissions of heat-trapping CO2, improving vehicle fuel economy (and thereby reducing emissions) should be a key element of climate policy. Fortunately, increasing fuel efficiency is one of the most cost-effective and technologically feasible methods of addressing the threat of global warming while benefiting our economy and protecting public health. Off-the-shelf technology can greatly reduce the amount of gasoline that cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks need without raising costs. For example, increasing fuel economy to an average 40 mpg would cost consumers about $1,000 to $2,500 per vehicle, but would save consumers $3,500 to $6,000 (calculated at two dollars per gallon) on fuel over the life of the vehicle. A sensible federal policy would therefore increase the average fuel economy of cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks to 40 mpg over the next 10 years. By using existing technology to make more efficient vehicles, Granite State consumers would cut their 2015 gasoline consumption by nearly 500,000 gallons every day, for a net savings of $217 million at the gas pump. In addition, 700 new jobs would be created in New Hampshire by 2015. MOVING FORWARD RESPONSIBLY Because heat-trapping emissions remain in the atmosphere for decades or even centuries, the choices we make today will affect the climate our children and grandchildren inherit. The only responsible approach is to start reducing heat-trapping emissions now. As illustrated above, many solutions exist today that not only help us begin to slow global warming, but will also have immediate benefits for our air quality and economy. Delaying action by even five to ten years will greatly increase the costs of grappling with the problem. In addition to reducing emissions that cause global warming, we can address root causes of air pollution that have public health consequences. We must also prepare to manage those future changes that cannot be avoided. With foresight, planning, and a commitment to responsible management, New Hampshire can be a leader in effective climate solutions. Please email this web page to your friends and to people who are concerned about our future and our Grandchildren’s future. Thank you. Proverb: A good person leaves an inheritance to their children’s children. What kind of inheritance are you leaving? Per the Sustainable Industries Journal, the Pentagon has blocked the construction of 16 Wind Energy sites in the USA. The military claims the Wind Farms are a threat to national security. Maybe the Wind Farms are a threat to Big Oil and Big Coal? SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING for WOMEN http://solarenergy.org http://www.solarliving.org http://www.vestas.com http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/programs/nc_solar_in_schools.cfm http://www.fsec.ucf.edu http://www.permaculture.org.uk http://www.cat.org.uk http://www.journeytoforever.org http://www.grisb.org http://www.strawbalefutures.org.uk http://www.ecologicalsolutions.com.au http://www.greenhomebuilding.com http://www.cobcottage.com http://www.networkearth.org http://www.adobebuilder.com http://www.hybridadobe.com http://www.adobebuilding.com http://www.eartharchitecture.org http://www.adobeasw.com http://www.gadhiasolar.net http://www.calearth.org/apprent.htm http://www.monolithic.com http://www.portlandpermaculture.com http://www.hlf.org.np http://www.solare-bruecke.org http://www.barefootcollege.org http://thealgebraproject.org http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25107 http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=576 http://www.carbon.org http://phillyimc.org/en/2007/02/36740.shtml book: Super Power Breathing for Super Energy; author: Paul Bragg http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com http://bragg.com http://chiapas.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=148373 http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2007/07/260728.shtml http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/200482/index.php VOLUNTEER to WORK on ORGANIC FARMS all over the World http://www.wwoof.org http://www.wwoof.it http://www.wwoof.dk http://www.wwoof.de http://www.wwoof.com.au http://www.wwoof.ca TOURS of SOLAR HOMES and SOLAR BUILDINGS http://www.ases.org/tour/2006_tour/california.htm http://www.homepower.com/events/index.cfm http://www.solarliving.org http://www.solarhouseday.com/index01.shtml FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE http://www.openoffice.org - word processor, spreadsheets, data bases and much more http://directory.fsf.org - education, games and more http://www.theopencd.org http://www.safer-networking.org - Securtiy and Spy Ware LINKS TO GROUPS SUPPORTING FOOD SECURITY, CLEAN AIR, CLIMATE PROTECTION USA- http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/8046.php International- http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25168 ELECTRIC BICYCLES http://www.myebike.com http://www.evt-scooter.de http://www.vestas.com http://www.velomobile.de ELECTRIC VEHICLES http://www.electroauto.com http://www.eaaev.org http://www.vestas.com http://www.nedra.com http://www.veva.bc.ca http://www.myersmotors.com http://www.ampmobiles.com http://www.acpropulsion.com http://chiapas.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=145793 http://ovl.indymedia.org/news/2007/06/17060.php http://newjersey.indymedia.org/en/2007/06/15908.shtml CONVERT YOUR CAR TO ELECTRIC http://www.canev.com http://ev-america.com http://www.evparts.com http://www.kta-ev.com http://www.go-ev.com http://www.metricmind.com WOMEN'S CLASSES ON ELECTRIC AUTOS http://www.electroauto.com http://www.electric-cars-are-for-girls.com WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar http://tothesurface.org/?p=70 http://www.dontcrush.com http://www.saveev1.org book: Internal Combustion; author: E. Black http://www.internalcombustionbook.com REFINERY REFORM, POLLUTION and DEATH Does Big Oil have a body bag with your name on it? Do not allow Big Oil and the Robber Barons to molest you and your family. http://www.refineryreform.org http://www.sunkills.com http://bulgaria.indymedia.org/newswire/display/14135/index.php http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display/37113/index.php http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25422 http://www.offshore-environment.com http://shellfacts.com book: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man; author: John Perkins book: Secret History of the American Empire; author: John Perkins book: Internal Combustion; author: E. Black http://www.internalcombustionbook.com book: Halliburton Agenda, The Politics of Oil and Money; author: Dan Briody book: Globalization and Its Discontents; author: Joseph Stiglitz book: American Fascists; author: Chris Hedges book: Tempting Faith, An Inside Story of Political Seduction; author: David Kuo IS GOD GREEN: http://www.chelseagreen.com/2006/items/servegod/AssociatedArticles http://www.shoppbs.org/sm-pbs-moyers-on-america-is-god-green-dvd--pi-2511328.html STOP CLIMATE CHAOS and the DESTRUCTION of the POOR http://www.itdg.org/?id=stopclimatechaos GLOBAL WARMING DESTROYS WINE INDUSTRY http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2006/07/253921.shtml http://rogueimc.org/en/2006/07/6945.shtml ORGANIC VEGETABLE DIESEL FUEL http://www.plantdrive.com http://biodieselwarehouse.com http://www.joshuatickell.com/books_films.htm BILLION dollar CROP- http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/hemp.html book: How to Make Biodiesel; author: Dan Carter http://www.lowimpact.org/manuals.htm book: Biodiesel Power; author: Lyle Estill http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3898 oil seed press machine - http://www.oilpress.com http://www.biofuels-sa.com http://www.ufop.de http://www.grownfuel.com http://www.petrotec.de http://www.aldabiodiesel.co.uk http://www.rerorust.de CONVERTING USED COOKING OIL into DIESEL FUEL http://plantdrive.com/Used_Cooking_Oil_Fuel_4_18_07.pdf http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25107 http://www.hawaii.