K-12

Center for Geography and Environmental Education
http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/divisions/cgee/Default.htm

Center for a Sustainable Future
http://csf.concord.org/

Child Labor Curriculum and Resources
http://www.fieldsofhope.org/resources/resources.asp

Creative Change Educational Solutions
http://www.creativechange.net/

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century
http://www.consciouschoice.com/environs/deepecology1209.html

The ESD Toolkit
http://www.esdtoolkit.org/

Facing the Future
http://www.facingthefuture.org

Green Teacher Magazine
http://www.greenteacher.com/

New Jersey Sustainable Schools Network
http://www.globallearningnj.org/ssn.htm

Orion Society
http://www.orionsociety.org/

Project WILD
http://www.projectwild.org/

Projects International
http://www.e-o-n.org/Projects_International/alpha/

Rescue Mission Planet Earth
http://www.tgmag.ca/enviro/teach_e.html

Schools for a Sustainable Future
http://www.sfsf.com.au/

Sustainability Education Handbook for K-12 Teachers
http://www.urbanoptions.org/SustainEdHandbook/

The Sustainability Education Center
http://www.sustainabilityed.org

Teaching for a Sustainable Future
http://www.unesco.org/epd/unesco/

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For Higher Education

Beyond Grey Pinstripes
http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org

Campus Ecology & Environmental Literacy
http://www.ecostudies.org/cary8/grant/grant.html

Center for Human Ecology
http://www.che.ac.uk/

Choosing to Participate: Facing History and Ourselves
http://www.facinghistorycampus.org/ctp/ctp.nsf/all+docs/CTP+home?

Columbia Earth Institute
http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/

Corporate Environmental Management Program (CEMP) at the University of Michigan
http://www.umich.edu/~cemp/

Fuqua School of Business at Duke University
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/index_40.html

Good Company's Campus Sustainability
http://goodcompany.cc/gc/campus/

Haas School of Business at University of California at Berkeley
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/

HENSE: Higher Education Network for Sustainability Education
http://www.ulsf.org/hense/

Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/

Learning for a Sustainable Future
http://www.lsf-lst.ca/

Schumacher College
http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/index.html

Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/sepup

Sustainable Living Project at Oregon State University
http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/sustain/

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
http://www.ulsf.org

University of Oregon Sustainability Leadership Academy
http://center.uoregon.edu/sustainability/index.php

Vermont Education for Sustainability (EFS) Project
http://www.shelburnefarms.org/educationprograms/adult.htm

Yale School of Management
http://mba.yale.edu/

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System Dynamics/The Mathematics of Sustainability

Creative Learning Exchange: Systems Education
http://www.clexchange.org/

High Performance Systems, Inc.
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/
press_releases/news.cfm?uNewsID=2141

Iterative Algebra & Dynamic Modeling (Kurt Kreith)
http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~kkreith/IADM.html

Modeling the Environment
http://www.nps.navy.mil/ofcinst/esr399.htm

StarLogo Home
http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/courses/mas712/slweb/

STELLA Software (High Performance Systems)
http://www.iseesystems.com/(rcbpqp454d0tma2utmjsjiau)/index.aspx

Sustainability Institute
http://www.sustainer.org/

System Dynamics Resource Page at Arizona State University
http://www.public.asu.edu/%7Ekirkwood/sysdyn/SDRes.htm

System Dynamics Society
http://www.albany.edu/cpr/sds/

The System Dynamics in Curriculum Project at MIT
http://web.mit.edu/sdg/www/educproject.html

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Environmental Education

Arnold Creek Productions

http://www.arnoldcreekproductions.com

BirdCast
http://www.birdsource.org/birdcast/

Center For Global Environmental Education
http://cgee.hamline.edu/

Dr. Art's Guide to Planet Earth
http://www.planetguide.net/

EE Link: Environmental Education on the Internet
http://eelink.net/ee-linkintroduction.html

Environmental History: Gold Rush Sesquicentennial
http://www.calgoldrush.com/index.html

