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Lifestyle and Consumption

Center for a New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org

Cool Capital Challenge
http://www.coolcapitalchallenge.org

Low-Impact Living
http://www.lowimpactliving.com

Empowerment Institute
http://www.empowermentinstitute.net

Simplicity Matters Earth Institute
http://www.simplicity-matters.org

Co-op America
http://www.coopamerica.org

Bethesda Green
http://www.bethesdagreen.org

Local First Wheaton
http://localfirstwheaton.org

Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light
http://www.gwipl.org

The Story of Stuff (video)
http://www.storyofstuff.com

Tree Hugger
http://www.treehugger.com

National Geographic’s Green Guide
http://www.thegreenguide.com

Learning for Sustainability
http://learningforsustainability.net

Ecological Impact Calculators
http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/ ecological_footprint_calculator.htm

Redefining Progress
http://www.myfootprint.org/en

Earth Day Network
http://www.earthday.net

Global Footprint Network
http://www.footprintnetwork.org

Sustainable Choices
http://sustainablechoices.stanford.edu/

Food Routes
http://www.foodroutes.org/

Sustainable Table
http://www.sustainabletable.org/

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Information for Businesses

World Business Council for Sustainable Development
http://www.wbcsd.org

Global Reporting Initiative
http://www.globalreporting.org

A Business Guide to U.S. EPA Climate Partnership Programs
http://www.bsr.org

Sustainable Life Media
http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com

Environmental Leader
http://www.environmentalleader.com

Social Venture Network
http://www.svn.org

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
http://www.livingeconomies.org

The Green Office
http://www.thegreenoffice.com

Natural Resources Defense Council Resources for Businesses
http://www.nrdc.org/greenbusiness

Sustainable Business.com
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com

Ceres
http://www.ceres.org

Co-op America Green Business
http://www.coopamerica.org/greenbusiness/

Wildlife Habitat Council
http://www.wildlifehc.org

Green Seal
http://www.greenseal.org

Responsible Purchasing Network
http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org

BizJournals National Green News
http://sustainable.bizjournals.com

Copy Machine Sustainability Calculator
http://www.consulting.xerox.com/

Paper Calculator
http://www.edf.org/papercalculator/

Treincarnation
http://www.treincarnation.com/index.html

Wood Surgeon
http://www.woodsurgeon.com/

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The Global Environment

Worldwatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org

World Resources Institute
http://www.wri.org

Environmental Defense Fund
http://www.edf.org

Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org

United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org

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Building Energy Efficiency

U.S. Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org

High Performance Buildings Magazine
http://www.hpbmagazine.org

ENERGY STAR®
http://www.energystar.gov

U.S. Department of Energy Building America
http://www1.eere.energy.gov

Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
http://www.pathnet.org

Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association (MNCBA)
http://www.mncbia.org

National Association of Home Builders
http://www.nahb.org

Maryland Energy Administration
http://www.energy.state.md.us

Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency
http://www.dsireusa.org

Passive House Institute
http://www.passivehouse.us

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Transportation

Green Slow Moving Vehicle
http://www.greenslowmovingvehicle.com/

Public Transportation
http://www.publictransportation.org/

Fuel Economy
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

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Local Resources

Sierra Club, Montgomery County Group
http://maryland.sierraclub.org

Bethesda Green
http://www.bethesdagreen.org

Local First Wheaton
http://localfirstwheaton.org

Common Cents Solar
http://www.commoncentssolar.org/

Green Maryland
http://www.green.maryland.gov/

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Local Watershed Groups

Anacostia River

Anacostia Watershed Citizens' Advisory Committee
http://www.anacostia.net/awcac.html

Anacostia Watershed Society
The George Washington House
4302 Baltimore Avenue
Bladensburg, MD 20710
Phone: 301.699.6204
Fax: 301.699.3317
http://www.anacostiaws.org/

Eyes of Paint Branch
1258 Cavendish Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20905
Phone: 301.890.1998
http://www.eopb.org/

Friends of Little Paint Branch
http://friendsoflpb.org/

Friends of Sligo Creek
Phone: 301.681.9686
http://www.fosc.org/fosc.htm

Greater Sandy Spring Green Space, Inc.
(Hawlings River and Northwest Branch, Anacostia)
P.O. Box 92
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Phone: 301.869.5358
http://www.sandyspringgreenspace.org/

Neighbors of Northwest Branch
Neighbors of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River
P.O. Box 4314
Silver Spring, MD 20914
http://www.neighborsnwb.org/

Cabin John Creek

Friends of Cabin John Creek Watershed
Contact Roy Seidenstein
Phone: 301.320.9880
Email: focjcw@earthlink.net
http://www.cabinjohn.org/focjcw/

Lower Monocacy River

Patuxent River

Greater Sandy Spring Green Space
(Hawlings River and Northwest Branch, Anacostia)
Robin Freedman, Executive Director
Phone: 301.260.8860
http://www.sandyspringgreenspace.org/

Patuxent Reservoirs Watershed Protection Group
Contact Sandy August
Phone: 301.206.8240
Email: saugust@wsscwater.com

Wildlife Achievement Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America
26430 Mullinix Mill Rd.
Mt Airy, Md. 21771
Phone: 301.253.2384
http://www.damascusiwla.org
Conservation Committee
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo63qr/index.html

Potomac River Direct West

Potomac Conservancy
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 612
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301.608.1188, x206
http://www.potomac.org

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America
20601 Izaak Walton Way
Poolesville, MD 20837
http://www.bcciwla.org/

Potomac River Direct East

Potomac Conservancy
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 612
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301.608.1188, x206
http://www.potomac.org

Little Falls Watershed Alliance, Inc.
Ms. Lynnwood Andrews
Phone: 301.654.0571
Email: lynnwoodandrews@mac.com
http://lfwa.org/

Rock Creek

Friends of Rock Creek Environment
P.O. Box 42680
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: 202.237.8866
http://www.friendsofrockcreek.org/

Seneca Creek

Seneca Creek Watershed Partners
Cindy Stevens
Email: famstevens@gmail.com

Lois Green-Sligo Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America
8721 Snouffer School Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Email: admin@lgsc-iwla.org
http://www.lgsc-iwla.org/

Rockville Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America
18301 Waring Station Road
Germantown, MD 20875-2255
Phone: 301.916.9191
http://www.iwla-rockville.com/

Countywide

Audubon Naturalist Society
8940 Jones Mill Rd.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone: 301.652.9188
http://www.audubonnaturalist.org

M-NCPPC Volunteer Center
(lists county-wide opportunities)
Phone: 301.495.2504
http://www.ParksVolunteers.org

Montgomery County Sierra Club
103 North Adams Street
Rockville, MD 20850
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/

Montgomery County Volunteer Center
Phone: 240.777.2600
http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/1800Vol/montgomery-county/vcindex.do

Izaak Walton League of America, National Chapter
Save Our Stream Program
Phone: 1.800.BUG.IWLA
Email: sos@iwla.org
http://www.iwla.org

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Last edited: 3/31/2010