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/5943.php http://www.goldenfuelsystems.com http://www.mrfunnel.com HEATING BUILDINGS with organic Vegetable Diesel Fuel - http://www.homepower.com QUADRUPLING FOOD PRODUCTION Per a report from Malaysia, crops grown with Volcanic Rock Dust ( http://www.remineralize.org ) and Eeffective Micro-organisms (EM http://www.emtechnologynetwork.org ) increased production by 400%. References: Permaculture Magazine, #51, Spring 2007; article: Stone Age Science; author: Dylan Keating http://www.remineralize.org/story.php?story=EEZFAlEukZOJwODROk.html http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk http://www.squarefootgardening.com http://www.carbon.org http://www.localharvest.org book: Bread from Stones; author: Michael Olson http://www.acresusa.com book: How to Grow World Record Tomatoes; author: Charles Wilber http://www.acresusa.com book: Eco-Farm; author: Charles Walters http://www.acresusa.com book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof http://www.wormwoman.com http://www.vermico.com book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm http://elementgreen.com book: The Farmer's Earthworm Handbook; author: David Ernst http://www.acresusa.com Free organic gardening-farming Catalog: http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm CARBON SOILS Adding CHARCOAL to soil ~ http://www.eprida.com ~ greatly increases crop production for very many years. References: Solar Today journal, Nov/Dec 2006, article: Chair's Corner: Positive Charcoal equals Negative Carbon; author: Roanl Larson Permaculture Magazine, #50, Winter 2006; article: The Magical Soils Of El Derado; author: Terra Preta http://www.newfarm.org/columns/research_paul/2006/0106/charcoal.shtml http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org http://iaiconference.org http://www.carbonnegative.info http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/terra_preta/TerraPretahome.htm http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publications.htm http://deltafarmpress.com/news/051114-terra-preta http://www.dynamotive.com/english/biooil/char.html http://www.agri-therm.com CHARCOAL SOIL: Adaptation Strategies for Global Change: http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/MitAdaptStratGlobChange%2011,%20403-427,%20Lehmann,%202006.pdf http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/Lehmann%20et%20al.,%202002,%20WCSS%20Bangkok,%20paper%20no.0449.pdf book: Carbon Cycle; by Leonard Ridzon http://www.acresusa.com IMPACT by COUNTRY: AGRICULTURE DESTRUCTION by GLOBAL WARMING http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/14090 utilizing ORGANIC GARDENING in SCHOOLS-UNIVERSITIES for improving Academic Performance and social development http://uruguay.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/44217.php http://ambazonia.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/1186.shtml http://ru.indymedia.org/newswire/display/14175/index.php http://india.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/211309.shtml http://pr.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/12625.php ORGANIC GARDENING: Free Organic Gardening Catalog: http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm http://planetnatural.com book: How to Grow World Record Tomatoes; author: Charles Wilber http://www.acresusa.com http://wormsway.com book: Square Foot Gardening; author: Mel Bartholomew http://www.squarefootgardening.com book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof http://www.wormwoman.com book: Compost Tea Manual, 5th edition; author: Elaine Ingham http://www.soilsoup.com http://soilfoodweb.com http://vermico.com/compost_tea_brewers.htm book: Organic Lawn Care Manual; by Paul Tukey book: An Earth Saving Revolution; author: Teruo Higa http://www.emtechnologynetwork.org http://brewngrow.com book: Gaia's Garden; author: Toby Hemenway book: The Earth Care Manual; author: P Whitefield book: Secret Life of Compost; author: Malcolm Beck http://www.acresusa.com book: Soul of Soil, book; author: Joseph Smillie book: Four-Season Harvest; author: Eliot Coleman http://www.fourseasonfarm.com http://www.led-grow-master.com http://fifthseasongardening.com book: MetroFarm; author: Michael Olson http://www.metrofarm.com book: Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces; author: Patricia Lanza book: Bread from Stones; author: Michael Olson http://acresusa.com http://remineralize.org http://stonebread.co.nz http://www.uoguelph.ca/rocks http://seercentre.org.uk http://soilandhealth.org http://wewantrealfood.com http://www.canhealyourself.com/trees.htm http://biobiz.ca http://rockdust.co.uk http://gaiagreen.com book: Growing Communities: How to Build Community Through Community Gardening; author: Jeanette Abi-Nader http://www.communitygarden.org/publications.php book: Food Not Lawns; by Heather C. Flores book: Carbon Cycle; by Leonard Ridzon Organic insect repellant - Garlic Barrier: http://garlicbarrier.com http://ghorganics.com http://biconet.com http://organiclandscape.com http://foxfarmfertilizer.com Organic Weed Killer - 25% Acetic Acid eliminates Weeds: http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=468&bhcd2=1162226528 http://www.milkyspore.com/burnout.htm http://garden-ville.com http://greenergyinc.com http://groworganic.com http://ehabc.org http://hotpepperwax.com http://www.indymedia.no/newswire/display/18832/index.php http://www.organiclandcare.org http://www.mcs-global.org http://www.panna.org Worm Tea: http://www.vermico.com/castings.htm http://soilsoup.com http://edibella.com http://gaiacollege.ca http://gardenspout.com http://homeharvest.com Seattle Tilth: http://www.seattletilth.org Sustainable Technology for your community. http://www.seedsavers.org http://www.wwoof.org Microgardens: http://www.carbon.org http://www.echonet.org http://www.neemfoundation.org http://www.moringatrees.org http://www.permaculture.org.uk Church - School Gardening Technology: http://peru.