Environmental Inquiry (Cornell University)
http://ei.cornell.edu/

Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
http://www.earthforce.org/section/programs/green/

Green School Project
http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl

Healthy Schools Network
http://www.healthyschools.org/

The Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES)
http://ecostudies.org/

Millard Clement's Home Page (Environmental Resources)
http://pages.nyu.edu/~hmc1/

NatureServe - An Online Encyclopedia of Life
http://www.natureserve.org/

NEEAP: Nat. Environmental Education Advancement Project
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/neeap/

Ocean Arks International
http://www.oceanarks.org/

Project Wild
http://www.projectwild.org/

Schools Go Green
http://www.schoolsgogreen.org/

Solar Energy Curriculum and Resources
http://www.need.org/guides.htm

United Nations Educational, Science, and Cultural Organization

http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/index.htm

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Standards & Assessment

CSETL: Cntr. for the Study of Expertise in Teaching & Learning
http://www.csetl.org/

ENC Standards and Frameworks
http://www.enc.org/professional/standards/

Food and Fiber Systems Literacy
http://food_fiber.okstate.edu/

Guidelines for Excellence in Environmental Education
http://www.naaee.org/npeee/

McREL Standards
http://198.17.205.11/standards-benchmarks/docs/factsheet.asp

NAAEE's Guidelines for Excellence in Environmental Learning
http://naaee.org/pages/publications/pubdescriptions.html

New York State Learning Standards
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysatl/standards.html

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
http://standards.nctm.org/

Sites Offering Academic and Skill Standards
http://www.ed.gov/G2K/standard.html

Social Studies Standards
http://www.myscschools.com/offices/cso/
Social_Studies/standards/Soc_Stud_standards.htm

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Sustainable Communities / Sustainable Development

Center for Neighborhood Technology
http://www.cnt.org/

Civic Practices Network
http://www.cpn.org/

The Commons Sustainability Agenda
http://ecoplan.org

EPA - Community-Based Environmental Protection
http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/

EPA's Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and

Communities
http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/

European Foundation's Sustainable Development Page
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/themes/sustainability/

Five E's Unlimited - Sustainable Development
http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/

Global Action Plan
http://www.globalactionplan.org/

The Harlem Environmental Access Project (HEAP)
http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/text_version/k12/heap/

ICLEI: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
http://www.iclei.org/infoch.htm

IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development
http://www.iisd.org/

International Peer Support for Outstanding Sustainability Innovations
http://www.ecoplan.org/wtpp/wt_index.htm

Libraries Build Sustainable Communities
http://www.ala.org/ala/srrt/tfoe/lbsc/librariesbuild.htm

Livable Communities Initiative and Resources
http://www.lcinitiative.org/cgi-bin/lci/home/index.html?id=z8yKr5d3

Scorecard: Community Pollution Information
http://www.scorecard.org/

Shared Spaces (Netherlands)
http://www.sharedspaces.nl/

Sustainability 2000
http://www.lcinitiative.org/cgi-bin/lci/home/index.html?id=z8yKr5d3

(SCN) Sustainable Communities Network
http://www.sustainable.org/

Sustainable-USA (SUNetwork)
http://www.sustainable-usa.org

Top 10 American environmentally friendly cities
http://enn.com/

United Nations: Commission on Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd13/csd13.htm

Wal-Mart Watch
http://www.walmartwatch.org/

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Sustainable Organizations Links

Abell Foundation
http://www.abell.org/programareas/index.html

A+DEN Architecture + Design Education Network 

http://www.adenweb.org/index 

American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org

American Forum for Global Education
http://www.globaled.org/

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Environmental Resource Guide
http://www.aia.org

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
http://www.aspca.org

Buckminster Fuller Institute
http://www.bfi.org

Business Council for Sustainable Development
http://www.bcsdgm.org

Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel
http://www.sustainabletravel.org/

