 
Promote sustainability of the Upper West Side by engaging residents in education, advocacy, and direct efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the community.
CB7 Meetings and Agendas
NYCWasteLe$$ Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!
Take a look at the Mayor's website which has tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint.
Clean New York (www.clean-ny.org) is an education and advocacy group that works to get toxic chemicals out of daily lives. Clean New York is committed to protecting children from products that may contain toxic chemicals linked to reproductive problems, developmental and learning disabilities, hormone problems and cancer.
Easy Green Tips
• Unplug home electronics when not in use
• Minimize use of hot water
• Use public transportation whenever possible
• Buy and use energy efficient home appliances
• Use compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs
• Assess your building for energy efficiency
• Buy energy from alternative energy providers
• Buy and eat locally grown foods
Useful Green LinksMore Green Tips A Convenient Truth. Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil Project
Yes You Can: Con Edison's new "Green" Web site has "How-To" Tips
Slideshow presentation on Plastic Bags and their adverse effect on the environment.
Presentation on Learning to Be Green on the UWS
The Green Footprint Presentation
Efficient Green Light Bulb Comparison Green Agencies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NYS Energy, Research and Development Authority
U.S. Green Building Council
NYC PlaNYC 2030
Carbon Footprint
www.newsday.com/features/lifestyle/green
www.carbonfootprint.com
www.theclimateproject.org
www.realclimate.org
http://unfccc.int/2860.php Alternative Engergy
www.conedsolutions.com
www.powernaturally.org
www.poweryourway.com/greenpower.asp
www.terrapass.com
www.carbonfund.org
www.quixotic-systems.com
www.ducegreen.com
http://altpower.org Green Buildings and Homes
www.epa.gov
www.nyserda.org
www.hcc-nyc.org
Home Energy Efficiency Water Conservation Solid Waste Management and Recycling
www.nyc.gov/wasteless/schools
www.nyccompost.org
www.bignyc.org/electronicsrecycling
www.lesecologycenter.org
www.catalogchoice.org Local Food and Organics
www.cenyc.org/greenmarket Consumer Products
Appliances
www.getenergysmart.org
www.energystar.gov
light bulbs
batteries
plastic bags
bottles
paint
www.beaconpaint.com cleaning supplies
www.greenandcleanmom.blogspot.com
www.greenmomfinds.com
www.decgreen.com Transportation Alternatives
www.commuterchoice.com
www.afsz.org
Books & Articles“Negawatts for Buildings”
“Report of the High Performance Building Initiative ”
“Green Tax Credit Information ”
Local Organizations
www.wellnessintheschools.org
www.greenschoolsalliance.org
www.usgbcny.org
www.nylcvef.org
www.nycag.org
www.neighborhoodenergynetwork.org
www.funquakers.org
www.comicbookradioshow.com/eco-logic.html
www.byondoilnyc.org
www.newyork.sierraclub.org/nyc/
www.nycfriendsofclearwater.org
www.uppergreenside.org
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