Personal Carbon Footprint Calculator

Looks at your everyday activities that affect how you may be contributing to carbon in the atmosphere.  By answering a few questions it calculates a person carbon footprint for you and compares your footprint to national averages.

 

Energy Star Home Energy Yardstick

By inputting some home statistics such as energy bills and square footage this website lets you compare your home’s personal energy usage with others around the country.  It also gives recommendations on how to improve the efficiency of your energy use.

 

Solar Calculator

Shows you how much you would save on electricity bills after installing a solar panel.

 

BP Energy Profile

Calculates your energy profile and carbon footprint and shows you how different choices can affect your energy usage.

 

Energy Saving Calculators

An assortment of energy saving calculators for both electric and gas customers, home and office, and with different reduction goals in mind such as carbon emissions or appliance energy use.

 

Greenshopper

A collection of eco friendly products and referrals to local stores, to help you shop in a conscientious way.

Shopping

This document, created by the Environmental Protection Agency, talks about product qualities to consider when trying to buy green, helping to make those decisions while shopping.

 

Greenzer

A collection of products that have been certified by different groups as more ecologically conscious either through their production, or through their use.

 

Greenguard Environmental Institute

Determines whether indoor products meet indoor air quality standards and certifies them and lists them on the website when they do.  The website has information on how to become Greenguard certified and lists of products that are.

 

EPEAT

Helps people to shop for electronics based on their environmental qualities.  Qualified products are rated bronze, silver, or gold based on 28 criteria.

 

Virginia Green

A statewide program run by the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, supporting green tourism by certifying eco conscious tourism business such as restaurants and hotels.

 

 

Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Lists the time and place of socially responsible gatherings all over the world and provides a link to that particular event’s website.  These include meetings, summits, courses, etc. dealing with social and environmental issues.

 

Green Jobs Network

Job listings for green jobs including positions from environmental law jobs, to biofuel jobs, to environmental non-profit jobs.

 

Virginia Native Plant Society

Discusses the benefits of growing native plants when landscaping.  Some of its resources include a list of reputable nurseries, questions to ask to assure that the plants you are buying are native, and brochures with tips to native gardening.

 

Treehugger

Dedicated to making sustainability mainstream by promoting new green innovations and news.  They keep it positive, modern, and exciting.

Time Magazine’s Top 15 Green Websites

 

http://www.grist.org/

 

http://www.treehugger.com/

 

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/climate-change

 

http://www.realclimate.org/

 

http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/

 

http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/

 

http://www.ecogeek.org/

 

http://www.ecorazzi.com/

 

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/

 

http://www.mongabay.com/

 

http://climateethics.org/

 

http://climateprogress.org/

 

http://www.worldchanging.com/

 

http://www.planetark.com/