Green Links
How to Go Green Links
TIME: 51 Things We Can Do to Save the Enviroment
These items are not as Green as you think

Current Events Links

Small NH City Takes On Global Warming Challenge Enviromental awareness exploded in teh last year as scientists issued a series of dire reports about man-made global warming. Yet even when people adopt eco-friendly habits - whether driving less or composting more - reasearch shows they don't sustain them for long.
World Wildlife
The Wrong Choice for Massachusetts
BBC Climate: News, opinions, and explanations around the BBC
An Inconvenient Truth Viewing Restricted News Article
Cape Wind: Cape Wind would power 3/4 of the Cape and Islands and help us move away from dirty sources of power. Building Cape Wind will be a big step froward for the enviroment and a step towards a new energy future. Our goal is to send 3,000 messages from Enviroment Massachusetts supproters. Click here to support a clean energy futre with Cape wind!


Environmental Campaign Links

MassPIRG
MASSPIRG is an organization that is very active in Massachussetts environmental projects.  The website has a great overview of some of the issues and links for signing petitions online, sending letters, or calling or state legislaters with sample messages provided.  Great link for becoming active in Massachussetts environmental issues.

Move-on Exxon Campaign This is another organiztion that makes it easy to get involved  in the
political side of environmentalism.  Click on this link for details on the Exxon Campaign.

Green Building Links

SMART recommendations for a Green WHS This is a paper presented by Mary Gard, a representative of the Wellesley community organization SMART on why and how the building project could go green.  This paper has been presented to the permanant buildings and school commitee already.
PowerPoint on High Performance Schools This PowerPoint includes case study information for local green school renovations like Newton Sout

Local Green School
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Green Schools PowerPoint Presentation
Obtaining a Green Schools Gran
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NEEP

Building Green Schools Resource List

The Philip Merill Environmental Cente
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Computers-Off Initiative Links
Computer Energy Use form Harvard's Green Campus Initiative
Background info on Computer Energy Use
Bright-Idea: Lightbulb Project Links

Change a Light Change the World Campaign Advertisement and Order Forms: A Case study for the GreenTeam to learn fro
NEED Light Info Sheet a good background information source on how changing a light can save money and the environment
Wellesley's Turf Project

Background info on Turf
Townsman Article on Turf Campaign