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/24394.php http://www.led-grow-master.com http://solatube.com Gleaners: Please set up a Gleaners Group in your community to pick excess vegetables and fruits from your neighbors' gardens, from local farms and from Farmers Markets for use by your local food bank. Thank you. http://www.gleanerscoalition.org http://www.localharvest.org For more information, please contact local gardeners and farmers who specialize in Organic gardening, Permaculture gardening, Biodynamic gardening, Japanese Kyusei Nature gardening, Biointensive gardening, Heirloom gardening, Agroforestry gardening, Organic Hydroponics gardening and Gardening Therapy. Gardening is micro-climate specific. These means that local gardeners might know of gardening techniques and resources which are helpful for the location you live in. Keep researching, reading, refining your gardening methods and experimenting with different growing techniques. Eco Gardening technology is changing and improving all the time. Also, as the climate changes, you may need to learn other gardening techniques for various climates. http://www.localharvest.org PERMACULTURE http://www.seedinternational.com.au http://www.tagari.com http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk http://www.berg-en-dal.co.za http://www.permacultureinternational.org http://www.permaculture-hawaii.com http://www.permacultura-es.org http://www.permacultureactivist.net http://www.permaculture.org.au http://www.permacult.com.au http://www.permacultura.org http://permakultur.dk http://www.permaculture-steve.net http://www.permacult.com.au/noosa http://www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au http://www.permaculture.biz http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura http://www.3.telus.net/permaculture http://permaculturevisions.com http://www.permaculture.net http://www.openpermaculture.com http://www.permaculture.org.nz http://www.permacultura-bahia.org.br http://www.permacultura-montsant.org http://www.permacultura.org.br http://www.tierramor.org http://www.ecohabitar.org http://www.ecocentro.org http://www.pacificos.org http://permacultura.freeservers.com http://www.permacultura.cl http://permacultura.no.sapo.pt http://www.utopie.it/ecovillaggi/permacultura.htm http://www.gaia.org.ar/cursoperma.htm http://www.vidasana.org http://www.ufpa.br/permacultura http://www.mutantia21.com.ar/permacultura.html http://www.permaculture.org.uk http://colombiaenhechos.org/permacultura.htm http://www.permacultura.it http://www.ipemabrasil.org.br http://www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk http://www.torri-superiore.org http://www.agrorede.org.br/curso-permacultura http://www.ybytucatu.com.br/permacultura.htm http://www.amazonia.org http://www.permacultura-rs.org.br http://www.mmrfbz.org http://www.permaculture.org http://www.moa-inter.or.jp/english/naturefarm/nf-contents.html http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/oop/click_ord/showlist.html?sid=5845&list=Gardening Eco-Buddhahist Project: http://www.buddhafield.com journal: Permaculture Activist http://www.permacultureactivist.net journal: Permaculture Magazine http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk journal: Permaculture Drylands Journal http://www.permaculture.net PIL's Planet Newsletter http://www.permacultureinternational.org/newsletter/newsletter.htm Permaculture Store: http://green-shopping.co.uk http://eco-logicbooks.com http://acresusa.com EAT LOCAL ORGANIC FOOD Please support your Local Organic Family Farmers http://www.localharvest.org/csa http://www.localharvest.org/csa.jsp http://www.eatlocal.org/Ideas.html http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/34640.php http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/33261.php http://www.iatp.org ELIMINATING HUNGER Luke 10:29 Isaiah 1:17; 1:19 Proverb: The field of the poor my yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice. http://www.carbon.org http://www.tfljournal.org http://www.treesforlife.org http://neemfoundation.org http://www.neemresource.com http://www.moringatrees.org http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch http://www.leftfootorganics.org http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25076 http://southafrica.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/10603.php dvd: Gandhi the miracle of tithing http://twincities.indymedia.org/newswire/display/29435/index.php http://newjersey.indymedia.org/en/2007/02/13715.shtml http://www.sfbay.indymedia.org/newsitems/2007/02/05/18357610.php http://www.kcindymedia.org/newswire/display/72930/index.php LINKS ------- RENEWABLE ENERGY - ENERGY CONSERVATION Three Times More JOBS - Real Economic Progress http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2007/03/125432.shtml http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/18/18378731.php PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING of BUILDINGS http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs14.htm http://www.ourcoolhouse.com/phase2.htm http://www.sunplans.com http://www.passivhaustagung.de http://www.passiv.de http://www.solardwellings.com.au http://www.omsolar.net http://www.poweredliving.co.nz http://www.solarliving.org http://www.passivehouse.org.nz http://www.sunpowerdesign.com.au Passive House Planning Package 2007 Manual + CD-Rom (7th revised edition) http://e-colab.org http://www.passivhaus.org.uk http://passiefhuisplatform.be http://pibp.pl http://budynek-pasywny.pl http://www.lamaisonpassive.fr http://maison.passive.free.fr http://www.lamaisonpassive.be http://www.maison-passive.be http://www.maisonpassive.be http://www.passiefhuisplatform.be http://www.batirbio.org http://www.la-maison-ecologique.com http://passive-aventure.vivao.be http://maisonpassive.info http://solares-bauen.fr http://www.energieinstitut.at http://www.hausderzukunft.at book: Warm House, Cool House: Inspirational Designs for Low-Energy Housing; author: Nick Hollo http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/0947277226.htm http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/housedesign/moreinfo.shtml http://www.aseg.net/InTheNews.htm http://www.cfd.rmit.edu.au/programs/sustainable_buildings/books_on_sustainable_architecture_and_building http://www.architext.com.au/Cat/environmental.htm http://www.facs.gov.au/indigenous/housing_guide2/b8.htm http://www.bookworm.com.au/bookworm/dw000013.htm http://www.theownerbuilder.com.au/Bookshop.pdf book: Passive Solar House; author: James Kachadorian http://www.chelseagreen.com/2006/items/passivesolarhouse2 http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/passolhous.html http://www.urbanharvest.org/permaculture/pclinks.html http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/bccde3d2434d17fba19afeb4da09e526.html http://www.homesteadinginfo.com/books/chelseapublishing/passive_solar_house.html http://store.sundancesolar.com/pasohoussode.html http://www.acresaustralia.com.au/bookstore/prod381.htm http://www.rockymtsolar.com/passivesolar.htm book: Solar House, Passive Heating and Cooling; author: Ph.D. Chiras http://www.nesea.org/publications/NESun/review_chiras.html http://store.altenergystore.com/Books-Videos/Solar/c457 https://www.oikos.