Resource Directory

The Resources Directory is a directory of resources for organizing.

Diversity: Recommended Books, Videos and Links

Joanne Panchana's picture
Average: 5 (2 votes)

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

Energy Bill 2007 Toolkit

Jessy Tolkan's picture
Average: 4.7 (3 votes)

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.

Campus Climate Challenge Poster

Arthur Coulston's picture
Average: 4.5 (2 votes)

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!

 

Community Jobs in the Green Economy

Joanne Panchana's picture
Average: 4 (1 vote)

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/

Universities Don't Ace the Green Test

Michael Crawford's picture
Average: 4 (1 vote)

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

Nearly 300 College Presidents Adopt to Environmental Pact

Michael Crawford's picture
Average: 4 (1 vote)

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

A Wind-Powered Town, an Energy Bill and a Lot of Hot Air

Michael Crawford's picture
Average: 4 (1 vote)

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

Factsheet: Solar on Campus (RenewCSU)

Josh Lynch's picture
Average: 4 (1 vote)

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.

Fact Sheet on the Myth of Clean Coal

Joanne Panchana's picture
Average: 4 (4 votes)

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/

Guide to Purchasing Green Power

timtread's picture
Average: 4 (1 vote)

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

Working in Solidarity with Communities - Workshop Outline

Matt Reitman's picture
Average: 4 (2 votes)

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

Growing Green Collar Jobs Report - NYC

Billy Parish's picture
Average: 3.7 (3 votes)

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

Campus Climate Challenge Toolkit (Energy Action)

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Average: 3.7 (3 votes)

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.

Clean Energy Corps - Potential Financing Design

Billy Parish's picture
Average: 3.7 (3 votes)

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.

Campus-Community Organizing Guide

Matt Reitman's picture
Average: 3.5 (2 votes)

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

Campus Climate Challenge Brochure/Poster

Arthur Coulston's picture
Average: 3.3 (3 votes)

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!

Hydrogen Fact Sheet

Matt Reitman's picture
Average: 3 (2 votes)

"The whole, condensed truth on hydrogen"

http://www.energyjustice.net/hydrogen

Creating a search engine that cares about the environment !

PlanetWay2Be's picture
Average: 3 (2 votes)

Supporting fight against global warming is not just create a google in black, we can make better : "http://planet.way2.be". 100% of the profits earned through advertising are donated to the United Nations Foundation for the fight against global warming (the goal isn't to make money for myself, I'm CEO of an Internet company in France).

http://planet.way2.be

Climate Change Expert Ross Gelbspan to Speak in Boston (Thursday: 12/13/07)

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Average: 3 (2 votes)

"Turning the Climate Corner" with Mr. Ross Gelbspan

Thursday, December 13 2007

Ross Gelbspan was a reporter and editor for 31 years at The Philadelphia Bulletin, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. As a Pulitzer Prize winning Boston Globe journalist, Ross Gelbspan has been watching and reporting on these climate change issues since 1984, and is considered an international authority on the issue This event is FREE.


 

http://www.jamaicaplainforum.org

It's Hip to Be Green

Michael Crawford's picture
Average: 3 (1 vote)

Reared on MTV, YouTube and celebrity magazines, young people are attacking the environmental movement with a different strategy than those who became politically active in the 1970s

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17996838/site/newsweek/