Business Environmental Leadership Council
www.pewclimate.org

Business Impact (UK)
http://www.business-impact.org

Business for Social Responsibility
http://www.bsr.org

Center for a Sustainable Future
http://csf.concord.org/

Center for Sustainable Enterprise (Kenan Flagler Business School-UNC-CH)
http://www.kenanflagler.unc.edu/sei/

Citizens for a Better Environment
http://www.cbemw.org

Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economics (CERES)
http://www.ceres.org

Community Economic Development Centre\Conservation International
http://www.conservation.org

Earth Charter Initiative
http://www.earthcharter.org/

Earth Council
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/

Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
http://www.earthjustice.org

Earth Pledge Foundation
http://www.earthpledge.org/

Environmental Defense Fund
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm

European Partners for the Environment
http://www.epe.be

Forum for the Future
http://www.forumforthefuture.org.uk

Free the Children
http://www.freethechildren.org

Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.org/

Global Trade Watch
http://www.citizen.org/trade/

Green Business Network
http://www.greenbiz.com

Green Gazelles
http://www.greengazelles.org

Greenpeace
http://www.greenpeace.org

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
http://www.ilsr.org

Institute for Sustainable Communities
http://www.iscvt.org

International Council for Science
http://www.icsu.org/

Local Harvest
http://www.localharvest.org/

The Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org/

National Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org

Net Impact
http://www.net-impact.org

New Jersey Sustainable Schools Network
http://www.globallearningnj.org/SSN.htm

New Ventures
http://www.new-ventures.org

New York Alliance for Sustainability
http://www.mtn.org/iasa/events.htm

North America Alliance for Green Education
http://www.naage.org/

Northwest Earth Institute
http://www.nwei.org/

Pew Center on Global Climate Change
http://www.pewclimate.org

The Preservation Institute
http://www.preservenet.com/WeBelieve.html

Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org

Resource Renewal Institute
http://www.rri.org/index.html

Rocky Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org/

SciDev.net
http://www.scidev.net/

Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org

Social Investment Forum
http://www.socialinvest.org

Stockholm Environment Institute
http://www.sei.se/

Sustainable Communities Network
http://www.sustainable.org/

United Farmworkers
http://www.ufw.org

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
http://www.ulsf.org/

World Business Academy
http://www.worldbusiness.org/

World Resources Institute, Sustainable Enterprise Program (SEP)
http://www.wri.org/wri/sep

World Wildlife Fund
http://www.wwf.org/

Yale School of Management - The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures
http://www.ventures.yale.edu/

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Sustainable Business Links

For Students

Junior Achievement
http://www.ja.org/

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
http://www.nfte.com

Realm
http://www.realm.net/index-e.cfm?&FS=1

Young Entrepreneurs' Organization
http://www.yeo.org

Young Entrepreneur Website
http://www.youngentrepreneur.com

Youth Venture
http://www.youthventure.org

Sustainable Businesses

American Excelsior Company
http://www.amerexcel.com

The Body Shop
http://www.thebodyshop.com

Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
http://www.benjerry.com

Chiquita
http://www.chiquita.com

Dole
http://www.dole.com

Echoing Green
http://www.echoinggreen.org

Electrolux
http://www.electrolux.com

Esprit
http://www.esprit.com

Fox Fibre
http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/2ottman.htm

Fubu
http://www.fubu.com

Greg Barber Company
http://www.gregbarberco.com/

Green Map
http://www.greenmap.org/

Green Marketing
http://www.greenmarketing.com

Green Village
http://www.greenvillageproducts.com

Greyston Bakery Story
http://www.greystonbakery.com/bakery.html

IdleAire Technologies Corporation
http://www.idleaire.com

Ikea
http://www.ikea-usa.com/

McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry
http://www.mbdc.com

Nova Chemicals
http://www.novachem.com/

Reebok
http://www.reebok.com/Reebok/US/HumanRights/home.html

Safe Play Systems

www.safeplaysystems.com

Seventh Generation
http://www.seventhgeneration.com

Starbucks
http://www.starbucks.com

Stonyfield Farm, Inc.
http://www.stonyfield.com

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Company
http://www.sustainableharvest.com

