Green Resources
Government Sites
Energy Information Administration: energy statistics, data and analysis.
EIA’s Energy Page for Kids: energy facts, fun and games, energy history and classroom activities.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): U.S. Department of Energy’s site for information on energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. Includes a glossary, fact sheets and tips for systems and appliances.
Energy Star: a government-backed program that helps businesses and individuals protect the environment through energy efficiency.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: EPA's Climate Change site offers comprehensive information for communities, individuals, business, states and localities and governments.
News Groups and other Organizations
BeGreenNow: information and tips on protecting the environment and climate change.
Building Green LLC: publishers of environmental building, news and other information resources for practitioners of sustainable design.
GE Ecomagination: a business initiative to help meet customer demand for more energy efficient products; reflects GE’s commitment to innovative solutions to environmental challenges.
GE Lumination: provides eco-friendly lighting to help reduce the impact on the environment.
GreenBiz: daily news on green business and a resource of environmental information, tools and data.
GreenBuilding: design and construction practice that promotes the economic health for the environment.
GreenerDesign: news for design, innovation and publications.
Hybrid Cars: information about hybrid vehicles, with daily news, blogs and interactive tools including a link that allows users to compare hybrid and non-hybrids.
Keep America Beautiful Inc.: nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization that engages individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community’s environment.
Natural Resources Defense Council: works to protect wildlife and wild places to ensure a healthy environment.
TerraChoice: science-based environmental marketing firm that helps businesses develop environmental leadership, strategies, communications and positioning.
Non Profit Organizations
Alliance to Save Energy: coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide; information on energy efficiency and the environment for consumers, educators, media and the energy industry professional.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: provides research, publications and conferences on energy efficiency in buildings, utilities, appliances, office equipment, industry and transportation.
Carbonfund: helps businesses reduce their carbon footprint to zero through carbon offsets and reductions.
Climate Counts: rates corporations on their efforts towards mitigating climate change. Includes news items, scorecards and a message forum.
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance: consortium of utilities, governments, public-interest groups and the private sector dedicated to transforming markets for energy-efficient products and services. The site includes information on energy-efficiency programs, training and certification, reports, etc.
Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency: seeks to improve opportunities for and the implementation of energy efficient technologies, systems and practices with an emphasis on economically attractive deployment.
Resources for the Future: conducts independent research on environmental and natural resource issues including electricity restructuring, sustainable development and cost-benefit analysis.
U.S. Green Building Council: dedicated to sustainable building design and construction; developers of the LEED building rating system.