AIR

If it does matter where CO2 is released, cities are in trouble.
The dome created over cities means emissions don't mix evenly with the air and so cities suffer worse effects than calculated when considering emissions standards 

ANIMAL RIGHTS

Food, Inc - interview with film director 

BIKING ROUTES

In Cheltenham - Safe & Unsafe Rds in the Curtis Arboreatum area - see Google map we created

BOOKS

Green, Inc - book review

When Oil Peaked - the evidence suggests (and continues to suggest) that world oil production will be a bell-shaped curve - and this decade is the peak. What next? From a former Shell researcher and emeritus professor of geology at Princeton whose books sell surprisingly well. Reviewed here.

BUILDINGS

40 Innovative Green Homes of 2008  Article with awesome building examples.
Transition Cheltenham's Home Greening Guide

CARBON

The Story of Stuff - Video - How much does it really cost our environment to make the items we use?
The Story of Cap & Trade - Video - Can we trade pollution "credits"  successfully?
Carbon Fees vs Cap & Trade - more here. Plus a 10 minute video with good summary of arguments.  
Carbon Level - We're at 390 & going up by 2 parts per million per year. This video explains.
Earth Policy Release - October 14, 2009 - US Headed for Massive Decline in Carbon Emissions
- Emissions Drop 9 Percent in Last Two Years

CLIMATE

Errors in Climate Change Science - Article based on 2009 email disclosures and the Himalayan Glacier issue
…Is the Science tainted ----does this really change things?
Climate Controversies - This addresses the constant challenges we get to whether the various aspects of
Climate Change present real fears - The science for each argument is presented
Climate Consequences - Sea levels rose nearly 2 feet during the summer of 2009 - Not from global warming
but for unknown reasons the Gulf Stream slowed down. It usually pulls water away
but in 2009 the autumn winds came early and pushed water toward the coast.
Climate Controversies - New research shows ice sheet on Greenland is disappearing faster than previously thought.
Ocean levels are also rising more quickly.
Climate Consequences - Methane plumes from the Arctic seabed - With 23 times the warming power of CO2,
the USGS says the volume of methane frozen
in clathrates is conservatively twice the volume of all known fossil fuels on earth.
Climate Policy - Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America PLoS ONE, 4 (8) DOI
Climate Consequences - Arctic ice extent declining more slowly in 2009 than during the same period in 2007 and 2008,
primarily due to a recent atmospheric circulation pattern. More here. 

COMMUNITIES 

Three Groves Eco Village 

ECONOMY - Local Economy 

Local Skillshare -  trade hours  in whatever you're good at for whatever you may need in our area .
Better World Shopper.org - find out which companies are responsible. Spend your dollars there for a better world
Why Local Economies Matter

ECO SYSTEMS

Eco Systems - Globally Forests are dying in huge numbers  http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2252

ENERGY

Transition Cheltenham's Home Greening Guide
Coalition of Wind Energy Companies helps you find pure wind-energy alternatives
Alternative fuels - Is Alcohol an alternative to oil
Renewable Electricity Energy Suppliers in PA
Oil Depletion - 11-9-09 - According to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.
Oil Depletion - The BBC News reports on global oil depletion and our lack of preparation for the consequences - Significant given the general absence of reporting on this issue in the major media.
Oil Depletion -  Insider's view of Peak Oil - acknowledges and supports the 'peak' facts - proposes action (a lot more drilling) - warns about expected price rises for oil and gas - His solution: high prices and lots of drilling - just to break even.
Energy policies aimed at cutting US greenhouse gas emissions could also increase the amount of natural habitat affected by energy production - found that nuclear power, coal and geothermal energy required the least area whereas wind and solar power used more space, followed by biofuels and biomass burning for electricity as the most land-intensive. For instance, biodiesel production from soy would take 788 to 1,000 square kilometers to generate the same amount of energy as 1.9 to 2.8 square kilometers set aside for nuclear power.  New term - Energy sprawl - Conserving energy will cut land requirements, the team says, as will policies that allow nuclear plant construction and carbon capture and storage at coal plants. Energy producers can also soften their impact on biodiversity by choosing sites that have already been disturbed, they say.
Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency: Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the US
Mountaintop removal - excellent explanation of the issue - mountaintops are being removed for coal mining & getting water soruces contaminated, among other things.  Other sites: Mountain Justice, Climate Ground Zero, Dirty Money, Energy Justice Net, The Dirty Lie
Solar - Solar panels being built everywhere but in the US
Solar - Glass Hiways with Solar Collectors built in - in addition to other features . Awesome idea.