Social Venture Network
http://www.svn.org

Sustainable Business.com
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com

Sustainability
http://www.sustainability.com

Ten Thousand Villages
http://www.villages.ca/

Tom's of Maine
http://www.tomsofmaine.com

VanCity
http://www.vancity.com/menuId/50001

Volvo
http://www.volvo.com

White Dog's Tale
http://www.futurenet.org/17work/wicks.htm

Women's Business Links

Business Women's Network
http://www.bwni.com

Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
http://www.fwe.org

National Association for Female Executives
http://www.nafe.com

National Association of Women Business Owners
http://www.nawbo.org

National Women's Business Council
http://www.nwbc.gov

Online Women's Business Center
http://www.onlinewbc.gov/

Women's Environment and Development Organization
http://www.wedo.org/

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Ecological Economics

Critical Consumption Trends and Implications
http://www.wristore.com/wristore/critcontrena.html

Ecovillage Community Audit
http://www.habiter-autrement.org/20.liens/05_lien.htm

Griesinger Films on Ecological Economics
http://www.griesingerfilms.com/

International Society for Ecological Economics
http://www.ecoeco.org/

Ithaca Hours - Local Currencies
http://www.lightlink.com/hours/ithacahours/

Paper Cuts: Recovering the Paper Landscape
http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/paper/149.html

Scientific Certification Systems
http://www.scscertified.com/

Seeing the Forests for Their Green (Sierra Club, 8/00)
http://www.sierraclub.org/forests/report00/

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Sustainability Indicators and Indices

Calvert Group, Inc. (Calvert Social Investment Fund)
http://www.calvertgroup.com/sri.html

Ceres Principles
http://www.ceres.org

Domini Social 400 Index
http://www.domini.com/

Ecological Footprint
http://www.rprogress.org

Ecological Footprints of Nations
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/

Ecological Impact Project on EdGateway
http://www.rprogress.org/newprograms/sustIndi/links/index.shtml

Economic Aspects of Welfare
http://www.sustainablemeasures.com

ECOVOYAGEUR: Footprint Curriculum
http://www.21century.com.au/environment/Ecofoot/classroom.htm

Environmental Sustainability Index
http://www.ciesin.org/indicators/ESI/

The Genuine Progress Indicator
http://www.rprogress.org

Global Climate Coalition
http://www.globalclimate.org/

Global Compact
http://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/global.htm

Global Footprint Network

www.globalfootprintnetwork.org

Global Reporting Initiative
http://www.globalreporting.org/

The Human Well-Being Index (HWI)
http://www.undp.org/

The Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW)
http://www.humboldt.edu/%7Eenvecon/ppt/309/unit4/sld027.htm

Innovest
http://www.innovestgroup.com/

ISO 14000
http://www.iso14000.com/

LEAD's EcoFootprint Calculator
http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/default.htm

The Measure of Economic Welfare
http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/

Natural Step Process
http://www.naturalstep.org

ReDefining Progress
http://www.rprogress.org/

Sunshine Standards
http://www.stakeholderalliance.org/sunstds.html

SustainAbility
http://www.sustainability.com/home.asp

Sustainable Measures: Sustainable Community Indicators Training
http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/Indicators/

World Business Council for Sustainable Development
http://www.wbcsd.org

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Sustainable Practices and Movements

Advanced Building Technologies
http://www.advancedbuildings.org/

Council on Economic Priorities: Corporate Report Card
http://www.cepnyc.org/

Environmental Defense - Find out about YOUR electricity
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentid=1821

GiveForChange.com
http://giveforchange.com/

Global Youth ACTION Network
http://www.youthlink.org/

Green Map System
http://www.greenmap.org/

Irbis Enterprises (Mongolian Fair Trade)
http://www.snowleopard.org

Lohas Journal - EcoTourism Issue - Sep 00
http://www.lohasjournal.com/app/cda/nbp_cda.php

