Weblinks Library
Here are links to the resource materials that you may find useful.
Green Living Tips (tap into these resources)
- Hopewell Township Living Greener Resource Guide (PDF)
- Hopewell Township’s Sustainability page https://www.hopewelltwp.org/306/Sustainability
- Earth 911 https://earth911.com/
- Earthshare https://www.earthshare.org/news-and-stories/
- Tips for Zero Waste Living: How a Family of Five Makes Almost No Waste youtube.com/watch?v=B5ijPk5_8pM
- Green America (especially see the Green American magazine) https://greenamerica.org/
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
- Carbon Footprint Calculator (Nature Conservancy) https://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/index.htm
- Energy Savers (US Dept of Energy) https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/energy-saver
- NJ Energy Master Plan http://nj.gov/emp/
- Energy Star for Congregations https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/owners_and_managers/congregations
- State Incentives for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency http://www.dsireusa.org/
- Energy Star https://www.energystar.gov/
- New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program http://www.njcleanenergy.com/
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory https://www.nrel.gov/
- Small Wind https://www.awea.org/small-and-community-wind
- Home geothermal energy https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/choosing-and-installing-geothermal-heat-pumps
- Hydrogen House http://www.hydrogenhouseproject.org/index.html
- Passive Solar Home Design https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/energy-efficient-home-design/passive-solar-home-design
- Northeast Sustainable Energy Assoc http://www.nesea.org/
- How to do a home waste audit (PDF)
- Catalog Choice https://www.catalogchoice.org/
- Your Resource (Recycling Medical Equipment) http://www.yourresourcenj.org/
- Beyond the Bucket: Guide to Recycling Uncommon Objects https://www.mercercounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument?id=19292
- Seeds to Sew reusable gift bags https://seedstosew.org/
- Fact sheet about reusable bags https://westwindsornj.org/w-w-byobag
- Plastic Free July https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/
- Ways to get plastics out of your life https://mercersustainabilitycoalition.org/plastic-pollution/
- Companies that sell plastic-free products: netzerocompany.com and chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com
- TerraCycle https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/
- Make your own yogurt (instead of buying in single-use plastic cups) https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-yogurt-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-125070
- Invasive Species (FoHVOS) https://www.fohvos.info/invasive-species-strike-team/
- Master Gardeners of Mercer County https://mgofmc.org/
- Northeast Organic Farmers Association of NJ https://nofanj.org/
- Sustainable Princeton’s list of green landscapers https://www.sustainableprinceton.org/yard/sustainable-landscapers-resource-list/
- Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) https://www.sustainablesites.org/
- Trees Are Good https://www.treesaregood.org
Water Resources & Conservation
- Rutgers Water Resources Program http://water.rutgers.edu/
- Rain Barrels http://water.rutgers.edu/Stormwater_Management/rainbarrels.html
- Rain Gardens http://water.rutgers.edu/Rain_Gardens/RGWebsite/RainGardenManualofNJ.html
- WaterSense https://www.epa.gov/watersense
- Water use it wisely https://wateruseitwisely.com/
- Project Wet https://www.projectwet.org/
- US Green Building Council https://new.usgbc.org/
- Green Homes 101 https://www.usgbc.org/articles/green-homes-101
- What is LEED? https://new.usgbc.org/leed
- Green Seal https://greenseal.org/home-consumers/
- Nat’l Assoc. of Home Builders Sustainability and Green Building https://www.nahb.org/advocacy/industry-issues/sustainability-and-green-building
- Green Building Initiatives “Green Globes” Certification https://www.thegbi.org/green-globes-certification/
- Green Building Center (Lambertville NJ) https://greenbuildingcenter.com/
- Cradle to Cradle Certified Materials https://mbdc.com/
- Building Green https://www.buildinggreen.com/
- Green Home Guide http://greenhomeguide.com/
Municipal Offices and Commissions
- Hopewell Borough Advisory Shade Tree Committee https://www.hopewellboro-nj.us/government/shade-tree-commission/
- Hopewell Township Environmental Commission https://www.hopewelltwp.org/303/Environmental-Commission/
- Hopewell Township Agricultural Advisory Commission https://www.hopewelltwp.org/298/Agricultural-Advisory-Committee/
- Pennington Borough Environmental Commission https://www.penningtonboro.org/environmental-commission/
Local Environmental Organizations
- FoHVOS https://www.fohvos.info/
- The Watershed Institute https://thewatershed.org/
- D&R Greenway Land Trust https://drgreenway.org/
- Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association https://gmtma.org/
- Lawrence-Hopewell Bike Trail https://lhtrail.org/
- Lawrence Township Anne Demarais Nature Center https://www.lawrencetwp.com/departments/recreation/lawrence-nature-center
- Howell Living History Farm https://howellfarm.org/
- Sourland Conservancy https://sourland.org/
- Sustainable Lawrence https://sustainablelawrence.org/home/
- Sustainable Princeton https://www.sustainableprinceton.org
- NJ Department of Environmental Protection https://dep.nj.gov/
- NJ Department of Agriculture https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/
- Sustainable Jersey https://www.sustainablejersey.com/
- Rutgers EcoComplex Clean Energy Innovation Center https://ecocomplex.rutgers.edu/
- NJ Environmental Lobby https://www.njenvironment.org/
- Association of NJ Environmental Commissions https://anjec.org/
- ReThinkEnergy NJ https://rethinkenergynj.org/
- Greenfaith https://greenfaith.org/
- The Story of Stuff https://storyofstuff.org/
- Rutgers Environment & Natural Resources https://njaes.rutgers.edu/environment/
- NJ Transit Bus 624 http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0624.pdf
- Local Air Quality Conditions (EPA) https://www.airnow.gov/
- EnviroFlash Sign-up for Air Quality Alerts at: http://www.enviroflash.info/
- Anti-Idling Message and Material at: http://www.stopthesoot.org
- USEPA and other Environmental Education lesson sites https://www.epa.gov/
- International Dark Sky Assoc (IDA) http://www.darksky.org
- Climate Reality Project https://www.climaterealityproject.org/
- Healthy House Institute http://www.healthyhouseinstitute.com/
- Girl Scout Troop 70053 Recycling Oath https://sites.google.com/view/troop-70053/oath-to-recycle