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=160 https://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/nhgecom/router.aspx?PageId=ProDetail&ItemNumber=1436 http://www.dynamiclist.com/?node=a55acf4b-3c30-407f-b74a-712446aeb04d http://www.designcoalition.org/features/lansing/details/aircore/aircore.htm book: Affordable Passive Solar Homes; author: Richard Crowther http://www.nesea.org/buildings/passive.html http://www.ases.org/print_catalog/residential_design.htm http://www.austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Programs/Green%20Building/Sourcebook/passiveSolarDesign.htm http://www.3sc.net/solarm/resources.htm http://www.permacult.com.au/shelter/energy_solar.html http://www.cectoxic.org/pdf/BuildingGreen.pdf book: Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook; author: Michael J. Crosbie http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471183083.html http://www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pageId=492 http://www.cecer.army.mil/Sustdesign/SDRFavBooksPV.cfm http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/solardesign.html http://www.greensage.com/CEU/4467nr/CEU4467nrbooks.html http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/heatwithsun.htm book: The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse, and Building Design; author: Edward Mazria book: Solar Projects for Under 500 Dollars; author: Mary Twitchell book: Passive Solar Construction Handbook; author: Levy Emanuel book: European Passive Solar Handbook; author: Owen Lewis book: Survey of European Passive Solar Buildings; author: Commissariat a L'ene book: Profiting from Sunshine - Passive Solar Building in the Mountains book: Passive Solar Design Strategies; National Renewable Energy Lab http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/index.books book: Passive Solar Retrofit; author: Darryl Strickler book: Village Homes, Solar House Designs; author: J. Corbett book: California Passive Solar Handbook; California Energy Commission book: Passive Solar Design Handbook (volumes I, II, III); author: D. Balcomb book: National Design Handbook Prototype on Passive Solar Heating and Natural Cooling of Buildings; United Nations Centre for Human Settlements book: Erstes Mehrfamilien-Passivhaus im Altbau; author: A. Willensdorfer http://www.hausderzukunft.at book: Passivhaus Schulungunterlagen; author: P. Holzer book: 1000 Passivhäuser in Österreich; author: G. Lang book: Praxis- und Passivhaustaugliche Sanierungssysteme für Dach und Wandbauteile unter Verwendung von Hochleistungswärmedämmsystemen; author: A. Ferle book: Wohnbausanierung mit Passivhaustechnologie; author: HIGH PERFORMANCE PASSIVE HOUSES http://www.viking-house.net WASTE NOT, WANT NOT http://www.zeri.org http://www.emtech.org http://www.oceanarks.org http://www.bokashi.co.nz http://www.elementgreen.com http://www.zerowastekovalam.org http://zerowaste.co.nz http://www.zerowaste.com http://www.towardszero.com http://www.powerefficiencycorp.com http://www.1windowquilts.com http://www.waterless.co.nz http://waterrecycling.com http://ecoflo.ie book: Create an Oasis With Greywater; author: A. Ludwig http://www.oasisdesign.net http://www.ecological-engineering.com http://atlantium.com book: Safe Rainwater Collection; author: Charmaine Taylor http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/safraincol.html http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com Greywater Heat Exchangers: http://www.gfxtechnology.com book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof http://www.wormwoman.com http://www.vermico.com http://elementgreen.com book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm ADVANCED RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: http://rogueimc.org/en/2007/05/8529.shtml http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/211277.shtml http://santiago.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/68545.php http://turkce-cyprus.indymedia.org/newswire/display/120/index.php RAINWATER HARVESTING http://www.greengridroofs.com http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk http://www.rainwaterclub.org http://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/DTU/rwh/index.html http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org http://www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com http://www.rainman.ie http://www.sustainable.com.au/rainwater.html http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk http://www.forgottenrain.com http://www.lifewater.ca/rain.htm http://www.rainwaterharvesting.net http://www.raincentre.org http://www.ne-design.net http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/PI/rainbarrels.htm http://www.rainharvesting.ie http://www.freerain.co.uk http://www.cseindia.org http://www.ideorg.org/Page.asp?NavID=215 http://products.ecosaver.com.au/dma-savew/?sectionid=20 online book: Texas Guide to Rainwater Harvesting; author: Wendy Price Todd http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf http://www.ircsa.org/7th.html http://www.bnm.ie/utilities/news/july_04_rainsaver.htm http://home.btconnect.com/engindia/rainwaterharvesting.htm http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/resources/rainwater-harvesting-with-cisterns-resources http://www.newint.org/issue354/harvesting.htm http://www.selfhelpintl.ie/selfhelp/Files/20509%20Self%20Help%20Water%20Book.pdf http://www.itdg.org/docs/technical_information_service/rainwater_harvesting.pdf http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-projects/.../DFID_DPU_Bridging_Chennai.pdf http://www.p2pays.org/ref/18/17754.htm http://www.oneworld.ca/guides/water/harvesting http://www.solar783.com/rainharv.pdf INTERNET BOOKS: http://www.abebooks.com http://alibris.com http://eco-logicbooks.com http://amazon.co.uk http://fetchbook.info http://lowimpact.org http://www.cat.org.uk http://oasisdesign.net http://dirtcheapbuilder.com http://chelseagreen.com http://permaculture.org.uk http://green-shopping.co.uk http://acresusa.com http://www.green-shopping.co.uk ARE AMERICANS STUPID? Why be stupid? http://pr.indymedia.org/news/2006/09/18295.php http://valparaiso.indymedia.org/news/2006/09/8723.php http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/38087/index.php USA LINKS Utility Solar Water Heating Initiative http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/ush2o http://www.solargenix.com http://www.heliodyne.com http://www.solarthermal.com http://www.sundasolar.com/aboutus.htm Million Solar Roofs Initiative http://www.millionsolarroofs.org http://www.powerlight.com http://www.solarwall.com http://www.cansolair.com Photovoltaic Power Systems for Buildings Organization http://www.task7.org USA Solar Energy Society http://www.ases.org/about_ases/chapters.htm Solar Energy Industries Association http://www.seia.org Solar energy, solar heated homes - buildings Solar heated swimming pools, spas and hot tubs. ~~Advanced Sustainable Technologies for Economic Progress http://www.thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/21689.php http://istanbul.