The Natural Step-US
http://www.naturalstep.org/

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
http://www.nesea.org/

Seeds of Simplicity
http://www.simpleliving.net/seedsofsimplicity/

Solstice- Energy Efficiency
http://solstice.crest.org/efficiency/Education

Sustainable Business
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/

Sustainable Living Network
http://www.sustainableliving.org/

The University Committee for a Sustainable Campus
http://www.ecofoot.msu.edu/

The Wildlands Project
http://www.twp.org/

Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives
http://www.zeri.org/

Terrazia

www.terrazia.com

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Global Issues

Choices for the 21st Century Education Program at Brown Univ.
http://www.choices.edu/index.cfm

The Earth Times: Environment, Politics, Society
http://www.earthtimes.org/

Globalization101.org
http://www.globalization101.org/

GreenHaven Press - Opposing Viewpoints Series
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/general/oppose.htm

Pop-Planet: Country Briefing Books
http://popplanet.org/PopPlanet/

Population Action International: Resources
http://www.populationaction.org/

Population Information: Audubon
http://www.audubonpopulation.org/

Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
http://www.prb.org/

Population Site: National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
lessons/09/g68/pyramids.html

Population Site: Worldwatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org/press/news/

Repertoire of World S/D Resources
http://ecoplan.org/wtpp/general/resources.htm

The United Nations Cyber School Bus: UN & Global Issues
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/index.asp

World Affairs Council WTO Curriculum
http://www.world-affairs.org/class_curriculum.html

World Bank Guide to Global Issues
http://youthink.worldbank.org/

WTOWatch
http://www.wtowatch.org/

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Sustainable Food Systems

American Farmland Trust
http://www.farmland.org/

Council For Responsible Genetics
http://www.gene-watch.org/

ECHO: Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization
http://www.echonet.org/

The Edible Schoolyard
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/

Food For Everyone: Teaching Resource
http://www.iearn.org/projects/food/

The Food Systems Project of the Center for Ecoliteracy
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/pages/foodsystemsproject.html

Institute for Food and Agricultural Policy (Food First)
http://www.foodfirst.org/

Just Food
http://www.justfood.org/

Kids Can Make A Difference: Educating Youth About Hunger
http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/cando.htm

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard

http://www.mhcfoodpantry.org/

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.sustainableagriculture.net/

Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology
http://www.vshiva.net/

Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
http://www.etcgroup.org/

Rural Coalition
http://www.ruralco.org/

The Solar Cooking Archive
http://solarcooking.org/

The Soul of Agriculture
http://www.soulofag.org/

Time Travelers in the Field (Scientific American 2/00)
http://millionmagazines.com/sciam.html

Worldwatch: Agricultural biotech briefing
http://www.buddycom.com/ecol/ww/biotecagr.html

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The Science of Sustainability

Climate Change Education Module (MEC)
http://metroeast_climate.ciesin.columbia.edu/edumod.html

ClimateHome
http://www.strategies.org/Climate.html

Climate Voice Campaign

climatevoice.org

The Natural Step-US
http://www.naturalstep.org/

People and ecosystems The fraying web of life
http://www.isuma.net/v03n02/lash/lash_e.shtml

World Wide Fund for Nature: "Speed Kills" Summary
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/
press_releases/news.cfm?uNewsID=2141

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Resources for Sustainability

Children First: A Parent's Guide to Fighting Corporate Predators
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838
/is_1999_Nov-Dec/ai_60072790/pg_3

Earth Love Fund (the U'wa of Columbia)
http://www.unisong.com/elf/index.html

Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com/

Global Citizen: Donella Meadows Archive
http://www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php

Global Environment Outlook (UNEP)
http://www.unep.org/geo2000/

Human Development Report 1998: Consumption (
http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/1998/en/)

