Farms Destroyed by Global Warming

The people of New Hampshire derive their sense of place from the Granite State's unique landscapes and the rhythms of its climate, from its brilliant fall foliage to deep winter snows in the White Mountains, to summer fun in the Lakes Region.

However, changes in New Hampshire's climate brought about by global warming are beginning to affect New Hampshire's way of life—from tourism to economic opportunity and health care costs.

To help ensure our children inherit a state that supports a high quality of life and rich opportunities, it is important to understand the causes and direction of climate trends, as well as the practical and responsible steps New Hamphire can take in the next few years to help avoid many of the unfavorable consequences of global warming.

CLIMATE TRENDS

In New England everyone jokes about the fickle weather. Although there is some natural variation in the weather every year, over longer time periods we see climate trends emerge. If you grew up in New Hampshire, you probably remember winters being longer and snowier. In the northeast United States, the average annual temperature has increased by 1.8°F over the last century. Even more striking, New England's average winter (December to February) temperature has increased 4.4°F over the last 30 years.

These temperature changes are affecting the region's plants, animals, and environment. For example, the average snow cover season has decreased by more than 15 days compared with 30 years ago, and the New Hampshire state flower, the purple lilac, now blooms four days earlier.

Much of this warming is caused by emissions, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), that blanket the earth and trap heat. The main source of excess CO2 is the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity and drive our cars. If we continue to generate large quantities of CO2 and other heat-trapping gases, we can expect an average temperature increase for the northeastern United States of between five and nine degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. To place these projections in perspective, the average global temperature has increased 1.1°F over the last century. Fortunately there are sensible and affordable solutions available today to help us reduce our heat-trapping emissions and preserve our quality of life.

WHAT'S AT STAKE

SKI INDUSTRY
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Since 1930 the ski industry has been an important part of New Hampshire's economy. Skiing provides critical jobs in small towns and pumps more than $650 million into the New Hampshire economy. The ski industry is already suffering from shorter ski seasons and increased operating costs attributable to the warming of the past few decades. Since 1970 the number of New Hampshire ski areas dropped steeply, with many southern and lower-elevation resorts closest to population centers going out of business.

In order to survive today, New Hampshire ski areas must produce artificial snow on more than 90 percent of their trails. Snowmaking requires freezing temperatures, access to large local water sources, and intensive infrastructure investments. Rising temperatures mean increased snowmaking, leading to higher operating costs.

Tourism associated with cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling will see the earliest effects from global warming because these activities depend on natural snowfall and do not have the option of artificial snowmaking.

FORESTS
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Because forests cover most of New Hampshire, projected changes in forest species will change the character of the state. Sugar maples (Acer saccharum), for example, occur exclusively in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Maple sugar production depends on prolonged cold temperatures with freezing nights and warm daytime temperatures to create the optimal sugar content and sap production. With warming under way, the maple sugar industry long associated with New England has already felt some impact. Over the last two decades, the center of maple sugar production has shifted from the United States into Canada.

Global climate models project a substantial northward shift in maple tree distribution. Such shifts in forest vegetation could cause lower elevations in New Hampshire to lose their brilliant fall foliage and resemble instead the brown autumns currently experienced in southern Pennsylvania.

HEALTH TRENDS LINKED TO CLIMATE

Today summer storms tracking across Canada clear away pollution in the northeast United States. A recent study looking specifically at global warming and its impact on air quality found that storm frequency is projected to decrease in the region, resulting in air stagnation over much of New England. If future emissions of carbon monoxide and black carbon remain at today's levels, the study showed air stagnation will result in hazardous smog episodes that will increase in both severity and duration by mid-century.

Studies for Boston and Portland already show increases in emergency room visits for respiratory and asthma incidents that correlate with bad air pollution days (specifically, ground-level ozone events). In addition to asthma and respiratory ailments, poor air quality is also harmful to New Hampshire residents with cardiovascular disease.

Currently poor air quality in New Hampshire results in the premature death of more than 100 residents each year, costing the state one billion dollars annually. If global warming increases the frequency and/or severity of dangerous air pollution, then air pollution-related health problems will likely increase, compromising the health of many New Hampshire citizens and increasing the state's public health care expenses.

CHOICES FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE

There is a great deal that state, regional, and national policy makers can do today to address the root causes of global warming and reduce its effect on New Hampshire's economy, public health, and environment.

A MODEL REGION

New Hampshire has already taken the lead by joining other northeastern states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)—a cooperative effort to establish a program that will reduce CO2 emissions from power plants much the same way we successfully and quickly reduced acid rain pollution in the 1990s. This flexible "cap and trade" program harnesses the efficiency of the marketplace to achieve pollution reductions in the most cost-effective manner. A successful program for the Northeast not only benefits the region by reducing pollutants but can serve as a national model for federal policy.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable energy resources including wind, solar, and bioenergy are now affordable alternatives to the burning of fossil fuels. Policies such as a federal renewable electricity standard, which requires utilities to generate a portion of their electricity from renewable sources, would create jobs and other in-state economic development while reducing air pollution and global warming emissions.

For example, a 10 percent standard—similar to the standard that has passed the U.S. Senate three times—would generate an estimated $12 million in new income for rural landowners and $42 million in new property tax revenue. In addition, New Hampshire consumers would save $70 million on their electricity and natural gas bills by 2020 under a 10 percent standard.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

The old "waste not, want not" adage has guided New Englanders for years. Nationally, energy efficiency improvements have helped us keep our per capita energy use almost identical to that of 1973, even though our economic output increased 74 percent in the intervening 30-plus years. These improvements saved consumers at least $430 billion.

But there remains enormous potential for additional cost-effective energy savings. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that energy efficiency solutions are available now to cut national energy use 10 percent by 2010. For example, simply extending tax incentives for energy-efficient equipment and buildings and setting new efficiency standards for new equipment could reduce peak electricity demand 70,000 megawatts (MW) by 2020—eliminating the need to build 230 300-MW polluting power plants.

FUEL ECONOMY

Because cars and trucks are responsible for almost a quarter of annual U.S. emissions of heat-trapping CO2, improving vehicle fuel economy (and thereby reducing emissions) should be a key element of climate policy. Fortunately, increasing fuel efficiency is one of the most cost-effective and technologically feasible methods of addressing the threat of global warming while benefiting our economy and protecting public health. Off-the-shelf technology can greatly reduce the amount of gasoline that cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks need without raising costs. For example, increasing fuel economy to an average 40 mpg would cost consumers about $1,000 to $2,500 per vehicle, but would save consumers $3,500 to $6,000 (calculated at two dollars per gallon) on fuel over the life of the vehicle.

A sensible federal policy would therefore increase the average fuel economy of cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks to 40 mpg over the next 10 years. By using existing technology to make more efficient vehicles, Granite State consumers would cut their 2015 gasoline consumption by nearly 500,000 gallons every day, for a net savings of $217 million at the gas pump. In addition, 700 new jobs would be created in New Hampshire by 2015.

MOVING FORWARD RESPONSIBLY

Because heat-trapping emissions remain in the atmosphere for decades or even centuries, the choices we make today will affect the climate our children and grandchildren inherit. The only responsible approach is to start reducing heat-trapping emissions now. As illustrated above, many solutions exist today that not only help us begin to slow global warming, but will also have immediate benefits for our air quality and economy. Delaying action by even five to ten years will greatly increase the costs of grappling with the problem.