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/82627.php http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/05/112665.php Solar Incentives by each state http://www.dsireusa.org Renewable Energy Links http://www.homeenergy.org/links.html Renewable Energy Events http://homepower.com/events http://homepower.com/links Local Energy http://www.localenergy.org Climate Change Knowledge Network http://www.cckn.net Post Carbon Institute http://www.postcarbon.org Surviving Peak Oil http://www.survivingpeakoil.com Fossil Fuel's Destructive Hidden Costs http://www.homepower.com/files/hiddencosts.pdf Schools going Solar http://www.irecusa.org/schools http://www.the-environment.org/FEE/schools.html http://www-solar.mck.ncsu.edu/sgs/sgsindex.htm Alliance's Green Schools Program energy-saving activities for schools http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl/aboutgs Solar Schools http://solarschools.com American Lung Association Action Network protecting our grandchildren from Filthy outdoor Air http://lungaction.org http://calhealthyschools.org Clean the Air Assocaition stop Power Plant Dirty Air Pollution http://www.cleartheair.org/dirtypower SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE Links between the Environment and breast Cancer http://www.silentspring.org Clean Energy Climate Solutions Project http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org SolarQuest http://www.solarquest.com Sustainable School Design http://www.innovativedesign.net/sustainableschools.htm List of Grant Money and Loans for Solar Schools http://www.dsireusa.org Public Renewables Partnership http://www.repartners.org/stateactres.htm Alliance to Save Energy http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/educators Local Power Program http://www.local.org Solar Electric Power Association http://www.solarelectricpower.org National Center for Photovoltaics http://www.nrel.gov/ncpv International Solar Energy Society http://www.ises.org/ises.nsf!Open Green Festivals USA http://www.greenfestivals.org Interfaith Climate Change Network http://www.protectingcreation.org Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life http://www.coejl.org Evangelical Climate Initiative http://www.christiansandclimate.org Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences http://www.ifees.org Earth Sangha http://www.earthsangha.org National Religious Partnership for the Environment http://www.nrpe.org National Catholic Rural Life Conference Care of community and care of creation http://www.ncrlc.com US Conference of Catholic Bishops Environmental Justice Program http://www.nccbuscc.org/sdwp/ejp Native American Energy Campaign http://www.ienearth.org/energy.html http://www.hoanw.org Episcopal Ecological Network http://eenonline.org Episcopal Church and the Environment http://www.episcopalchurch.org/1829_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.episcopal-life.org/26724_62397_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.episcopalchurch.org/1829_54110_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_19838_ENG_HTM.htm North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology http://www.nacce.org Energy Justice Network http://www.energyjustice.net Religious Witness for the Earth http://www.religiouswitness.org Greek Orthodox and the Environment http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/environment UU Ministry for Earth http://uuministryforearth.org Quaker Earthcare Witness http://www.quakerearthcare.org National Black Environmental Justice Network http://www.nbejn.org National Hispanic Environmental Council http://www.nheec.org Asian Pacific Environmental Network http://www.apen4ej.org Minority Environmental Lawyers Association http://www.concentric.net/%7EMstanisl National Council of Churches of Christ Eco-Justice Programs http://www.nccecojustice.org http://www.toad.net/~cassandra/otherprog.htm Climate Ark http://www.climateark.org Noah Alliance http://www.noahalliance.org Earth Ministry http://www.earthministry.org/your_congregation.htm EarthCare http://www.earthcareonline.org Earth Ethics http://earthethics.com Target Earth Serving the Earth, Serving the Poor http://www.targetearth.org Interfaith Works http://www.interfaithworks.org GreenFaith http://www.peqnj.org Navajo Renwable Energy Programs http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/01/hopi_power.php?page=all http://www.wapa.gov/es/pubs/esb/2000/00Oct/default.htm http://www.sunwize.com/news/images/ntua_project.pdf http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2000/navajos.htm Native American Wind Energy http://www.nativewind.org http://www.irecusa.org/articles/static/1/1082763722_1051597266.html Climate Crisis Coalition http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org Set America Free http://www.setamericafree.org Physicians for Social Responsibility http://www.psr.org Science and Environmental Health Network http://www.sehn.org Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility http://www.iccr.org Our Stolen Future http://www.ourstolenfuture.org National Center for Appropriate Technology http://www.ncat.org Rocky Mountain Institute http://www.rmi.org Community Energy Opportunity Finder http://www.energyfinder.org Community Solution http://www.communitysolution.org Global Footprint Network http://www.globalfootprintnetwork.org Earth Policy Institute eco-economy http://www.earth-policy.org Alliance for Sustainability through Higher Education http://www.secondnature.org Campus Ecology - Sstainable Campus http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology Clean Air Now http://www.lung.ca/cando Global Warming early warning signs http://www.climatehotmap.org Climate Crisis http://www.climatecrisis.net Climate Change Educational Speakers http://www.greenhousenet.org Redefining Progress http://www.rprogress.org University Leaders for a Sustainable Future http://www.ulsf.org New England Climate Coalition http://www.newenglandclimate.org/effectsbystate.htm Advocates for Oil Awareness http://oilawareness.meetup.com Life After the Oil Crash http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net Refinery Reform Campaign http://www.refineryreform.org OilSandsWatch The Destruction of Canadian Wilderness http://oilsandswatch.org Mining Watch http://miningwatch.ca Killing with Oil Company Spills http://www.sunkills.com http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/crisis/spain_oil_spill/index.cfm Environmental impact of the offshore oil and gas industry http://www.offshore-environment.com book: Big Coal, The Dirty Secret, author: Jeff Goodell http://www.booktv.org/feature/index.asp?segID=7209&schedID=444 http://www.vestas.com DVD: Kilowatt Ours How Coal is destroying the Planet http://www.kilowattours.org Global Warming Impacts on Arctic ecosystem and the destruction of Native Alaskans and artic people. http://www.montreal2005.