Resource Directory

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Visit the Suffolk Sustainability page to learn about Suffolk University's environmental initiatives.

www.suffolk.edu/sustainability

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Tips and ideas about how to lobby your representatives during Congressional recessses.

http://campusprogress.3cdn.net/73592e50398a985b7a_lym6bto7h.pdf

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This is a list of reading and viewing materials on diversity and anti-oppression for various age groups.

 

Georgetown Day School

http://www.gds.org/diversity/links.cfm

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fashion Jewelry of Manufactory,jewelry Wholesaler and Exporter.  mainly deal in pearls jewelry,crystal jewelry, corals jewelry, shell jewelry,turquoises jewelry, gemstones jewelry ect beaded jewelry. in all kinds of stytles: necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pendants any more

 

http://www.aypearl.com

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Energy Bill 2007 Toolkit: A resource guide to help influence members of congress to pass a VERY strong Energy Bill. Get ideas, call scripts, and critical materials to help ensure that we make lots of noise on this critical piece of legislation.

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This poster can be used to promote local events and campaigns. It has a blank spot for adding your own local info. It is 11X17 color, but should look decent at 8.5X11 and black and white. Enjoy!

 

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Lawmakers are growing further apart on energy legislation, as Democrats demand alternative fuels and Republicans insist on more drilling. But for both sides, the ability to talk about energy is both plentiful and renewable.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/14/AR2007061401876.html

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This is a great factsheet from JP Ross at Vote Solar and Greenpeace USA on solar power on campuses in California. The facts are mainly relevant to California, but also provide good context for any campus.

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The Energy Justice Network put togther two documents on The Myth of Clean Coal: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plants. One is a short two page handout, and the other is an in depth fact sheet.

http://www.energyjustice.net/coal/igcc/

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This is a great introductory to purchasing green power.  It lays out the benefits of buying renewables and outlines common transaction types.  This resource will help students engage administration in a more sophisticated way and avoid common stumbling blocks to achieving renewable purchasing goals.

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/purchase_green_power.pdf

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This workshop provides an introduction to community organizing for youth/student activists, and is based on the Energy Justice Network's Campus-Community Organizing Guide (CCOG), available at http://www.energyjustice.net/campus/ccog.pdf. It is an introductory workshop, though it can be valuable for folks with a more advanced analysis and skill set.

http://www.energyjustice.net/campus/solidarity.doc

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This is a joint report from the Apollo Alliance and Urban Habitat about what the new Green Economy will look like.

http://home.apolloalliance.org/community-jobs-report/

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The report aims to shine a light on the one part of a higher education institution's practices that aren't already scrutinized. After all, you can find plenty of statistics on academic achievement and financial aid. But as the report notes, "the focus has not been on how schools, as institutions, manage their resources."

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/news/economy/pluggedin_mclean_university.fortune/index.htm

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The leaders of 284 colleges and universities from around the country officially unveiled this week the The American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, a pact that urges educational institutions to eliminate their greenhouse gas emissions. 

The schools come from 45 states and represent about 15 percent of the country's higher education institutions, and included community colleges, major universities, and whole school systems, like the 10-school University of California system. 

http://www.gnet.org/news/newsdetail.cfm?Page=1&NewsID=35276

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Growing Green Collar Jobs explores how sustainability can be an economic engine for New York City. We define green-collar jobs as work in an environmental sector that provides family-sustaining wages, workplace safety and health, and chances for advancement. Prepared for the New York City Apollo Alliance, the report looks at the opportunities for creating new green-collar jobs, the importance of retooling existing jobs to incorporate environmental practices, and the barriers to green-collar job creation.

http://www.urbanagenda.org/projects.htm#growing

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This toolkit is an introduction to the Campus Climate Challenge and outlines the basic steps for running a successful campaign to reduce your campus_ greenhouse gas emissions.

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A smart 4-page overview of some of the primary obstacles to large-scale energy efficiency retrofits, some solutions and a basic model that could be used to finance the Clean Energy Corps idea on the municipal, state or federal level.  This was written by the brilliant Joel Rogers.

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The Energy Justice Network's Campus-Community Organizing Guide: Building Power for Lasting Change in the Youth Movement for Clean Energy. Main sections include 4 Great Ways to Help Communities, The Work Ahead, and Overcoming Obstacles. Also includes an Appendix with such resources as Examples of Campus-Community Collaboration, and the Principles of Working Together.

http://www.energyjustice.net/campus/ccog.pdf

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This is the Campus Climate Challenge Poster/Brochure it is 11x17 and is supposed to be quarterfolded. It also looks decent if printed at 8.5x11. It is color but has good contrast and looks alright black and white. Enjoy!

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Based on the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization's report, "Livestock's Long Shadow", this presentation explains the basics of anthropogenic global warming, and the specific activities in animal agribusiness that create CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide.  It also covers other environmental damages caused by animal agribusiness.