Resources & Links - Sustainability Toolkit

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Island Press

Since 1984, Island Press has been a trusted source of environmental information and solutions. They publish the best new ideas about how to protect the environment—and work tirelessly to spread those ideas to help people make a positive difference in the world. Each year, they publish 40 new books on such vital topics as conservation biology, marine science, land conservation, green building, sustainable agriculture, climate change, and ecological restoration. http://blog.islandpress.org/

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New West Network

New West is a next-generation media company dedicated to the culture, economy, politics, environment and lifestyle of the Rocky Mountain West. Our core mission is to serve the Rockies with innovative, participatory journalism and to promote conversation that helps us understand and make the most of the dramatic changes sweeping our region. http://

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Sustainability Zone

SZ is a weblog and resource library for news and information about all aspects of sustainable living. http://www.sustainabilityzone.com

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Sierra Club Green Life

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/

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Community Indicators Handbook, 2nd Edition

This book highlights the impacts of using indicators to measure and improve community well-being. Along with insights and analysis, the new Handbook provides resources for starting or reinvigorating your own community's indicator project. http://redefiningprogress.org
Tyler Norris and RP;
2006;
Redefining Progress;

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Biomimicry

Innovation Inspired by Nature

This book tells the story of the fascinating men and women who are studying life's best ideas and then imitating these designs and processes to solve human problems.
Janine Benyus;
1998;
Perennial (HarperCollins);
308 pp.

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Cradle to Cradle

Remaking the Way We Make Things

The authors make the case that an industrial system that "takes, makes and wastes" can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value.
William McDonough and Michael Braungart;
2002;
North Point Press;
208 pp.

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Eco-Economy

Building an Economy for the Earth

In the new economy, which Brown calls an eco-economy, renewable energy will replace climate-disrupting fossil fuels and a recycling economy will replace the throwaway economy.
Lester R. Brown;
2001;
W. W. Norton & Company;
224 pp.

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Founders of a New Northwest Series (three volumes)

These books contain stories of individuals, businesses and and community organizations that are striving for a sustainable future.
Sustainable Northwest;
1998-1999;
Sustainable Northwest;

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Natural Capitalism

Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

This book describes a future in which business and environmental interests increasingly overlap, and in which businesses can better satisfy their customers' needs, increase profits, and help solve environmental problems all at the same time. http://www.natcap.org
Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and L.Hunter Lovins;
1999;
Back Bay Books;
416 pp.

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Plan B

Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble

Brown outlines a World War II-type mobilization to stabilize climate by restructuring the global energy economy and to stabilize population by investing heavily in health care, family planning, and the education of girls in developing countries.
Lester R. Brown;
2003;
W. W. Norton & Company;
320 pp.

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The Ecology of Commerce

A Declaration of Sustainability

Hawken reviews ecological theories and disasters and insists that "ecology offers a way to examine all present economic and resource activities from a biological rather than a monetary point of view."
Paul Hawken;
1994;
Collins;
272 pp.

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The Natural Step for Business

Wealth, Ecology & the Evolutionary Corporation

The authors puncture the myth that a company must choose between profitability and care for the natural environment, and present a timely and practical application of this model for global sustainability.
Brian Nattrass, Mary Altomare;
1999;
New Society Publishers;
240 pp.

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Environmental Resource Center

The ERC works to create environmental and conservation awareness, enrich outdoor experiences, and promote a more sustainable community for the current and future residents of Idaho's Wood River Valley. http://www.ercsv.org

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Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute

PCEI's focus is to increase citizen involvement in decisions that affect Idaho and eastern Washington's environment and quality of life. It has programs in agriculture, water, education, and transportation. http://www.pcei.org