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=985F2458-1 Global Warming is a massive threat to Biodiversity and Wildlife http://conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/programs/climatechange book: Next Gulf, Oil Conflict in Nigeria; author: Andy Rowell http://www.remembersarowiwa.com/nextgulf.htm http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=2511 http://www.carbonweb.org/showitem.asp?article=70&parent=7&link=Y&gp=3 http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=20 Building Tomorrow’s Crisis? http://www.foe.org/camps/intl/institutions/finan03.pdf British Petroleum (BP) Greenwash, Climate Change http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/002130.html http://www.medialens.org/alerts/index.php http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/sbeder/bp.html http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=30224 BP's pipeline destroying communities http://www.bakuceyhan.org.uk/more_info/bp_pipeline.htm http://www.bakuceyhan.org.uk/news.htm http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/02/285978.html Vice President Dick Cheney, British Petroleum, Halliburton and Russian Black Gold http://indexresearch.blogspot.com/2005/11/siberian-shadowlands-part-1.html http://indexresearch.blogspot.com/2005/11/siberian-shadowlands-part-3.html http://www.unknownnews.org/041004a-te.html Campaign Against Climate Change http://www.campaigncc.org DIRTY TRICKS against AMERICANS and Corporate spying on citizens http://www.oneworldsee.org/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenpeace.org%2Finternational_en%2Ffeatures%2Fdetails%3Fitem_id%3D434049 WATCHING THEM, WATCHING YOU http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=9653 The PRESIDENT and EXXON Axis of oil http://www.oneworldsee.org/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenpeace.org%2Finternational_en%2Ffeatures%2Fdetails%3Fitem_id%3D434049 Association for the Study of Peak Oil http://www.peakoil.net The Coming Global Oil Crisis http://www.oilcrisis.com Twilight in the Desert, The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy http://www.twilightinthedesert.com Powerdown Project project to assist municipalities and communities in surviving http://www.postcarbon.org/initiatives/powerdown Power Shift http://www.videoproject.com/pow-833-v.html Community Food Security Coalition http://www.foodsecurity.org Community Solutions Film: Power of Community, How one Community Survived Peak Oil http://www.communitysolution.org/cuba.html High Noon For Natural Gas http://highnoon.ws Peak Oil Project http://www.bone2.com/kt/po/peakoil_project.htm Oil Empire http://www.oilempire.us Oil Decline http://www.oildecline.com Oil Crash http://www.oilcrash.com Crude Awakening http://www.crudeawakening.org Die Off http://dieoff.com Freedom From Oil http://freedomfromoil.com Kick the Oil Habit http://kicktheoilhabit.org Threats of Peak Oil to the Global Food Supply http://www.museletter.com/archive/159.html http://www.energybulletin.net/7088.html The Oil We Eat http://www.harpers.org/TheOilWeEat.html Hunger For Natural Gas http://www.chelseagreen.com/2004/items/highnoon/AssociatedArticles Why Our Food Is So Dependent on Oil http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/34/10314 Pew Center on Global Climate Change http://pewclimate.org National Environmental Trust http://www.net.org Environment Site http://theenvironmentsite.org Planet Drum http://planetdrum.org Natural Step http://www.thenaturalstep.com BioGems http://www.savebiogems.org Kibbutz Collective Farm sustainable communities and food security http://www.kibbutz.us David Suzuki Foundation http://www.davidsuzuki.org Living Nutrition http://www.livingnutrition.com Tour d'Organics bike rides http://www.tourdorganics.com Organic Athlete http://www.organicathlete.org Race to Be Cool http://www.racetobecool.org Wolf at the Door Beginner's Guide to Peak Oil http://www.wolfatthedoor.org.uk Survival in the 21st Century After Oil http://www.after-oil.co.uk Film: The End Of Suburbia, Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream http://www.endofsuburbia.com Film: Oil Crash http://www.oilcrashmovie.com Film: The Oil Factor http://www.theoilfactor.com Film: PEAK OIL - imposed by Nature http://www.peakoil-imposedbynature.com Peak Oil Video material FREE downloads links http://sydneypeakoil.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49 book: Uneasy Alchemy, Citizens and Experts in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor Disputes (death from oil refineries); author: Barbara L. Allen book: Oil Spills; author: Joanna Burger book: Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Conflicting Views of an Essential Interrelationship; author: Herman E. Daly book: The Oil Depletion Protocol, A Plan to Avert Oil Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse; author: Richard Heinberg book: Powerdown; author: Richard Heinberg book: Save Cash and Save the Planet; author: Andrea Smith book: Empty Tank, Oil, Gas, Hot Air, and the Coming Global Financial Catastrophe; author: Jeremy Leggett book: Outgrowing the Earth, The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures; author: Lester R. Brown book: The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century; author: James Howard Kunstler book: Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Iraq and the Future of the Dollar; author: William R. Clark book: Big Book of Self-Reliant Living; author: Walter Szykitka book: When Technology Fails, A Manual for Self Reliance & Planetary Survival; author: Matthew Stein report: The Full Economic Costs Of Louisiana’s Oil/Gas And Petrochemical Industries; author: P. Templet free report at- http://www.leanweb.org/pub.html report: The Making (and Breaking) of a Petrochemical Paradise; author: Raymond J. Burby free report at- http://www.planning.unc.edu/facstaff/faculty/burby/Baton_Rouge.pdf Solidarity Economics Strategies for Building New Economies http://www.geo.coop/SolidarityEconomicsEthanMiller.htm Green Economics http://www.greeneconomics.net EcoSquared Ecological Economics http://www.ecosquared.org Local Living Economies http://www.livingeconomies.org Energy and Resource Institute http://www.teriin.org Organization of Petroleum Avoiding Consumers http://www.mainebrook.com/opac Culture Change http://www.culturechange.org World Centric http://www.worldcentric.org Solar Electric Light Fund http://www.self.org Architects-Designers-Planners for Social Responsiblity http://adpsr.org No Need for Nukes http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=9622 Car Sharing - to reduce costs. (When will this happen for electric bicycles?) http://www.erideshare.com http://www.carsharing.net http://vvv.com/carshare/Links.html http://www.flexcarnetwork.com http://www.carshare.org http://www.shareajourney.com http://www.carsharing.org http://www.citycarshare.org http://www.autoshare.com http://www.liftshare.org http://www.zipcar.com http://www.flexcar.com http://www.communauto.com http://www.stattauto.com http://www.carsharing.ca http://www.mobility.ch http://www.icscarsharing.it http://www.carsharing.bz.it http://www.communitycar.com http://www.hourcar.org http://www.phillycarshare.org http://www.a2c3.org http://www.carsharegloucestershire.com Car Pooling or Ride Sharing http://www.erideshare.com http://www.nationalcarshare.co.uk http://www.carcompanion.co.uk http://www.carpoolconnect.com http://www.commuterchoice.com Electric Car Rentals http://www.revaindia.com/rentareva.htm