Environmental E-Resources
June 2008:
- Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN)
- New resource on state and local government acquisitions of brownfields
- EPA’s 2008 Report on the Environment
- "Endless City" calls for development that supports people and the environment, rather than the automobile
- EPA makes $50 million available to clean up diesel engines nationwide
- Planetreuse.com connects buyers and sellers of reusable construction materials and equipment
- Animated map brings global climate crisis to life
- IBM launches supply chain carbon analysis tool
April 2008:
- Win a lawn and garden makeover from Keep Kansas City Beautiful
- Johnson County’s new Share The Air Web site
- The Coca Cola Company National Recycling Coalition bin grant program
- NRC's green meeting guide: back on the Web
- The Westchester Green Map highlights green living resources
- New online resource gets the skinny on eco-labels
- Green-e to certify offsets for consumers
- The Green Guide – green living tips, product reviews
March 2008:
- USGBC publishes catalog of LEED innovation & design points online
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources provides environmental emergency response
- Ensuring a Sustainable Future: An Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities
- Local company offers green cleaning services for businesses and homes
February 2008:
- The Original Environmental Boot Camp
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Implementation
- 2008 Community Action for Renewed Environment (CARE) Grant
- Tire Dump Roundup Cleanup Program continues
- Cell phone recycling is an easy call
- EPA and national environmental groups launch "Green Infrastructure" plan
December 2007:
- Carpool Connection: online carpool matching
- Kansas City Star environmental Web page
- Missouri Recycled Product Directory available online
- Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day
- Missouri Tire Dump Roundup Program
- State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future
- Green Scene Podcasts - Environmental Discussions on the Go
August 2007:
- Better Site Design: A Handbook for Changing Development Rules in Your Community
- OSHA Debuts New Database of Chemical Information
- Green Energy Videos Available From Green Energy TV
- From the Bottom Up: One Man’s Crusade to Clean America’s Rivers
- WasteIndustrySite.com: A One-Stop Shop for All Your Waste Industry Information Needs
July 2007:
- Greenability magazine to focus on eco-friendly living specific to the Kansas City area
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources makes grant funds available to prevent water pollution
- If you build it they will come — transportation facts
- The economic benefits of land conservation
- Smart Growth and Climate Change: Regional Development, Infrastructure and Adaptation
- NPDES training courses and workshops
- Sundance Channel announces the launch of green cable program called “The Green.”
- Videos available about compost, groundwater, illegal dumping, water quality and buying recycled
- The Global E-Sustainability Initiative
- Electronics Recycling Consumer Education Initiative
- New Missouri Department of Natural Resources initiative helps community environmental efforts and Missouri businesses
- WasteWise Annual Awards Program
- EPA report on the management of e-waste in the United States
- U.S. government offers funding for biomass fuel research