In addition to reducing emissions that cause global warming, we can address root causes of air pollution that have public health consequences. We must also prepare to manage those future changes that cannot be avoided. With foresight, planning, and a commitment to responsible management, New Hampshire can be a leader in effective climate solutions.

Please email this web page to your friends and to people who are concerned about our future and our Grandchildren’s future. Thank you.

Proverb: A good person leaves an inheritance to their children’s children.

What kind of inheritance are you leaving?

Per the Sustainable Industries Journal,
the Pentagon has blocked the construction of 16 Wind Energy sites in the USA.
The military claims the Wind Farms are a threat to national security.
Maybe the Wind Farms are a threat to Big Oil and Big Coal?

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING for WOMEN
 http://solarenergy.org  http://www.solarliving.org  http://www.vestas.com
 http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/programs/nc_solar_in_schools.cfm
 http://www.fsec.ucf.edu  http://www.permaculture.org.uk
 http://www.cat.org.uk  http://www.journeytoforever.org  http://www.grisb.org
 http://www.strawbalefutures.org.uk  http://www.ecologicalsolutions.com.au
 http://www.greenhomebuilding.com  http://www.cobcottage.com  http://www.networkearth.org
 http://www.adobebuilder.com  http://www.hybridadobe.com  http://www.adobebuilding.com
 http://www.eartharchitecture.org  http://www.adobeasw.com  http://www.gadhiasolar.net
 http://www.calearth.org/apprent.htm  http://www.monolithic.com  http://www.portlandpermaculture.com
 http://www.hlf.org.np  http://www.solare-bruecke.org  http://www.barefootcollege.org
 http://thealgebraproject.org  http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25107
 http://www.yesmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=576  http://www.carbon.org
 http://phillyimc.org/en/2007/02/36740.shtml
book: Super Power Breathing for Super Energy; author: Paul Bragg  http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com  http://bragg.com
 http://chiapas.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=148373
 http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2007/07/260728.shtml
 http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/200482/index.php

VOLUNTEER to WORK on ORGANIC FARMS all over the World
 http://www.wwoof.org  http://www.wwoof.it  http://www.wwoof.dk  http://www.wwoof.de  http://www.wwoof.com.au  http://www.wwoof.ca

TOURS of SOLAR HOMES and SOLAR BUILDINGS
 http://www.ases.org/tour/2006_tour/california.htm
 http://www.homepower.com/events/index.cfm
 http://www.solarliving.org
 http://www.solarhouseday.com/index01.shtml

FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
 http://www.openoffice.org - word processor, spreadsheets, data bases and much more
 http://directory.fsf.org - education, games and more
 http://www.theopencd.org
 http://www.safer-networking.org - Securtiy and Spy Ware

LINKS TO GROUPS SUPPORTING FOOD SECURITY, CLEAN AIR, CLIMATE PROTECTION
USA-  http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/8046.php
International-  http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25168

ELECTRIC BICYCLES
 http://www.myebike.com  http://www.evt-scooter.de  http://www.vestas.com  http://www.velomobile.de

ELECTRIC VEHICLES
 http://www.electroauto.com  http://www.eaaev.org  http://www.vestas.com  http://www.nedra.com  http://www.veva.bc.ca  http://www.myersmotors.com  http://www.ampmobiles.com  http://www.acpropulsion.com
 http://chiapas.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=145793
 http://ovl.indymedia.org/news/2007/06/17060.php
 http://newjersey.indymedia.org/en/2007/06/15908.shtml

CONVERT YOUR CAR TO ELECTRIC
 http://www.canev.com  http://ev-america.com  http://www.evparts.com  http://www.kta-ev.com  http://www.go-ev.com  http://www.metricmind.com

WOMEN'S CLASSES ON ELECTRIC AUTOS
 http://www.electroauto.com
 http://www.electric-cars-are-for-girls.com

WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR
 http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar
 http://tothesurface.org/?p=70
 http://www.dontcrush.com  http://www.saveev1.org
book: Internal Combustion; author: E. Black  http://www.internalcombustionbook.com

REFINERY REFORM, POLLUTION and DEATH
Does Big Oil have a body bag with your name on it?
Do not allow Big Oil and the Robber Barons to molest you and your family.
 http://www.refineryreform.org
 http://www.sunkills.com
 http://bulgaria.indymedia.org/newswire/display/14135/index.php
 http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display/37113/index.php
 http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25422
 http://www.offshore-environment.com
 http://shellfacts.com
book: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man; author: John Perkins
book: Secret History of the American Empire; author: John Perkins
book: Internal Combustion; author: E. Black  http://www.internalcombustionbook.com
book: Halliburton Agenda, The Politics of Oil and Money; author: Dan Briody
book: Globalization and Its Discontents; author: Joseph Stiglitz
book: American Fascists; author: Chris Hedges
book: Tempting Faith, An Inside Story of Political Seduction; author: David Kuo

IS GOD GREEN:
 http://www.chelseagreen.com/2006/items/servegod/AssociatedArticles
 http://www.shoppbs.org/sm-pbs-moyers-on-america-is-god-green-dvd--pi-2511328.html

STOP CLIMATE CHAOS
and the DESTRUCTION of the POOR
 http://www.itdg.org/?id=stopclimatechaos

GLOBAL WARMING DESTROYS WINE INDUSTRY
 http://seattle.indymedia.org/en/2006/07/253921.shtml
 http://rogueimc.org/en/2006/07/6945.shtml

ORGANIC VEGETABLE DIESEL FUEL
 http://www.plantdrive.com
 http://biodieselwarehouse.com
 http://www.joshuatickell.com/books_films.htm
BILLION dollar CROP-  http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/hemp.html
book: How to Make Biodiesel; author: Dan Carter  http://www.lowimpact.org/manuals.htm
book: Biodiesel Power; author: Lyle Estill  http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3898
oil seed press machine -  http://www.oilpress.com  http://www.biofuels-sa.com  http://www.ufop.de
 http://www.grownfuel.com  http://www.petrotec.de  http://www.aldabiodiesel.co.uk  http://www.rerorust.de

CONVERTING USED COOKING OIL into DIESEL FUEL
 http://plantdrive.com/Used_Cooking_Oil_Fuel_4_18_07.pdf
 http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25107
 http://www.hawaii.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/5943.php
 http://www.goldenfuelsystems.com  http://www.mrfunnel.com

HEATING BUILDINGS with organic Vegetable Diesel Fuel -  http://www.homepower.com

QUADRUPLING FOOD PRODUCTION
Per a report from Malaysia, crops grown with Volcanic Rock Dust (  http://www.remineralize.org ) and Eeffective Micro-organisms (EM  http://www.emtechnologynetwork.org ) increased production by 400%.
References: Permaculture Magazine, #51, Spring 2007; article: Stone Age Science; author: Dylan Keating
 http://www.remineralize.org/story.php?story=EEZFAlEukZOJwODROk.html
 http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk
 http://www.squarefootgardening.com
 http://www.carbon.org
 http://www.localharvest.org
book: Bread from Stones; author: Michael Olson  http://www.acresusa.com
book: How to Grow World Record Tomatoes; author: Charles Wilber  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Eco-Farm; author: Charles Walters  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof  http://www.wormwoman.com  http://www.vermico.com
book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman  http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm  http://elementgreen.com
book: The Farmer's Earthworm Handbook; author: David Ernst  http://www.acresusa.com
Free organic gardening-farming Catalog:  http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm

