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Useful Sites Below are links to additional resources that can provide useful information regarding sustainability: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) AASHE is a member organization of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada working to create a sustainable future. It promotes sustainability in all sectors of higher education.
213 ½ N. Limestone http://www.aashe.org/index.php
Apollo Alliance - www.apolloalliance.org
Carla Din
Build It Green – www.builditgreen.org
1436 University Ave Phone: 510.845.0472 ext.2
California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC) - (www.CABEC.org )
9974 Scripps Ranch Blvd., Ste. #130 California Solar Energy Industries Association (CAL SEIA) -http://calseia.org California Solar Energy Industries Association supports the widespread adoption of solar thermal and photovoltaic systems by educating consumers, supporting solar legislation and conducting business in a professional and ethical manner.
California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)
1001 I Street www.ciwmb.ca.gov/greenbuilding
Four Energy- http://fourenergy.net Four Initiatives of the California Community College Economic and Workforce Development Program are working to identify emerging energy technologies and workforce skills.
Global Green USA -. www.globalgreen.org 2218 Main Street, 2nd Floor Santa Monica, CA 90405 (310) 581-2700 Global Green USA is a national environmental organization with a vision to address and solve pressing environmental challenges.
The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Saratoga Technology + Energy Park 10 Hermes Road, Suite 400 Malta, NY 12020 518.899.8186 http://www.nabcep.org/about.cfm NABCEP is a volunteer board of renewable energy stakeholder representatives whose mission is to support and work with the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, professionals, and stakeholders to develop and implement quality credentialing and certification programs for practitioners.
The Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE) 584 Main Street South Portland, ME 04106 Kirk Laflin Ph.: 207-767-2539 PETE’s mission is to provide leadership in environmental education and training through community and technical college partnerships with business, industry, government, and other educational providers.
USGBC US Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter - http://www.usgbc-la.org/ 315 W. 9th Street, Room 312 Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 689-9707 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Information on LEED can be accessed at this site.
Below are additional websites with helpful information.
Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future http://www.ulsf.org/about.html
The Environment Directory is the result of a group of hard working people dedicated to helping others keep in touch and informed on the World Wide Web by providing an "environment search engine".
The link provides research conducted by the Centers of Excellence on multiple industries in California. The industries have been identified as growing or emerging. The Centers are part of the California Community College Economic and Workforce Development Program.
The Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) is a non-profit consortium of electric natural gas and nuclear utilities and their associations – Edison Electric Institute, American Gas Association, Nuclear Energy Institute, and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. CEWD was formed to help utilities work together to develop solutions to the coming workforce shortage in the utility industry. It is the first partnership between utilities, their associations, contractors and unions to focus on the need to build a skilled workforce pipeline that will meet future industry needs.
http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/renewables/index.html This website provides a nice overview of renewable energy including biomass, fuel cells, hydro-electric, solar, solar thermal, geothermal, and wind.
http://www.renewcalifornia.org/ The LA Infrastructure Academy is an entrepreneurial partnership convened by LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and consisting of industry, labor, higher education, schools, community based organizations, and philanthropic organizations.
http://www.sustainableworks.org/ Sustainable Works is a non-profit educational organization that educates about environmentally responsible actions involving wastewater production, water, chemical, and energy consumption, transportation emissions, consumer habits, and community development. They offer multiple educational programs.
Greenopia is a Los Angeles guide on eco-friendly products, services, and more than 1400 listings for businesses and organizations to help guide you to green. The website has additional green resources as well.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/ The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics.
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Last updated: 09/02/08. |
