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Launched in 1987 in Switzerland and later in 1988 in Germany, came to North America via Quebec City in 1993. As of December 2005 - based on data provided by Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley - 17 U.S. carsharing programs claimed 91,995 members sharing 1,737 vehicles, and 11 Canadian carsharing programs claimed 13,576 members sharing 672 vehicles.
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
REPP's goal is to accelerate the use of renewable energy by providing credible information, insightful policy analysis, and innovative strategies amid changing energy markets and mounting environmental needs by researching, publishing, and disseminating information, creating policy tools, and hosting highly active, on-line, renewable energy discussion groups.
Co-op Power is a consumer-owned cooperative organized to create and maintain an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable energy future, locally rooted, and responsive to the needs of its members and communities across the Northeast. As a first major project, Co-op Power is now building Northeast Biodiesel Company to produce biodiesel for our region from waste vegetable oil; see
The Energy Security Initiative, a project of Physicians for Social Responsibility, is dedicated to advancing a national energy policy that protects public health, defends the environment, and strengthens global security.
The Local Energy Farm aims to demonstrate the possibility of reducing and eventually eliminating community dependence on fossil fuels for energy. This project is based in Vancouver and is part of a larger move towards Relocalization.
Energy Star Products and Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy are promoting the purchase and use of energy-efficient appliances and equipment by awarding the Energy Star label. Specific programs include "green" lighting, building, and appliances.
Institute for Environmental Research and Education
The Institute for Environmental Research and Education (IERE) has recently completed a study of the engineering, economics and social aspects of taking a community to energy independence. As a model, the study used the Vashon-Maury Island community, a grid linked community of 11,000 in central Puget Sound. The results are fully applicable to any Pacific Northwest community, and many of the results are applicable to the entire developed world.
RenewableEnergyAccess.com was started in 1998 by a group of Renewable Energy professionals who wanted their work to relate to their passion for renewable energy. With this passion and the desire to create a long term sustainable business, we have created perhaps the single most recognized and trusted source for Renewable Energy News and Information on the Internet.
Post Carbon Institute is a think, action and education tank offering research, project tools, education and information to implement proactive strategies to adapt to an energy constrained world.
Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining.
Peak Oil
Association for the Study of Peak Oil & GAS – USA (ASPO-USA)
A Non-profit, Non-partisan Research and Public Education Initiative to Address America’s Peak Oil Energy Challenge.
Check ot there Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) is a local plan for dealing with Peak Oil. It goes well beyond issues of energy supply, to look at across-the-board creative adaptations in the realms of health, education, economy and much more.
EnergyBulletin.net is designed to be a clearinghouse for current information regarding the peak in global energy supply.
Campaigns to expose the true costs of oil and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming political barriers to that transition.
A campaign to reduce our dependence on oil.
Peak Oil News and Message Boards
A privately funded website with no affiliation with any group, business or other interest group. The supporting staff are 100% volunteers from around the globe, and receive no compensation of any kind.
The Community Solution is a program of Community Service, Inc. Community Service is dedicated to the development, growth and enhancement of small local communities. The site includes a great resource page for Peak Oil.
Global Climate Change
The Alternative Fuels Data Center
A vast collection of information on alternative fuels and the vehicles that use them. Alternative fuels described here are those defined by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, including biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, and propane. This site has more than 3,000 documents in its database, an interactive fuel station mapping system, current listings of available alternative fuel vehicles, and lots of alternative fuels information and related links.
The SafeClimate carbon footprint calculator allows you to determine carbon dioxide emissions from major sources: home energy consumption and transportation by car and plane.
EPA has developed tools to help individuals (and households) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and take action. Use this online calculator to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions or your family’s greenhouse gas emissions. Then move on to the next section of the calculator to explore actions you and/or your family can take to lower your emissions while reducing your energy and waste disposal costs. For each action you choose to take, the calculator displays the amount of emissions you could avoid and how that amount relates to your total emissions.
Charlie Rose Interview with Al Gore
An hour with former Vice President Al Gore. He discusses his new film, "An Inconvenient Truth" and the science and politics surrounding global warming. Excellent interview.
Cities for Climate Protection® (CCP)
The program is designed to educate and empower local governments worldwide to take action on climate change. CCP is a performance-oriented campaign that offers a framework for local governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve livability within their municipalities.
NetGreen offers a simple yet significant avenue for people to become a part of the global warming solution. NetGreen encourages us to become carbon neutral - a state of being based upon balance and responsibility. NetGreen empowers individuals, businesses and communities to achieve a net reduction in emissions today, while working to reduce their emissions over time.
The New York 10% Challenge invites you to help protect the planet from global warming by saving energy and choosing clean sources of energy. These sensible actions avoid the use of coal, gasoline, and other fossil fuels that produce heat-trapping gases when burned. The New York 10% Challenge will help you figure out how your electricity use, home heating, and driving contribute to global warming, and get you started reducing your impact on the planet. The first step is simply making the pledge to cut your emissions 10%.
A collaborative effort launched by Stonyfield Farm, Inc., Earth Day Network; and Clean Air-Cool Planet to catalyze broad-based societal actions that will slow and eventually reverse human-induced climate change. We have no interest in doom and gloom reporting and hand-wringing and instead believe that positive change starts with a hopeful outlook that real change is possible.
The SafeClimate Carbon Footprint Calculator
Allows you to determine carbon dioxide emissions from major sources: home energy consumption and transportation by car and plane.
The sole mission of The Climate Trust is to promote climate change solutions by providing high quality greenhouse gas offset projects and advancing sound offset policy.
US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
On February 16, 2005 the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement to address climate disruption, became law for the 141 countries that have ratified it to date. On that day, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels launched this initiative to advance the goals of the Kyoto Protocol through leadership and action by at least 141 American cities. Mayor Nickels, along with a growing number of other US mayors, is leading the development of a US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.