CARBON SOILS
Adding CHARCOAL to soil ~  http://www.eprida.com ~ greatly increases crop production for very many years.
References: Solar Today journal, Nov/Dec 2006, article: Chair's Corner: Positive Charcoal equals Negative Carbon; author: Roanl Larson
Permaculture Magazine, #50, Winter 2006; article: The Magical Soils Of El Derado; author: Terra Preta
 http://www.newfarm.org/columns/research_paul/2006/0106/charcoal.shtml
 http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org
 http://iaiconference.org
 http://www.carbonnegative.info
 http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/terra_preta/TerraPretahome.htm
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publications.htm
 http://deltafarmpress.com/news/051114-terra-preta
 http://www.dynamotive.com/english/biooil/char.html  http://www.agri-therm.com
CHARCOAL SOIL: Adaptation Strategies for Global Change:
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/MitAdaptStratGlobChange%2011,%20403-427,%20Lehmann,%202006.pdf
 http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/Lehmann%20et%20al.,%202002,%20WCSS%20Bangkok,%20paper%20no.0449.pdf
book: Carbon Cycle; by Leonard Ridzon  http://www.acresusa.com

IMPACT by COUNTRY: AGRICULTURE DESTRUCTION by GLOBAL WARMING
 http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/14090

utilizing ORGANIC GARDENING in SCHOOLS-UNIVERSITIES
for improving Academic Performance and social development
 http://uruguay.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/44217.php
 http://ambazonia.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/1186.shtml
 http://ru.indymedia.org/newswire/display/14175/index.php
 http://india.indymedia.org/en/2006/01/211309.shtml
 http://pr.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/12625.php

ORGANIC GARDENING:
Free Organic Gardening Catalog:  http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm  http://planetnatural.com
book: How to Grow World Record Tomatoes; author: Charles Wilber  http://www.acresusa.com  http://wormsway.com
book: Square Foot Gardening; author: Mel Bartholomew  http://www.squarefootgardening.com
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof  http://www.wormwoman.com
book: Compost Tea Manual, 5th edition; author: Elaine Ingham  http://www.soilsoup.com  http://soilfoodweb.com  http://vermico.com/compost_tea_brewers.htm
book: Organic Lawn Care Manual; by Paul Tukey
book: An Earth Saving Revolution; author: Teruo Higa  http://www.emtechnologynetwork.org  http://brewngrow.com
book: Gaia's Garden; author: Toby Hemenway
book: The Earth Care Manual; author: P Whitefield
book: Secret Life of Compost; author: Malcolm Beck  http://www.acresusa.com
book: Soul of Soil, book; author: Joseph Smillie
book: Four-Season Harvest; author: Eliot Coleman  http://www.fourseasonfarm.com  http://www.led-grow-master.com  http://fifthseasongardening.com
book: MetroFarm; author: Michael Olson  http://www.metrofarm.com
book: Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces; author: Patricia Lanza
book: Bread from Stones; author: Michael Olson  http://acresusa.com  http://remineralize.org  http://stonebread.co.nz  http://www.uoguelph.ca/rocks  http://seercentre.org.uk
 http://soilandhealth.org  http://wewantrealfood.com  http://www.canhealyourself.com/trees.htm  http://biobiz.ca  http://rockdust.co.uk  http://gaiagreen.com
book: Growing Communities: How to Build Community Through Community Gardening; author: Jeanette Abi-Nader
 http://www.communitygarden.org/publications.php
book: Food Not Lawns; by Heather C. Flores
book: Carbon Cycle; by Leonard Ridzon
Organic insect repellant - Garlic Barrier:  http://garlicbarrier.com  http://ghorganics.com  http://biconet.com  http://organiclandscape.com  http://foxfarmfertilizer.com
Organic Weed Killer - 25% Acetic Acid eliminates Weeds:  http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=468&bhcd2=1162226528
 http://www.milkyspore.com/burnout.htm  http://garden-ville.com  http://greenergyinc.com  http://groworganic.com  http://ehabc.org  http://hotpepperwax.com
 http://www.indymedia.no/newswire/display/18832/index.php  http://www.organiclandcare.org  http://www.mcs-global.org  http://www.panna.org
Worm Tea:  http://www.vermico.com/castings.htm  http://soilsoup.com  http://edibella.com  http://gaiacollege.ca  http://gardenspout.com  http://homeharvest.com
Seattle Tilth:  http://www.seattletilth.org Sustainable Technology for your community.  http://www.seedsavers.org  http://www.wwoof.org
Microgardens:  http://www.carbon.org  http://www.echonet.org  http://www.neemfoundation.org  http://www.moringatrees.org  http://www.permaculture.org.uk
Church - School Gardening Technology:  http://peru.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/24394.php  http://www.led-grow-master.com  http://solatube.com
Gleaners: Please set up a Gleaners Group in your community to pick excess vegetables and fruits from your neighbors' gardens, from local farms and from Farmers Markets for use by your local food bank.
Thank you.  http://www.gleanerscoalition.org  http://www.localharvest.org

For more information, please contact local gardeners and farmers who specialize in Organic gardening, Permaculture gardening, Biodynamic gardening, Japanese Kyusei Nature gardening, Biointensive gardening, Heirloom gardening, Agroforestry gardening, Organic Hydroponics gardening and Gardening Therapy. Gardening is micro-climate specific. These means that local gardeners might know of gardening techniques and resources which are helpful for the location you live in. Keep researching, reading, refining your gardening methods and experimenting with different growing techniques. Eco Gardening technology is changing and improving all the time. Also, as the climate changes, you may need to learn other gardening techniques for various climates.
 http://www.localharvest.org

PERMACULTURE
 http://www.seedinternational.com.au  http://www.tagari.com  http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html  http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk  http://www.berg-en-dal.co.za  http://www.permacultureinternational.org  http://www.permaculture-hawaii.com  http://www.permacultura-es.org  http://www.permacultureactivist.net  http://www.permaculture.org.au  http://www.permacult.com.au  http://www.permacultura.org  http://permakultur.dk  http://www.permaculture-steve.net  http://www.permacult.com.au/noosa  http://www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au  http://www.permaculture.biz  http://www.tortuga.com/permacultura  http://www.3.telus.net/permaculture  http://permaculturevisions.com  http://www.permaculture.net  http://www.openpermaculture.com  http://www.permaculture.org.nz  http://www.permacultura-bahia.org.br  http://www.permacultura-montsant.org  http://www.permacultura.org.br  http://www.tierramor.org  http://www.ecohabitar.org  http://www.ecocentro.org  http://www.pacificos.org  http://permacultura.freeservers.com  http://www.permacultura.cl  http://permacultura.no.sapo.pt  http://www.utopie.it/ecovillaggi/permacultura.htm  http://www.gaia.org.ar/cursoperma.htm  http://www.vidasana.org  http://www.ufpa.br/permacultura  http://www.mutantia21.com.ar/permacultura.html  http://www.permaculture.org.uk  http://colombiaenhechos.org/permacultura.htm  http://www.permacultura.it  http://www.ipemabrasil.org.br  http://www.brightonpermaculture.co.uk  http://www.torri-superiore.org  http://www.agrorede.org.br/curso-permacultura  http://www.ybytucatu.com.br/permacultura.htm  http://www.amazonia.org  http://www.permacultura-rs.org.br  http://www.mmrfbz.org  http://www.permaculture.org  http://www.moa-inter.or.jp/english/naturefarm/nf-contents.html
 http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/oop/click_ord/showlist.html?sid=5845&list=Gardening
Eco-Buddhahist Project:  http://www.buddhafield.com
journal: Permaculture Activist  http://www.permacultureactivist.net
journal: Permaculture Magazine  http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk
journal: Permaculture Drylands Journal  http://www.permaculture.net
PIL's Planet Newsletter  http://www.permacultureinternational.org/newsletter/newsletter.htm
Permaculture Store:  http://green-shopping.co.uk  http://eco-logicbooks.com  http://acresusa.com