Orion Online (Orion and Orion Afield magazines)
http://www.oriononline.org/

SafeKidsNow
http://environet.policy.net/health/neighborhood/cehfuture/

Solutions Site to Social and Environmental Problems (Horizon)
http://www.solutions-site.org/

The Turning Point Project
http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/209

Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.ucsusa.org/

World Resources Institute
http://www.wri.org/

Zillions Online: Kids and Consumerism
http://www.zillions.org/

Important Sustainable Development Documents

Agenda 21
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21text.htm

The Convention on Biological Diversity
http://www.biodiv.org/convention/articles.asp

The Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?
clid=24&theme=&usrsess=1&id=67392

Kyoto Protocol
http://unfccc.int/resource/convkp.html

The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm

Statement of Principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-3annex3.htm

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/rights/50/decla.htm

Toolkits

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/text/p06_1574.asp

Hoovers.com
http://www.hoovers.com

Our World Sustainability News Alerts
http://ecoplan.org/general/sustainability-news.htm

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Government

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
http://www.iclei.org

International Institute for Environment and Development
http://www.iied.org/

International Institute for Sustainable Development
http://www.iisd.org/default.asp

International Labor Organization
http://www.ilo.org

International Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
http://web.library.emory.edu/subjects/socsci/polsci/igongo.html

Sustainable Business Associates
http://www.planet.ch/sba

United Nations Global Compact Program
http://www.unglobalcompact.org

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd.htm

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)
http://www.unido.org

United Nations Environment Programme - Technology, Industry and Economics Division
http://www.unepie.org

World Business Council for Sustainable Development
http://www.wbcsd.ch

World Bank Development Forum (Social Justice)
http://www.worldbank.org/devforum

World Conservation Union
http://www.iucn.org/

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/en/

United States Government Agencies

Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov

Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov

Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov

Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
http://www.irs.gov

Justice Department
http://www.usdoj.gov/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov

Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
http://www.sec.gov

Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov

U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.loc.gov/copyright

U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov

U.S. Energy Department
http://www.doe.gov

U.S. Government Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov

Important U.S. Government Documents

The Clean Air Act of 1970
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaq_caa.html

The Clean Water Act of 1977
http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/cwa.htm

Civil Rights Act of 1994
http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/vii.html

Fair Labor Standards Act
http://www.opm.gov/flsa/overview.asp

The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fplajump.html

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gatt_e/gatt_e.htm

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/nepa/nepaeqia.htm

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
http://ffas.usda.gov/info/factsheets/nafta.html

Occupational Safety and Health Act
http://www.osha.gov

The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
http://www.epa.gov/region5/defs/html/tsca.htm

Uniform Commercial Code
http://www.netlizard.com/yourlaw/13state.htm

State and Local Environmental Offices

New York City Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dep/home.html

Business Publications

Black Enterprise magazine
http://www.blackenterprise.com

Bloomberg Financial Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com

Business Week
http://www.businessweek.com

Consumer Reports
http://www.consumerreports.org/main/home.jsp

Economist
http://www.economist.com

Entrepreneur
http://www.entrepreneur.com

Financial Times
http://www.ft.com

Forbes
http://www.forbes.com

Fortune
http://www.fortune.com

Hispanic Business
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com

Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.mbemag.com

Money
http://money.cnn.com/

Nature
http://www.nature.com/nature/

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com

Science
http://www.sciencemag.org/

Smart Money
http://www.smartmoney.com/

U.S. News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com

Wall Street Journal
http://www.wsj.com

Working Mother
http://www.workingwoman.com

Young Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.kidsway.com

Y & E Magazine
http://ye.entreworld.org/

Yes Magazine
http://www.yesmagazine.org/

Sustainable Development Publications and Publishers

Chelsea Green Publishers
http://www.chelseagreen.com/

Earthscan Publications
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/home.htm

Environmental Finance
http://www.environmental-finance.com/

Envirolink Network
http://www.envirolink.org/

Green Futures
http://www.greenfutures.org.uk/

Greg Barber Company (Environmental Paper and Printing)
http://www.gregbarberco.com/

