Sustainability: Web Resources

• Laura Barnes' Sustainable Design links

• Environmental News Bits sustainable design news feed News articles relating to the environment.

• Fast Company Design The world’s leading business media brand, with an editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, creativity, and design.

• Good Magazine Design

Agriculture and Organics

• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) - PASA is the largest statewide, member-based, sustainable farming organization in the United States.

• Pesticide Action Network of North America - An organization that seeks to find and promote ecologically sound and socially just alternatives to the use of chemicals for pest removal.

• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture - Includes the papers, presentations, and other publications of the center. Focuses on Iowa agriculture, but also covers topics of national interest.

Energy

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Affiliated with the U.S. Department of energy, the NREL conducts research and development on renewable energy and energy efficiency. This site features news and reports related to diverse renewable energies.

• PA Office of Energy and Technology Deployment - The PA DEP's site for information on energy issues in the state.

Public Health

• Public Health & Environment - The World Health Organization (WHO) site for information on environmental factors impacting public health worldwide.

Sustainability in Higher Ed

• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - Works with and for higher education to ensure that our world's future leaders are motivated and equipped to solve sustainability challenges.

• College Sustainability Report Card - The first interactive website to provide in-depth sustainability profiles for hundreds of colleges in all 50 U.S. states and in Canada.

• Environmental Resource Center for Higher Education - Provides individuals and educational institutions with teh knowledge and tools to maintain environmental regulatory compliance, improve management, and operate sustainably.

Sustainability at Dickinson

• Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education, Dickinson College - Focused on student learning, integrating sustainability across the curriculum, and supporting cocurricular programs that engage students in advancing sustainability goals.

• Sustainability at Dickinson College - A resource on Dickinson's sustainability organizations, projects, and policies.

Sustainable Development

• The United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform - A part of the UN Department of Economic and Social Development, DSD works to integrate social, environmental, and economic conditions of development on an international level. Resources include a database of sustainable development case studies, as well as sustainable consumption and production initiatives.

Urban Planning and Transportation

• Center for Sustainable Urban Development - A program of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, CSUD aims to "engage in and foster education and research for the advancement of physically and socially sustainable cities."

• Institute for Transportation and Development Policy - An organization dedicated to promoting "environmentally sustainable and socially equitable transportation worldwide." This site includes numerous reports and white papers, as well as full text of Sustainable Transport magazine.

• Walkable Cities - Promotes that large cities and small towns become more walkable and pedestrian friendly.

Other

• Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire - A digital media platform for the latest news, views, and reports in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability.

• U.S. Green Building Council - An organization dedicated to green building and design, and the creators of the LEED system for rating green buildings.