Resources & Links

Carbon footprint calculators:

fightglobalwarming.com
Calculate Your Personal Impact - Fight Global Warming - Environmental Defense

terrapass.com
TerraPass helps individuals easily and affordably balance the environmental impact of their driving, flying, and home energy use by purchasing carbon offsets. Help fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide air pollution. TerraPass is easy, effective, and affordable.

General reference:

ucsusa.org
The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.

www.grist.org
Grist: environmental news, advice, cartoons, a blog, and more that'll make you laugh out loud.

sustainabilitydictionary.com
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Junk mail reduction:

environmentaldefense.org
Find out how you can reduce waste and pollution, and free some space in your mailbox, with a minimum of effort.