In Business
http://www.inbusiness.org/inbusine.htm

Island Press
http://www.islandpress.com/

National Geographic Magazine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com

National Geographic Explorer
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/

New Society Publishers
http://www.newsociety.com

Tomorrow Magazine
http://www.tomorrow-web.com

Small Business Development Centers

(SBDC)
http://www.sba.gov

YWCA
http://www.ywca.org

YMCA
http://www.ymca.org

Loans for Business Related Activities

Creating Youth-Based Initiatives
http://www.business.act.gov.au/services/startingyourbusiness
/creatingyouthbusinessinitiatives.html

National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
http://www.natfed.org

Young Americans Bank (YAB)
http://www.theyoungamericans.org/YAB.html

Online and In-person Discussion/Study Groups

The Commons Sustainability Agenda
http://ecoplan.org

Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF)
http://www.sinica.edu.tw/mirror/econwpa.wustl
.edu/other_www/EconFAQ/node156.html

Conversation Café
http://www.conversationcafe.org

My Lead Net
http://myleadnet.lead.org/egroups/list.cfm

The New Mobility Agenda
http://www.ecoplan.org/wtpp/wt_index.htm

The New Road Map Foundation
http://www.newroadmap.org

Northwest Earth Institute
http://www.nwei.org/pages/discussion.html

World Carshare Consortium
http://www.worldcarshare.com/

Yes! Magazine
http://www.yesmagazine.org.discuss.htm

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Youth Programs

Oxfam International Youth Parliament

http://www.iyp.oxfam.org/

The Oxfam International Youth Parliament (Oxfam IYP) is an initiative of Oxfam International, managed by Oxfam Australia. OIYP is a network of young leaders in 92

countries working for positive and lasting change in their communities. 

Youth Action for Change

http://www.youthactionforchange.org/

The “Youth Action for Change” program is an initiative, for and by youths, whose main aim is to inspire and help young people empower themselves. Through our work we want to develop a global network of conscious-minded and self-reliant youths who are committed to bring about positive changes in their community and the world at large.

World Assembly of Youth

The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is the international coordinating body of national youth councils and organizations. The full members of WAY are national youth councils. WAY has 94 member organizations from all continents.

The World Youth Peace Summit

www.wyps.org

The World Youth Peace Summit is the first multi-sectoral youth platform for peace, bringing together young leaders from government, business, entertainment, education, law, medicine, science, religion, the arts, technology, sports, media, agriculture, non-governmental organizations and youth organizations.

SustainUs

www.sustainus.org

SustainUs forms part of the AtKisson Inc. global network that has long been an international leader in providing strategic support to sustainability initiatives. We can help you with a small, specific project or design and manage a comprehensive, multi-year program.

iEARN

www.iearn.org

Started in 1988, iEARN is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

New American Dream

www.newdream.org

The Center exists to create that positive impact. We work with individuals, institutions, communities, and businesses to conserve natural resources, counter the commercialization of our culture, and change the way goods are produced and consumed.

Roots & Shoots

www.rootsandshoots.org

Roots & Shoots® engages and inspires youth through community service and service learning. Founded by Dr. Jane Goodall, this global program emphasizes the principle that knowledge leads to compassion, which inspires action. All Roots & Shoots groups show care and concern in three areas: the human community, animals, and the environment.

Media Activities and Good Ideas by, with and for Children (MAGIC)

http://www.unicef.org/magic/

The MAGIC website is UNICEF's (United Nations Children's Fund) response to the Oslo Challenge of 1999, which called on media professionals, educators, governments, organizations, parents, children and young people themselves to recognize the enormous potential of media to make the world a better place for children.

Future Voters of America

www.volunteernyc.org

Future Voters of America believes that introducing and educating young people about politics and engaging them actively in the political process, long before they are eligible to vote will help build a more informed and responsible group of Future Voters.

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