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Resources for Coping with Drought: http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/drought/
The Montana State University Extension Service offers several publications
and resources for coping with drought at this site. (5/04) |
Drinking Water Research Information Network (DRINK): http://www.epa.gov/safewater/drink/intro.html
A portal to information on projects funded or performed by water research
organizations, government agencies in the U.S., international research organizations
and academic institutions focused on drinking water issues. (5/04) |
A Survey of State Support for Community Wind Power: http://eetd.lbl.gov/ea/EMS/cases/community_wind.pdf
Survey of the various policies and incentives that states are using to support
community wind power development, and how these policies influence the types
of projects that are developed. Locally owned, utility-scale wind projects
interconnected on either side of the meter (known as community wind projects)
are a topic of increasing interest in the United States. (5/04) |
Climate Friendly Farming: http://cff.wsu.edu/
Provides information about a variety of climate-friendly agricultural practices
and technologies being researched at WSU. The five-year Climate Friendly
Farming Research and Demonstration Project will focus on dairy production,
irrigated crop farming and dryland grain farming. Farmers will also find
information on the economic feasibility of adopting climate mitigation techniques
to their own operations. (5/04) |
Dry Cleaner Compliance Web Site: http://www.iwrc.org/dryclean/
This site was developed to further assist dry cleaning facilities using
perchloroethylene (perc) in monitoring, record keeping and archiving. It
includes solvent mileage calculations, optional email reminders of missed
inspections and changes in perc usage, along with other various logs and
records (such as leak inspection and temperature variance) to keep track
of compliance. (5/04) |
2004 Montana Water Quality Integrated Report: http://nris.state.mt.us/wis/environet/2004Home.html
Montana DEQ offers online the Final Submittal for the 2004 Water Quality
Integrated Report, including database, atlas, and maps. (5/04) |
Soil Carbon Sequestration: Farm Management Practices Can Affect Greenhouse
Gases: http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt200404.html
Global warming (an increase in the earths temperature caused by increased
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere trapping more of the sun's
heat) is a leading global concern. This fact sheet describes how agricultural
activities impact global warming from both ends, serving as both sources
and sinks for greenhouse gases. (5/04) |
How to Plan a Sustainable Event: http://www.sustainable.org/information/susevent.html
A comprehensive listing of resources from Sustainable Communities Network
and a step-by-step downloadable brochure on the planning process and issues
to consider from choosing a site to choosing the food service. (4/04) |
US EPA OECA Lauches CA COMPASS: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/newsletters/assistance/
With each issue focusing on a theme of interest to the compliance assistance
provider community, OECA plans to publish this newsletter three times a
year. It will include a calendar of upcoming events and highlights on new
policies, guidance, tools, events or reports. (4/04) |
Community Energy Opportunity Finder: http://finder.rmi.org/
An interactive website, launched by Rocky Mountain Institute, that calculates
potential energy and dollar savings, air pollution emissions reductions,
and potential jobs a community could create by implementing an energy
efficiency program (4/04).
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Recycle Your Rechargeable Batteries: http://www.rbrc.org/index.html?sp=true&h=400&w=275
A place to recycle portable rechargeable batteries commonly found in cordless
power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, camcorders,
digital cameras, and remote control toys, including: Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd),
Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Small Sealed Lead
(Pb) (3/04). |
The Big Green Box: http://www.biggreenbox.com/StoreFront.bok
A national program that offers companies, consumers, municipalities, and
other generators, a low cost, easy, and flexible way to recycle their
batteries and portable electronic devices (3/04).
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Groundswell: Sustainability Through Design: http://www.uvm.edu/%7Evdi/groundswell.pdf
Highlights tools for community building, visioning, design charrettes, design
review districts, and open-space planning. It also discusses principles
of sustainability, defines design vocabulary and geometry, and includes
several inspirational pieces (3/04). |
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