EAT LOCAL ORGANIC FOOD
Please support your Local Organic Family Farmers
 http://www.localharvest.org/csa  http://www.localharvest.org/csa.jsp  http://www.eatlocal.org/Ideas.html
 http://colombia.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/34640.php
 http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/33261.php
 http://www.iatp.org

ELIMINATING HUNGER Luke 10:29 Isaiah 1:17; 1:19
Proverb: The field of the poor my yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice.
 http://www.carbon.org  http://www.tfljournal.org  http://www.treesforlife.org  http://neemfoundation.org  http://www.neemresource.com  http://www.moringatrees.org  http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch  http://www.leftfootorganics.org
 http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=25076
 http://southafrica.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/10603.php
dvd: Gandhi

the miracle of tithing
 http://twincities.indymedia.org/newswire/display/29435/index.php
 http://newjersey.indymedia.org/en/2007/02/13715.shtml
 http://www.sfbay.indymedia.org/newsitems/2007/02/05/18357610.php
 http://www.kcindymedia.org/newswire/display/72930/index.php

LINKS
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RENEWABLE ENERGY - ENERGY CONSERVATION
Three Times More JOBS - Real Economic Progress
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org/en/2007/03/125432.shtml
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/18/18378731.php

PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING of BUILDINGS
 http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs14.htm
 http://www.ourcoolhouse.com/phase2.htm
 http://www.sunplans.com  http://www.passivhaustagung.de  http://www.passiv.de  http://www.solardwellings.com.au  http://www.omsolar.net  http://www.poweredliving.co.nz  http://www.solarliving.org
 http://www.passivehouse.org.nz  http://www.sunpowerdesign.com.au
Passive House Planning Package 2007 Manual + CD-Rom (7th revised edition)  http://e-colab.org
 http://www.passivhaus.org.uk  http://passiefhuisplatform.be  http://pibp.pl  http://budynek-pasywny.pl  http://www.lamaisonpassive.fr  http://maison.passive.free.fr  http://www.lamaisonpassive.be  http://www.maison-passive.be  http://www.maisonpassive.be  http://www.passiefhuisplatform.be  http://www.batirbio.org  http://www.la-maison-ecologique.com  http://passive-aventure.vivao.be  http://maisonpassive.info  http://solares-bauen.fr  http://www.energieinstitut.at  http://www.hausderzukunft.at
book: Warm House, Cool House: Inspirational Designs for Low-Energy Housing; author: Nick Hollo
 http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/0947277226.htm
 http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/housedesign/moreinfo.shtml
 http://www.aseg.net/InTheNews.htm
 http://www.cfd.rmit.edu.au/programs/sustainable_buildings/books_on_sustainable_architecture_and_building
 http://www.architext.com.au/Cat/environmental.htm
 http://www.facs.gov.au/indigenous/housing_guide2/b8.htm
 http://www.bookworm.com.au/bookworm/dw000013.htm
 http://www.theownerbuilder.com.au/Bookshop.pdf
book: Passive Solar House; author: James Kachadorian  http://www.chelseagreen.com/2006/items/passivesolarhouse2  http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/passolhous.html  http://www.urbanharvest.org/permaculture/pclinks.html  http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/bccde3d2434d17fba19afeb4da09e526.html  http://www.homesteadinginfo.com/books/chelseapublishing/passive_solar_house.html  http://store.sundancesolar.com/pasohoussode.html  http://www.acresaustralia.com.au/bookstore/prod381.htm  http://www.rockymtsolar.com/passivesolar.htm
book: Solar House, Passive Heating and Cooling; author: Ph.D. Chiras  http://www.nesea.org/publications/NESun/review_chiras.html  http://store.altenergystore.com/Books-Videos/Solar/c457  https://www.oikos.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=160  https://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/nhgecom/router.aspx?PageId=ProDetail&ItemNumber=1436  http://www.dynamiclist.com/?node=a55acf4b-3c30-407f-b74a-712446aeb04d  http://www.designcoalition.org/features/lansing/details/aircore/aircore.htm
book: Affordable Passive Solar Homes; author: Richard Crowther  http://www.nesea.org/buildings/passive.html  http://www.ases.org/print_catalog/residential_design.htm  http://www.austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Programs/Green%20Building/Sourcebook/passiveSolarDesign.htm  http://www.3sc.net/solarm/resources.htm  http://www.permacult.com.au/shelter/energy_solar.html  http://www.cectoxic.org/pdf/BuildingGreen.pdf
book: Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook; author: Michael J. Crosbie  http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471183083.html  http://www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pageId=492  http://www.cecer.army.mil/Sustdesign/SDRFavBooksPV.cfm  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/solardesign.html  http://www.greensage.com/CEU/4467nr/CEU4467nrbooks.html  http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/heatwithsun.htm
book: The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse, and Building Design; author: Edward Mazria
book: Solar Projects for Under 500 Dollars; author: Mary Twitchell
book: Passive Solar Construction Handbook; author: Levy Emanuel
book: European Passive Solar Handbook; author: Owen Lewis
book: Survey of European Passive Solar Buildings; author: Commissariat a L'ene
book: Profiting from Sunshine - Passive Solar Building in the Mountains
book: Passive Solar Design Strategies; National Renewable Energy Lab  http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/index.books
book: Passive Solar Retrofit; author: Darryl Strickler
book: Village Homes, Solar House Designs; author: J. Corbett
book: California Passive Solar Handbook; California Energy Commission
book: Passive Solar Design Handbook (volumes I, II, III); author: D. Balcomb
book: National Design Handbook Prototype on Passive Solar Heating and Natural Cooling of Buildings; United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
book: Erstes Mehrfamilien-Passivhaus im Altbau; author: A. Willensdorfer  http://www.hausderzukunft.at
book: Passivhaus Schulungunterlagen; author: P. Holzer
book: 1000 Passivhäuser in Österreich; author: G. Lang
book: Praxis- und Passivhaustaugliche Sanierungssysteme für Dach und Wandbauteile unter Verwendung von Hochleistungswärmedämmsystemen; author: A. Ferle
book: Wohnbausanierung mit Passivhaustechnologie; author:

HIGH PERFORMANCE PASSIVE HOUSES
 http://www.viking-house.net

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
 http://www.zeri.org  http://www.emtech.org  http://www.oceanarks.org  http://www.bokashi.co.nz  http://www.elementgreen.com
 http://www.zerowastekovalam.org  http://zerowaste.co.nz  http://www.zerowaste.com  http://www.towardszero.com
 http://www.powerefficiencycorp.com  http://www.1windowquilts.com  http://www.waterless.co.nz  http://waterrecycling.com  http://ecoflo.ie
book: Create an Oasis With Greywater; author: A. Ludwig  http://www.oasisdesign.net  http://www.ecological-engineering.com  http://atlantium.com
book: Safe Rainwater Collection; author: Charmaine Taylor  http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/safraincol.html  http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com
Greywater Heat Exchangers:  http://www.gfxtechnology.com
book: Worms Eat My Garbage; author: Mary Appelhof  http://www.wormwoman.com  http://www.vermico.com  http://elementgreen.com
book: Recycle With Earthworms; author: Shelley Grossman  http://www.wormbooks.com/all.books.htm

ADVANCED RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES:
 http://rogueimc.org/en/2007/05/8529.shtml
 http://india.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/211277.shtml
 http://santiago.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/68545.php
 http://turkce-cyprus.indymedia.org/newswire/display/120/index.php

RAINWATER HARVESTING
 http://www.greengridroofs.com
 http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk  http://www.rainwaterclub.org  http://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/DTU/rwh/index.html  http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org  http://www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com  http://www.rainman.ie  http://www.sustainable.com.au/rainwater.html  http://www.rainharvesting.co.uk  http://www.forgottenrain.com  http://www.lifewater.ca/rain.htm  http://www.rainwaterharvesting.net  http://www.raincentre.org  http://www.ne-design.net  http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/PI/rainbarrels.htm  http://www.rainharvesting.ie  http://www.freerain.co.uk  http://www.cseindia.org  http://www.ideorg.org/Page.asp?NavID=215  http://products.ecosaver.com.au/dma-savew/?sectionid=20
online book: Texas Guide to Rainwater Harvesting; author: Wendy Price Todd
 http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/publications/reports/RainwaterHarvestingManual_3rdedition.pdf
 http://www.ircsa.org/7th.html
 http://www.bnm.ie/utilities/news/july_04_rainsaver.htm
 http://home.btconnect.com/engindia/rainwaterharvesting.htm
 http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/resources/rainwater-harvesting-with-cisterns-resources
 http://www.newint.org/issue354/harvesting.htm
 http://www.selfhelpintl.ie/selfhelp/Files/20509%20Self%20Help%20Water%20Book.pdf
 http://www.itdg.org/docs/technical_information_service/rainwater_harvesting.pdf
 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-projects/.../DFID_DPU_Bridging_Chennai.pdf
 http://www.p2pays.org/ref/18/17754.htm
 http://www.oneworld.ca/guides/water/harvesting
 http://www.solar783.com/rainharv.pdf

INTERNET BOOKS:
 http://www.abebooks.com  http://alibris.com  http://eco-logicbooks.com  http://amazon.co.uk  http://fetchbook.info  http://lowimpact.org  http://www.cat.org.uk
 http://oasisdesign.net  http://dirtcheapbuilder.com  http://chelseagreen.com  http://permaculture.org.uk  http://green-shopping.co.uk  http://acresusa.com  http://www.green-shopping.co.uk

ARE AMERICANS STUPID?
Why be stupid?
 http://pr.indymedia.org/news/2006/09/18295.php
 http://valparaiso.indymedia.org/news/2006/09/8723.php
 http://indymedia.org.nz/newswire/display/38087/index.php

USA LINKS

Utility Solar Water Heating Initiative
 http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/ush2o
 http://www.solargenix.com
 http://www.heliodyne.com
 http://www.solarthermal.com
 http://www.sundasolar.com/aboutus.htm

Million Solar Roofs Initiative
 http://www.millionsolarroofs.org
 http://www.powerlight.com
 http://www.solarwall.com
 http://www.cansolair.com

Photovoltaic Power Systems for Buildings Organization
 http://www.task7.org

USA Solar Energy Society
 http://www.ases.org/about_ases/chapters.htm

Solar Energy Industries Association
 http://www.seia.org

Solar energy, solar heated homes - buildings
Solar heated swimming pools, spas and hot tubs.
~~Advanced Sustainable Technologies for Economic Progress
 http://www.thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/21689.php
 http://istanbul.indymedia.org/news/2005/11/82627.php
 http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/05/112665.php

Solar Incentives by each state
 http://www.dsireusa.org

Renewable Energy Links
 http://www.homeenergy.org/links.html

Renewable Energy Events
 http://homepower.com/events
 http://homepower.com/links

Local Energy
 http://www.localenergy.org

Climate Change Knowledge Network
 http://www.cckn.net

Post Carbon Institute
 http://www.postcarbon.org

Surviving Peak Oil
 http://www.survivingpeakoil.com

Fossil Fuel's Destructive Hidden Costs
 http://www.homepower.com/files/hiddencosts.pdf

Schools going Solar
 http://www.irecusa.org/schools
 http://www.the-environment.org/FEE/schools.html
 http://www-solar.mck.ncsu.edu/sgs/sgsindex.htm

Alliance's Green Schools Program
energy-saving activities for schools
 http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl/aboutgs

Solar Schools
 http://solarschools.com

American Lung Association Action Network
protecting our grandchildren from Filthy outdoor Air
 http://lungaction.org
 http://calhealthyschools.org

Clean the Air Assocaition
stop Power Plant Dirty Air Pollution
 http://www.cleartheair.org/dirtypower

SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE
Links between the Environment and breast Cancer
 http://www.silentspring.org

Clean Energy Climate Solutions Project
 http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org

SolarQuest
 http://www.solarquest.com

Sustainable School Design
 http://www.innovativedesign.net/sustainableschools.htm

List of Grant Money and Loans for Solar Schools
 http://www.dsireusa.org

Public Renewables Partnership
 http://www.repartners.org/stateactres.htm

Alliance to Save Energy
 http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/educators

Local Power Program
 http://www.local.org

Solar Electric Power Association
 http://www.solarelectricpower.org

National Center for Photovoltaics
 http://www.nrel.gov/ncpv

International Solar Energy Society
 http://www.ises.org/ises.nsf!Open

Green Festivals USA
 http://www.greenfestivals.org

Interfaith Climate Change Network
 http://www.protectingcreation.org

Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
 http://www.coejl.org

Evangelical Climate Initiative
 http://www.christiansandclimate.org

Islamic Foundation for Ecology
and Environmental Sciences
 http://www.ifees.org

Earth Sangha
 http://www.earthsangha.org

National Religious Partnership for the Environment
 http://www.nrpe.org

National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Care of community and care of creation
 http://www.ncrlc.com

US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Environmental Justice Program
 http://www.nccbuscc.org/sdwp/ejp

Native American Energy Campaign
 http://www.ienearth.org/energy.html
 http://www.hoanw.org

Episcopal Ecological Network
 http://eenonline.org

Episcopal Church and the Environment
 http://www.episcopalchurch.org/1829_ENG_HTM.htm
 http://www.episcopal-life.org/26724_62397_ENG_HTM.htm
 http://www.episcopalchurch.org/1829_54110_ENG_HTM.htm
 http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_19838_ENG_HTM.htm

North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology
 http://www.nacce.org

Energy Justice Network
 http://www.energyjustice.net

Religious Witness for the Earth
 http://www.religiouswitness.org

Greek Orthodox and the Environment
 http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/environment

UU Ministry for Earth
 http://uuministryforearth.org

Quaker Earthcare Witness
 http://www.quakerearthcare.org

National Black Environmental Justice Network
 http://www.nbejn.org

National Hispanic Environmental Council
 http://www.nheec.org

Asian Pacific Environmental Network
 http://www.apen4ej.org

Minority Environmental Lawyers Association
 http://www.concentric.net/%7EMstanisl

National Council of Churches of Christ
Eco-Justice Programs
 http://www.nccecojustice.org
 http://www.toad.net/~cassandra/otherprog.htm

Climate Ark
 http://www.climateark.org

Noah Alliance
 http://www.noahalliance.org

Earth Ministry
 http://www.earthministry.org/your_congregation.htm

EarthCare
 http://www.earthcareonline.org

Earth Ethics
 http://earthethics.com

Target Earth
Serving the Earth, Serving the Poor
 http://www.targetearth.org

Interfaith Works
 http://www.interfaithworks.org

GreenFaith
 http://www.peqnj.org

Navajo Renwable Energy Programs
 http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/01/hopi_power.php?page=all
 http://www.wapa.gov/es/pubs/esb/2000/00Oct/default.htm
 http://www.sunwize.com/news/images/ntua_project.pdf
 http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2000/navajos.htm

Native American Wind Energy
 http://www.nativewind.org
 http://www.irecusa.org/articles/static/1/1082763722_1051597266.html

Climate Crisis Coalition
 http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org

Set America Free
 http://www.setamericafree.org

Physicians for Social Responsibility
 http://www.psr.org

Science and Environmental Health Network
 http://www.sehn.org

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
 http://www.iccr.org

Our Stolen Future
 http://www.ourstolenfuture.org

National Center for Appropriate Technology
 http://www.ncat.org

Rocky Mountain Institute
 http://www.rmi.org

Community Energy Opportunity Finder
 http://www.energyfinder.org

Community Solution
 http://www.communitysolution.org

Global Footprint Network
 http://www.globalfootprintnetwork.org

Earth Policy Institute
eco-economy
 http://www.earth-policy.org

Alliance for Sustainability through Higher Education
 http://www.secondnature.org

Campus Ecology - Sstainable Campus
 http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology

Clean Air Now
 http://www.lung.ca/cando


Global Warming early warning signs
 http://www.climatehotmap.org

Climate Crisis
 http://www.climatecrisis.net

Climate Change Educational Speakers
 http://www.greenhousenet.org

Redefining Progress
 http://www.rprogress.org

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
 http://www.ulsf.org

New England Climate Coalition
 http://www.newenglandclimate.org/effectsbystate.htm

Advocates for Oil Awareness
 http://oilawareness.meetup.com

Life After the Oil Crash
 http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net

Refinery Reform Campaign
 http://www.refineryreform.org

OilSandsWatch
The Destruction of Canadian Wilderness
 http://oilsandswatch.org

Mining Watch
 http://miningwatch.ca


Killing with Oil Company Spills
 http://www.sunkills.com
 http://www.panda.org/news_facts/newsroom/crisis/spain_oil_spill/index.cfm

Environmental impact of the offshore oil and gas industry
 http://www.offshore-environment.com

book: Big Coal, The Dirty Secret, author: Jeff Goodell
 http://www.booktv.org/feature/index.asp?segID=7209&schedID=444
 http://www.vestas.com

DVD: Kilowatt Ours
How Coal is destroying the Planet
 http://www.kilowattours.org

Global Warming Impacts on Arctic ecosystem
and the destruction of Native Alaskans and artic people.
 http://www.montreal2005.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=985F2458-1

Global Warming is a massive threat to Biodiversity and Wildlife
 http://conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/programs/climatechange

book: Next Gulf, Oil Conflict in Nigeria; author: Andy Rowell
 http://www.remembersarowiwa.com/nextgulf.htm
 http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=2511
 http://www.carbonweb.org/showitem.asp?article=70&parent=7&link=Y&gp=3
 http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=20

Building Tomorrow’s Crisis?
 http://www.foe.org/camps/intl/institutions/finan03.pdf

British Petroleum (BP) Greenwash, Climate Change
 http://www.pacificviews.org/weblog/archives/002130.html
 http://www.medialens.org/alerts/index.php
 http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/sbeder/bp.html
 http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=30224

BP's pipeline destroying communities
 http://www.bakuceyhan.org.uk/more_info/bp_pipeline.htm
 http://www.bakuceyhan.org.uk/news.htm
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/02/285978.html

Vice President Dick Cheney, British Petroleum, Halliburton and Russian Black Gold
 http://indexresearch.blogspot.com/2005/11/siberian-shadowlands-part-1.html
 http://indexresearch.blogspot.com/2005/11/siberian-shadowlands-part-3.html
 http://www.unknownnews.org/041004a-te.html

Campaign Against Climate Change
 http://www.campaigncc.org

DIRTY TRICKS against AMERICANS and
Corporate spying on citizens
 http://www.oneworldsee.org/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenpeace.org%2Finternational_en%2Ffeatures%2Fdetails%3Fitem_id%3D434049

WATCHING THEM, WATCHING YOU
 http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=9653

The PRESIDENT and EXXON
Axis of oil
 http://www.oneworldsee.org/external/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenpeace.org%2Finternational_en%2Ffeatures%2Fdetails%3Fitem_id%3D434049

Association for the Study of Peak Oil
 http://www.peakoil.net

The Coming Global Oil Crisis
 http://www.oilcrisis.com

Twilight in the Desert,
The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
 http://www.twilightinthedesert.com

Powerdown Project
project to assist municipalities and communities in surviving
 http://www.postcarbon.org/initiatives/powerdown

Power Shift
 http://www.videoproject.com/pow-833-v.html

Community Food Security Coalition
 http://www.foodsecurity.org

Community Solutions
Film: Power of Community, How one Community Survived Peak Oil
 http://www.communitysolution.org/cuba.html

High Noon For Natural Gas
 http://highnoon.ws

Peak Oil Project
 http://www.bone2.com/kt/po/peakoil_project.htm

Oil Empire
 http://www.oilempire.us

Oil Decline
 http://www.oildecline.com

Oil Crash
 http://www.oilcrash.com

Crude Awakening
 http://www.crudeawakening.org

Die Off
 http://dieoff.com

Freedom From Oil
 http://freedomfromoil.com

Kick the Oil Habit
 http://kicktheoilhabit.org

Threats of Peak Oil
to the Global Food Supply
 http://www.museletter.com/archive/159.html
 http://www.energybulletin.net/7088.html

The Oil We Eat
 http://www.harpers.org/TheOilWeEat.html

Hunger For Natural Gas
 http://www.chelseagreen.com/2004/items/highnoon/AssociatedArticles

Why Our Food Is So Dependent on Oil
 http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/34/10314

Pew Center on Global Climate Change
 http://pewclimate.org

National Environmental Trust
 http://www.net.org

Environment Site
 http://theenvironmentsite.org

Planet Drum
 http://planetdrum.org

Natural Step
 http://www.thenaturalstep.com

BioGems
 http://www.savebiogems.org

Kibbutz Collective Farm
sustainable communities and food security
 http://www.kibbutz.us