Organic Gardening Catalog http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm Solar Catalog http://www.gaiam.com/realgoods Journal of Solar Energy Engineering http://scitation.aip.org/ASMEJournals/Solar/ INTERNATIONAL LINKS International Solar Energy Society http://www.ises.org International Photovoltaic Solar Electricity Association http://www.iea-pvps.org/ar/index.htm International Source Guide for Renewable Energy http://energy.sourceguides.com PV database http://www.pvdatabase.com International Solar Heating and Cooling Programme http://www.iea-shc.org Solar Works http://www.solar-works.com/staff.htm Solar Cookers International http://www.solarcookers.org Farming with Windmills http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200208260345.html http://www.sunfrost.com Ocean Energy Expo http://www.energyocean.com Concentrating Solar Power http://www.mng.org.uk/green_house/renewable_energy/csp.htm http://www.energylan.sandia.gov/sunlab/index.html http://www.dlr.de/tt/med-csp http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/34440.pdf International Symposium on Concentrating Solar Power Systems http://solarpaces2006.com Huge Solar Plants Bloom in Desert http://www.wired.com/news/planet/0,2782,69528,00.html?tw=rss.TOP http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=43336 Boron: A Better Energy Carrier than Hydrogen? http://www.eagle.ca/~gcowan/boron_blast.html#borotop Schools going Solar http://www.solarschools-brighterfuture.org/solarschools_en.htm International Institute for Energy Conservation http://www.iiec.org Sun & Wind Energy Journal http://www.sunwindenergy.com http://www.bva-solar.de Home Power Journal - free http://homepower.com Journal of Solar Energy Engineering http://scitation.aip.org/ASMEJournals/Solar/ World Solar Challenge Car Racing http://www.wsc.org.au/2007 ~~ IRELAND - SCOTLAND - UK ~~ Irish Solar Energy Association http://www.irishsolar.com Scottish Solar Energy Group http://www.sseg.org.uk UK Solar Energy Society http://www.thesolarline.com http://www.uk-ises.org British Photovoltaic Association http://www.greenenergy.org.uk/pvuk2 Solar for London Schools http://www.sustainable-energy.org.uk/site.builder/school%20solar.html http://www.solarforlondon.org.uk/site.builder/community.html Sustainable Ireland http://www.sustainable.ie Fuelling the Future http://www.fuellingthefuture.org Leeds Sustainability Network http://www.leeds-susnet.org.uk sustainable Thornbury http://www.sustainablethornbury.org Carbon Trust http://www.carbontrust.co.uk London Rising Tide http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk People and Planet http://www.peopleandplanet.org Friends of the Earth-Climate Change Campaign http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/issues/climate_change/index.html South Bank University Solar Car Racing http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/solarcar/main.htm ~~ CANADA ~~ Solar Energy Society of Canada http://www.solarenergysociety.ca Canadian Solar Industries Association http://www.cansia.ca Canadian Solar Decathlon http://www.canadiansolar.org BC Sustainable Energy Association http://www.bcsea.org Oil Free Coast Alliance http://www.oilfreecoast.org Vancouver Renewable Energy Coop http://www.recov.org City Green http://www.citygreen.ca Relocalize Saint John http://www.relocalizesj.org Canadian Electric Vehicle Society http://www.evsociety.ca Electric Vehicle Society of Canada http://www.evsociety.ca Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association http://www.veva.bc.ca http://www.veva.bc.ca/#otherlinks Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa http://www.evco.ca Durham Electric Vehicle Association http://www.durhamelectricvehicles.com Solar Vehicle Racing http://www.uoitsolarcar.ca Power of One Solar Car Racing http://www.xof1.com McMaster University Solar Car Racing http://www.solarcar.mcmaster.ca University of Calgary Solar Car Racing http://www.calgarysolarteam.ca University of New Brunswick Solar Car Racing http://www.ee.unb.ca/Projects/unbsolar University of Toronto Solar Car Racing http://www.blueskysolar.utoronto.ca University of Waterloo Solar Car Racing http://www.midsun.uwaterloo.ca/www University of Western Ontario SunStang Solar Car Project http://www.eng.uwo.ca/sunstang Polytechnique de Montreal Solar Vehicle http://www.polymtl.ca/esteban Technologie Supérieure Solar Car Racing http://eclipse.etsmtl.ca/fr/ ~~ AFRICA - MIDDLE EAST ~~ Solar Energy Society of Southern Africa http://www.sessa.org.za Solar Schools in South Africa http://www.self.org/SamanthaDlomo.asp Sustainable Energy Africa http://www.sustainable.org.za Renewable Energy Association of Swaziland http://www.ecs.co.sz/reaswa Yonge Nawe http://www.yongenawe.com Green Clippings http://www.greenclippings.co.za Egyptian Solar Energy Society http://www.soficom.com.eg/eses North Africa Renewable Energy Conference http://www.nrea.gov.eg/menarec/menarec.htm Desert Power: energy, food, and water from desert http://www.ju.edu.jo/confernces/gcreader/workshops_details.htm Sustainable Design links http://www.iciscenter.org/html/4_resources/links_sustainable.htm Arava Institute for Environmental Studies http://www.arava.org Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem http://www.arij.org Dead Sea Project http://www.deadseaproject.org ~~ LATIN AMERICA ~~ Latin America Renewable Energy Fair http://www.rio6.com Asociacion Nacional de Energía Solar http://www.anes.org Oilwatch Mesoamerica http://www.oilwatchmesoamerica.net ~~ CUBA ~~ Cubasolar http://www.cubasolar.cu ~~ PUERTO RICO ~~ Universidad de Puerto Rico Solar Decathlon http://solar.uprm.edu ~~ EUROPE ~~ Eurener Energia Solar http://eurener.com European Photovoltaic Industry Association http://www.epia.org European Solar Energy Association http://www.eurosolar.org European Solar Cities http://www.eu-solarcities.org European Solar Thermal Industry Federation http://www.estif.org European Solar Water Heater Initiative http://www.soltherm.org European Solar Research http://www.pvnord.org European Solar Engineering School http://www.eses.org European Association for Electric Vehicles http://www.avere.org http://www.citelec.org ~~ AUSTRIA ~~ Austria Solar Water Heater Initiative http://www.austriasolar.at Austrian Society for Renewable Energy http://www.aee.at Austrian Solar Thermal Initiative http://www.soltherm.at ~~ BELGIAN ~~ Belgian Solar Car Racing http://www.solarteam.be ~~ DENMARK ~~ Denmark Sustainable Energy Technology http://www.elle-kilde.dk Denmark Solar City http://www.solarcity.dk Solar City Copenhagen http://www.solarcitycopenhagen.dk Denmark Gaia Solar http://www.gaiasolar.dk Denmark Solar Heating http://www.arcon.dk http://www.solvarme.dk Dansk solenergiforening http://www.danvak.dk Dansk Eco Building http://www.ecobuilding.dk Green City Denmark http://www.greencity.dk ~~ FRANCE ~~ France Association for the Development of Renewable Energy http://www.asder.asso.fr France Committee on Renewable Energy http://www.cler.org France Renewable Energy Organization http://www.energies-renouvelables.org France Hespul Association http://www.hespul.org France Electric