FILMS

See our Movie Guide

FOOD & GARDENING

Transition Cheltenham's  Local Food Guide listing Farms, Food Co-ops, Farmers Markets
& Community Gardens in Greater Cheltenham
Food, Inc - See the film, then this interview with the film's Director.
Alison Hasting's on Food System Planning (20MB): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33908301/2011-6-28-FoodSystemPlanning.ppt
Eco Systems & Pesticides - In 1984, Dr June Irwin warned her fellow citizens that the chemicals they
were putting on their lawns posed severe health risks and had unknown side effects on the environment.
View trailer to 'A Chemical Reaction'.
Genetically Modified Seeds and Food
Read this article Monsanto's Harvest of Fear in Vanity Fair
See the French documentary Controlling our Food
For years, India has been against GMO due to its increased reliance on fertilizers,  demands on water and proprietary seeds. Read about the Monsanto Quit India movement, and farmers bucking the Green Revolution by going organic.
Join the Movement against Monsanto

LEGISLATION / LEGAL

Corporate Citizenship -  Important to All Causes :We need an amendment that abolishes the legal fiction of corporate personhood and returns corporations to being business entities whose charters can be revoked by government if they misbehave.
Read Corporations aren't People.
The Wrong Kind of Green - about the co-opting of green interests by the corporate entities that are the polluters.
American Clean Energy Leadership Act (S. 1462). This legislation contains a renewable electricity standard (RES) that would require 15% of US electricity be generated from solar and other renewable resources by 2021. This target falls short of the President's goal; he has called for 25% renewable electricity by 2025. Two senators - Tom Udall of New Mexico and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota - are planning amendments that would strengthen the RES. Senator Udall's amendment (S. 433) would match President Obama's goal of 25% renewable electricity by 2025. Senator Dorgan has not yet introduced his amendment, but has promised to do so shortly after recess

TRANSPORTATION

Yike Bike - better than the electric car! And easier to park. Take it to work and park it under your desk.
Volkswagon's $600 car (in China) gets 248mpg. Is this for real?

WATER
 
Flooding and Local Stormwater Resources
The Story of Bottled Water By Annie Leonard - a must see if you ever drink bottled water
Grist article on learning about water
Drinking water in peril from gas drilling
Trash in our Oceans - The oceans and all ocean life are being affected by our trash, especially plastics. See this talk by Captain Charles Moore on the seas of plastic.

ZERO WASTE

Ennie Leonard's video The Story of Stuff and the Story of Bottled Water
Trash in our Oceans - The oceans and all ocean life are being affected by our trash, especially plastics. See this talk by Captain Charles Moore on the seas of plastic.
Recycling - Great tips to be found on a local site Wissahickon Growing Greener.
Recycle Holiday cards - donate  holiday cards (or any birthday, anniversary or other type of card),
to the Recycled Card Program at St. Jude’s Ranch for Children
Recycle  Boxes - small scale reuse of boxes (the ones that computer or refrigerator you just bought came in)
by telling us they set up a web exchange, www.freecardboardboxes.com where individuals
can connect with other folks near them to give and get cardboard boxes for reuse. 


A FEW SITES ON THE NET THAT WILL MATCH PEOPLE AND INTERESTS

www.Sharedearth.com  - links landowners with gardeners and farmers
www.Thredup.com   -  share box loads of used kids toys and clothes
www.Zimride.com  - ridesharing for coworkers and students
www.Freecycle.org  matches up people getting rid of stuff with people who want them
www.Airbnb.com - rent other people's floors, homes, yachts, igloos
www.Liquidspace.com  -a phoneapp to find workspaces - from a corporate campus to an spare conference room
www.Relayrides.com   - insured car sharing with neighbors
www.Taskrabbit.com  -  matches people who need tasks done with people who will run them
www.Neighborgoods.net - neighbors can share home appliances sports equipment tools and more
www.Gobble.com - meals are prepared and delivered by neighborhood chefs
www.BookCrossing.com - readers trade books with other readers and track them as they travel the globe

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"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the
next seven generations." from the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy