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Green
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Environmental Mission > Take
Action
| Building and Construction | |
| Renewable energy offset certificates | www.renewablechoice.com |
| Environmentally responsible products and services | www.greenseal.org |
| The Ecological Building Network: Ecological building resource | www.ecobuildnetwork.org |
| Architects/Designers/ Planners for Social Responsibility | www.adpsr.org |
| U.S. Green Building Council: Promotes environmentally responsible and healthy buildings. | www.usgbc.org |
| LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design: The LEED Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. | www.usgbc.org/ DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19 |
| Gardening and Landscaping | |
| Native California Plants | www.californiagardens.com/Lists/native.htm |
| Organic Consumers Association: The Internet's largest collection of articles on organics. | www.organicsconsumers.org |
| Materials | |
| Forest Friendly Lumber: FSC Wood information | www.forestfriendlylumber.com |
| Great ecological building resource | www.ecobuildnetwork.org |
| MeadowBoard | www.meadowoodindustries.com |
| Living Roof Systems | www.hydrotechusa.com |
| Information on living roofs, including articles and plant lists. | www.greenroofs.com |
| Photovoltaic Cells (Uni-Solar Brand) | www.uni-solar.com |
| Fiberboard Source—100% recycled contant, no formaldehyde | www.sierrapine.com |
| Take Action | |
| Carbon Footprint Calculator: Determine your carbon dioxide emissions from home energy consumption and your far. | www.nativeenergy.com/safeclimate_calculator.htm |
| New American Dream: Resources for buying wisely, living consciously, and making a difference. | www.newdream.org/index.php |