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)
- Earth 911 http://earth911.com/
- Earthshare http://www.earthshare.org/green-tips.html
- Green Living Tips http://www.greenlivingtips.com/
- 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/
- More Green Living tips http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/green-living/
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) http://www.njisst.org/
- Master Gardeners of Mercer County http://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) http://www.sustainablesites.org/
Water Resources & Conservation
- Rutgers Water Resources Program http://www.water.rutgers.edu/
- Rain Barrels http://www.water.rutgers.edu/Stormwater_Management/rainbarrels.html
- Rain Gardens http://www.water.rutgers.edu/Rain_Gardens/RGWebsite/raingardens.html
- WaterSense https://www.epa.gov/watersense
- Water use it wisely https://wateruseitwisely.com/
- Project Wet http://www.projectwet.org/
- US Green Building Council https://new.usgbc.org/
- Green Homes 101 https://www.usgbc.org/articles/green-homes-101
- Green Renovation Checklist http://greenhomeguide.com/know-how/article/green-home-checklist
- Green Retrofit Checklist http://greenhomeguide.com/know-how/article/green-retrofit-checklist
- What is LEED? https://new.usgbc.org/leed
- What is Green (Nat’l Assoc of Home Builders) http://www.nahbgreen.org/WhoIsGreen/homeowners.aspx
- Green Globes https://www.thegbi.org/green-globes-certification/
- Cradle to Cradle Certified Materials https://mbdc.com/
- Building Green https://www.buildinggreen.com/
- Green Home Guide http://greenhomeguide.com/
- Green Building Supply https://www.greenbuildingsupply.com/
- Green Seal http://www.greenseal.org/Home.aspx
Municipal offices and commissions
- Environmental Commission http://www.hopewelltwp.org/303/Environmental-Commission
- Shade Tree Commission Pennington Borough http://www.penningtonboro.org/shade_tree_planting.html
- Agriculture http://www.hopewelltwp.org/298/Agricultural-Advisory-Committee
- Hopewell Township’s sustainability page http://www.hopewelltwp.org/306/Sustainability
Local Environmental Organizations
- FoHVOS http://www.fohvos.org/
- Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association https://thewatershed.org/
- D&R Greenway http://www.drgreenway.org/
- Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association https://gmtma.org
- Lawrence-Hopewell Bike Trail http://lhtrail.org/
- The Lawrence Nature Center http://lawrencenaturecenter.com/
- Howell Farm http://www.howellfarm.com/
- Bike routes https://www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/MercerBLOS/
- NJ Department of Environmental Protection http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
- NJ Department of Agriculture http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/
- Rutgers EcoComplex http://ecocomplex.rutgers.edu/
- Greenfaith http://greenfaith.org/
- NJ Environmental Lobby & NJ Environmental Education Fund: http://www.njenvironment.org/
- Association of NJ Environmental Commissions http://www.anjec.org/
- ReThinkEnergy NJ https://rethinkenergynj.org/
- Sustainable Lawrence http://sustainablelawrence.org/home/
- Sustainable Jersey http://www.sustainablejersey.com/
- 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