Vehicle Association http://www.cereveh.org Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century http://www.ren21.net French Renewable Energy Industry Association and Exhibition http://www.energie-ren.com/2006 SolarPACES concentrating solar power systems http://www.solarpaces.org France Solar Car Racing http://www.helioscar.com ~~ FINLAND ~~ Finnish Solar Education Program http://solis.wwnet.fi Finnish Solar Energy Society http://www.tkk.fi/Units/NEMO/eng4ises.htm ~~ GERMANY ~~ German Institute for Solar Energy Systems http://www.ise.fhg.de German Federal Solar industry Association http://www.bsi-solar.de German Solar Industry Association http://www.solarwirtschaft.de German Society for Solar Power http://www.dgs.de German Solar Server http://www.solarserver.de German Solar Promotion Association http://www.sfv.de German Solar Promotion http://www.solarfoerderung.de German Solar Info http://www.solarinfo.de German Solar Intergration http://www.solarintegration.de German Solar Institute http://www.sij.fh-aachen.de Renweable Energy in Germany http://www.german-renewable-energy.com German Solar Energy Circle http://www.solarkreis.de German Solar Journal Photon http://www.photon.de German Solar Journal Solar Themen http://www.solarthemen.de German Solar Initiative http://www.solarinitiativen.de German Solar Federal League http://www.solarbundesliga.de German Solar Portal http://www.solaranlagen-portal.de German Solar Factory Group http://www.solar-fabrik.com German International Solar Center http://emsolar.ee.tu-berlin.de/iscb/home.html German Solar Association of Amberg http://www.solarverein-amberg.de German Citizen Solar Power Group of Ainring http://www.sonnenkraft-ainring.de German Citizen Solar Power Group of Bavaria http://www.gmoaner.de German Solar Association of Bensheim http://www.solarverein-bensheim.de German Solar Project of Freilassing http://www.solarprojekt-freilassing.homepage.t-online.de German Solar Association of Marbach http://www.solarverein-marbach.de German Solar Association of Leobendorf http://www.solarregiolaufen.de German Solar Association of Piding http://piding.buergerkraftwerke.de German Solar Association of Rosenheimer http://www.rosolar.de German Citizen Solar Power Group of Saaldorf-Surheim http://www.saaldorf-surheim.de/index.php?id=115 German Solar Association of Trier http://www.solarverein-trier.de German Solar Cooker Easy for you to build http://www.solarofen.de German Solar Energy Demonstration http://www.solid.de Erneuerbare Energien http://www.erneuerbareenergien.de Bochum Solar Car Racing http://www.fh-bochum.de/solarcar ~~ GREECE ~~ Greek Solar Industry Association http://www.ebhe.gr Greek Centre of Renewable of Energy http://www.cres.gr Greek Electric Vehicle Association http://www.heliev.gr University of Patras Solar Car Racing http://www.mech.upatras.gr/~solarcar Olympic Solar Cars Racing Phaethon 2004 http://www.phaethon2004.org Aristotle University Solar Car Racing http://lat.eng.auth.gr/helios2004/ Holland Solar http://www.hollandsolar.nl ~~ ITALY ~~ ItalianSun Country http://www.paesedelsole.org Italian Solar Energy Society http://www.isesitalia.it Italian Solar Energy Newsletter http://www.ilsolea360gradi.it/news/news_sommario.htm Italian Association of Renewable Energy Producers http://www.aper.it Italian Solar Thermal Association http://www.ambienteitalia.it/solare.htm Italian Association for Solar Heating http://www.assolterm.it Italian Association for Renewable Energy http://www.resedaweb.org Italian Renewable Energy Society http://www.renael.it Italian PV Tech Expo http://www.pvtech.it Italian PV Journal Fotovoltaici FV http://www.artenergy.it/pages/rivista_FV.asp Concentrating Solar Power for the Mediterranean Region http://www.dlr.de/tt/med-csp Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation http://www.trecers.net/index.html Italian Team Futura Solar Car Racing http://www.futura2.it ~~ NETHERLANDS ~~ Netherlands Solar Links http://www.solarstart.nl Netherlands Solar - Startkabel http://zonne-energie.startkabel.nl Netherlands Solar - boogo links http://zonne-energie.boogolinks.nl Netherlands Solar http://www.polderpv.nl Netherlands Solar Solutions http://www.tss4u.nl GEZEN Foundation for Massive Solar Power http://www.gezen.nl Netherlands Electric Vehicle Association http://www.asne.nl Netherlands Nuon Solar Team Solar Car Racing http://www.nuonsolarteam.nl Netherlands University of Twente Solar Car Racing http://www.solarteamtwente.nl http://www.raedthuyssolarteam.nl http://www.wsc2005.utwente.nl Netherlands Solar Team http://www.solar-team.nl ~~ NORWAY ~~ Norwegian Solar Energy Society http://www.solenergi.no Norsk Solar Industry Association http://www.norsksolfangerindustri.no Norsk side om solenergianlegg http://www.solvarme.no SOLARNOR water heating systems http://www.solarnor.no Sun Lab http://www.sunlab.no ECO ark http://www.arkitektur.no/ecoark Sun Cook http://www.suncook.no ~~ RUSSIA ~~ Center for Energy Efficiency http://www.cenef.ru ~~ SPAIN ~~ Spain Renewable Energy Association Eco Earth http://www.ecoterra.org International Symposium Concentrating Solar Power Systems http://solarpaces2006.com Plataforma Solar de Almería http://www.psa.es Spain Solar Cookers Conference http://www.solarconference.net/ Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Solar Decathlon http://www.solardecathlon.upm.es Spain Solar Energy Training Centre http://www.censolar.es ~~ SWEDEN ~~ Solar Energy Association of Sweden http://www.solenergiforeningen.se Swedish PV consultants http://www.energibanken.se Swedish Design tool for building integrated photovoltaic systems http://www.solcell.nu/ Swedish Renewable Energy http://www.elforsk.se Swedish Switch to Solar Energy http://www.switchpower.se Swedish Solar Technology http://www.gpv-solar.com Solklart – solvärme http://www.solklart-solvarme.nu Nationellt solcellsprogram http://www.elforsk.se/solel SOLCELLER I BYGGANDET http://www.solcell.nu Svenska Solgruppen http://www.solgruppen.se ~~ SWITZERLAND ~~ Swiss Solar Energy Society http://www.sses.ch Swiss Solar Thermal Initiative http://soltherm.ch Swiss Exhibition center for photovoltaic integration http://www.demosite.ch Swiss Solar Engineering Association http://www.solarstrom.ch Stirling Engine http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~khirata/indexe.htm ~~ OCEANIA ~~ ~~ AUSTRALIA ~~ Australian & New Zealand Solar Energy Society http://www.anzses.org Solar Home and Building Tours http://www.solarhouseday.com Solar Education for Schools http://www.solarschools.net ASPO-Australia http://www.aspo-australia.org.au Blackall Range Relocalisation http://www.blackallrangerelocalisation.org Beaudesert Shire - Local Planning for an Oil-Depleted Future http://www.kimspages.org/beaudesertshirepeakoil.htm Sydney Peal Oil Group http://sydneypeakoil.com Queen's University Solar Car Racing http://engsoc.queensu.ca/solar Australia Aurora Vehicle Association Solar Car Racing http://www.aurorasolarcar.com Australian Technology Network Solar Car Racing http://www.unisa.edu.au/solarcar Australia Solar Car Racing 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