David Suzuki Foundation
 http://www.davidsuzuki.org

Living Nutrition
 http://www.livingnutrition.com

Tour d'Organics bike rides
 http://www.tourdorganics.com

Organic Athlete
 http://www.organicathlete.org

Race to Be Cool
 http://www.racetobecool.org

Wolf at the Door
Beginner's Guide to Peak Oil
 http://www.wolfatthedoor.org.uk

Survival in the 21st Century After Oil
 http://www.after-oil.co.uk

Film: The End Of Suburbia,
Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream
 http://www.endofsuburbia.com

Film: Oil Crash
 http://www.oilcrashmovie.com

Film: The Oil Factor
 http://www.theoilfactor.com

Film: PEAK OIL - imposed by Nature
 http://www.peakoil-imposedbynature.com

Peak Oil Video material
FREE downloads links
 http://sydneypeakoil.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=49

book: Uneasy Alchemy, Citizens and Experts in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor Disputes (death from oil refineries); author: Barbara L. Allen
book: Oil Spills; author: Joanna Burger
book: Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Conflicting Views of an Essential Interrelationship; author: Herman E. Daly
book: The Oil Depletion Protocol, A Plan to Avert Oil Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse; author: Richard Heinberg
book: Powerdown; author: Richard Heinberg
book: Save Cash and Save the Planet; author: Andrea Smith
book: Empty Tank, Oil, Gas, Hot Air, and the Coming Global Financial Catastrophe; author: Jeremy Leggett
book: Outgrowing the Earth, The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures; author: Lester R. Brown
book: The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century; author: James Howard Kunstler
book: Petrodollar Warfare: Oil, Iraq and the Future of the Dollar; author: William R. Clark
book: Big Book of Self-Reliant Living; author: Walter Szykitka
book: When Technology Fails, A Manual for Self Reliance & Planetary Survival; author: Matthew Stein

report: The Full Economic Costs Of Louisiana’s Oil/Gas And Petrochemical Industries; author: P. Templet
free report at-  http://www.leanweb.org/pub.html

report: The Making (and Breaking) of a Petrochemical Paradise; author: Raymond J. Burby
free report at-  http://www.planning.unc.edu/facstaff/faculty/burby/Baton_Rouge.pdf

Solidarity Economics
Strategies for Building New Economies
 http://www.geo.coop/SolidarityEconomicsEthanMiller.htm

Green Economics
 http://www.greeneconomics.net

EcoSquared
Ecological Economics
 http://www.ecosquared.org

Local Living Economies
 http://www.livingeconomies.org

Energy and Resource Institute
 http://www.teriin.org

Organization of Petroleum Avoiding Consumers
 http://www.mainebrook.com/opac

Culture Change
 http://www.culturechange.org

World Centric
 http://www.worldcentric.org

Solar Electric Light Fund
 http://www.self.org

Architects-Designers-Planners for Social Responsiblity
 http://adpsr.org

No Need for Nukes
 http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=9622

Car Sharing - to reduce costs.
(When will this happen for electric bicycles?)
 http://www.erideshare.com
 http://www.carsharing.net
 http://vvv.com/carshare/Links.html
 http://www.flexcarnetwork.com
 http://www.carshare.org
 http://www.shareajourney.com
 http://www.carsharing.org
 http://www.citycarshare.org
 http://www.autoshare.com
 http://www.liftshare.org
 http://www.zipcar.com
 http://www.flexcar.com
 http://www.communauto.com
 http://www.stattauto.com
 http://www.carsharing.ca
 http://www.mobility.ch
 http://www.icscarsharing.it
 http://www.carsharing.bz.it
 http://www.communitycar.com
 http://www.hourcar.org
 http://www.phillycarshare.org
 http://www.a2c3.org
 http://www.carsharegloucestershire.com

Car Pooling or Ride Sharing
 http://www.erideshare.com
 http://www.nationalcarshare.co.uk
 http://www.carcompanion.co.uk
 http://www.carpoolconnect.com
 http://www.commuterchoice.com

Electric Car Rentals
 http://www.revaindia.com/rentareva.htm

Organic Gardening Catalog
 http://www.acresusa.com/other/freesample.htm

Solar Catalog
 http://www.gaiam.com/realgoods

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
 http://scitation.aip.org/ASMEJournals/Solar/

INTERNATIONAL LINKS

International Solar Energy Society
 http://www.ises.org

International Photovoltaic Solar Electricity Association
 http://www.iea-pvps.org/ar/index.htm

International Source Guide for Renewable Energy
 http://energy.sourceguides.com

PV database
 http://www.pvdatabase.com

International Solar Heating and Cooling Programme
 http://www.iea-shc.org

Solar Works
 http://www.solar-works.com/staff.htm

Solar Cookers International
 http://www.solarcookers.org

Farming with Windmills
 http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200208260345.html
 http://www.sunfrost.com

Ocean Energy Expo
 http://www.energyocean.com

Concentrating Solar Power
 http://www.mng.org.uk/green_house/renewable_energy/csp.htm
 http://www.energylan.sandia.gov/sunlab/index.html
 http://www.dlr.de/tt/med-csp
 http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/34440.pdf

International Symposium on
Concentrating Solar Power Systems
 http://solarpaces2006.com

Huge Solar Plants Bloom in Desert
 http://www.wired.com/news/planet/0,2782,69528,00.html?tw=rss.TOP
 http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=43336

Boron: A Better Energy Carrier than Hydrogen?
 http://www.eagle.ca/~gcowan/boron_blast.html#borotop

Schools going Solar
 http://www.solarschools-brighterfuture.org/solarschools_en.htm

International Institute for Energy Conservation
 http://www.iiec.org

Sun & Wind Energy Journal
 http://www.sunwindenergy.com
 http://www.bva-solar.de

Home Power Journal - free
 http://homepower.com

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
 http://scitation.aip.org/ASMEJournals/Solar/

World Solar Challenge Car Racing
 http://www.wsc.org.au/2007

~~ IRELAND - SCOTLAND - UK ~~

Irish Solar Energy Association
 http://www.irishsolar.com

Scottish Solar Energy Group
 http://www.sseg.org.uk

UK Solar Energy Society
 http://www.thesolarline.com
 http://www.uk-ises.org

British Photovoltaic Association
 http://www.greenenergy.org.uk/pvuk2

Solar for London Schools
 http://www.sustainable-energy.org.uk/site.builder/school%20solar.html
 http://www.solarforlondon.org.uk/site.builder/community.html

Sustainable Ireland
 http://www.sustainable.ie

Fuelling the Future
 http://www.fuellingthefuture.org

Leeds Sustainability Network
 http://www.leeds-susnet.org.uk

sustainable Thornbury
 http://www.sustainablethornbury.org

Carbon Trust
 http://www.carbontrust.co.uk

London Rising Tide
 http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk

People and Planet
 http://www.peopleandplanet.org

Friends of the Earth-Climate Change Campaign
 http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/issues/climate_change/index.html

South Bank University
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/solarcar/main.htm

~~ CANADA ~~

Solar Energy Society of Canada
 http://www.solarenergysociety.ca

Canadian Solar Industries Association
 http://www.cansia.ca

Canadian Solar Decathlon
 http://www.canadiansolar.org

BC Sustainable Energy Association
 http://www.bcsea.org

Oil Free Coast Alliance
 http://www.oilfreecoast.org

Vancouver Renewable Energy Coop
 http://www.recov.org

City Green
 http://www.citygreen.ca

Relocalize Saint John
 http://www.relocalizesj.org

Canadian Electric Vehicle Society
 http://www.evsociety.ca

Electric Vehicle Society of Canada
 http://www.evsociety.ca

Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association
 http://www.veva.bc.ca
 http://www.veva.bc.ca/#otherlinks

Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa
 http://www.evco.ca

Durham Electric Vehicle Association
 http://www.durhamelectricvehicles.com

Solar Vehicle Racing
 http://www.uoitsolarcar.ca

Power of One
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.xof1.com

McMaster University

Solar Car Racing
 http://www.solarcar.mcmaster.ca

University of Calgary
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.calgarysolarteam.ca

University of New Brunswick
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.ee.unb.ca/Projects/unbsolar

University of Toronto
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.blueskysolar.utoronto.ca

University of Waterloo
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.midsun.uwaterloo.ca/www

University of Western Ontario
SunStang Solar Car Project
 http://www.eng.uwo.ca/sunstang

Polytechnique de Montreal
Solar Vehicle
 http://www.polymtl.ca/esteban

Technologie Supérieure
Solar Car Racing
 http://eclipse.etsmtl.ca/fr/

~~ AFRICA - MIDDLE EAST ~~

Solar Energy Society of Southern Africa
 http://www.sessa.org.za

Solar Schools in South Africa
 http://www.self.org/SamanthaDlomo.asp

Sustainable Energy Africa
 http://www.sustainable.org.za

Renewable Energy Association of Swaziland
 http://www.ecs.co.sz/reaswa

Yonge Nawe
 http://www.yongenawe.com

Green Clippings
 http://www.greenclippings.co.za

Egyptian Solar Energy Society
 http://www.soficom.com.eg/eses

North Africa Renewable Energy Conference
 http://www.nrea.gov.eg/menarec/menarec.htm

Desert Power: energy, food, and water from desert
 http://www.ju.edu.jo/confernces/gcreader/workshops_details.htm

Sustainable Design links
 http://www.iciscenter.org/html/4_resources/links_sustainable.htm

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
 http://www.arava.org

Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem
 http://www.arij.org

Dead Sea Project
 http://www.deadseaproject.org

~~ LATIN AMERICA ~~

Latin America Renewable Energy Fair
 http://www.rio6.com

Asociacion Nacional de Energía Solar
 http://www.anes.org

Oilwatch Mesoamerica
 http://www.oilwatchmesoamerica.net

~~ CUBA ~~

Cubasolar
 http://www.cubasolar.cu

~~ PUERTO RICO ~~

Universidad de Puerto Rico
Solar Decathlon
 http://solar.uprm.edu

~~ EUROPE ~~

Eurener Energia Solar
 http://eurener.com

European Photovoltaic Industry Association
 http://www.epia.org

European Solar Energy Association
 http://www.eurosolar.org

European Solar Cities
 http://www.eu-solarcities.org

European Solar Thermal Industry Federation
 http://www.estif.org

European Solar Water Heater Initiative
 http://www.soltherm.org

European Solar Research
 http://www.pvnord.org

European Solar Engineering School
 http://www.eses.org

European Association for Electric Vehicles
 http://www.avere.org
 http://www.citelec.org

~~ AUSTRIA ~~

Austria Solar Water Heater Initiative
 http://www.austriasolar.at

Austrian Society for Renewable Energy
 http://www.aee.at

Austrian Solar Thermal Initiative
 http://www.soltherm.at

~~ BELGIAN ~~

Belgian Solar Car Racing
 http://www.solarteam.be

~~ DENMARK ~~

Denmark Sustainable Energy Technology
 http://www.elle-kilde.dk

Denmark Solar City
 http://www.solarcity.dk

Solar City Copenhagen
 http://www.solarcitycopenhagen.dk

Denmark Gaia Solar
 http://www.gaiasolar.dk

Denmark Solar Heating
 http://www.arcon.dk
 http://www.solvarme.dk

Dansk solenergiforening
 http://www.danvak.dk

Dansk Eco Building
 http://www.ecobuilding.dk

Green City Denmark
 http://www.greencity.dk

~~ FRANCE ~~

France Association for the Development of Renewable Energy
 http://www.asder.asso.fr

France Committee on Renewable Energy
 http://www.cler.org

France Renewable Energy Organization
 http://www.energies-renouvelables.org

France Hespul Association
 http://www.hespul.org

France Electric Vehicle Association
 http://www.cereveh.org

Renewable Energy Policy Network
for the 21st Century
 http://www.ren21.net

French Renewable Energy Industry Association
and Exhibition
 http://www.energie-ren.com/2006

SolarPACES
concentrating solar power systems
 http://www.solarpaces.org

France Solar Car Racing
 http://www.helioscar.com

~~ FINLAND ~~

Finnish Solar Education Program
 http://solis.wwnet.fi

Finnish Solar Energy Society
 http://www.tkk.fi/Units/NEMO/eng4ises.htm

~~ GERMANY ~~

German Institute for Solar Energy Systems
 http://www.ise.fhg.de

German Federal Solar industry Association
 http://www.bsi-solar.de

German Solar Industry Association
 http://www.solarwirtschaft.de

German Society for Solar Power
 http://www.dgs.de

German Solar Server
 http://www.solarserver.de

German Solar Promotion Association
 http://www.sfv.de

German Solar Promotion
 http://www.solarfoerderung.de

German Solar Info
 http://www.solarinfo.de

German Solar Intergration
 http://www.solarintegration.de

German Solar Institute
 http://www.sij.fh-aachen.de

Renweable Energy in Germany
 http://www.german-renewable-energy.com

German Solar Energy Circle
 http://www.solarkreis.de

German Solar Journal
Photon
 http://www.photon.de

German Solar Journal
Solar Themen
 http://www.solarthemen.de

German Solar Initiative
 http://www.solarinitiativen.de

German Solar Federal League
 http://www.solarbundesliga.de

German Solar Portal
 http://www.solaranlagen-portal.de

German Solar Factory Group
 http://www.solar-fabrik.com

German International Solar Center
 http://emsolar.ee.tu-berlin.de/iscb/home.html

German Solar Association of Amberg
 http://www.solarverein-amberg.de

German Citizen Solar Power Group of Ainring
 http://www.sonnenkraft-ainring.de

German Citizen Solar Power Group of Bavaria
 http://www.gmoaner.de

German Solar Association of Bensheim
 http://www.solarverein-bensheim.de

German Solar Project of Freilassing
 http://www.solarprojekt-freilassing.homepage.t-online.de

German Solar Association of Marbach
 http://www.solarverein-marbach.de

German Solar Association of Leobendorf
 http://www.solarregiolaufen.de

German Solar Association of Piding
 http://piding.buergerkraftwerke.de

German Solar Association of Rosenheimer
 http://www.rosolar.de

German Citizen Solar Power Group of Saaldorf-Surheim
 http://www.saaldorf-surheim.de/index.php?id=115

German Solar Association of Trier
 http://www.solarverein-trier.de

German Solar Cooker
Easy for you to build
 http://www.solarofen.de

German Solar Energy Demonstration
 http://www.solid.de

Erneuerbare Energien
 http://www.erneuerbareenergien.de

Bochum Solar Car Racing
 http://www.fh-bochum.de/solarcar

~~ GREECE ~~

Greek Solar Industry Association
 http://www.ebhe.gr

Greek Centre of Renewable of Energy
 http://www.cres.gr

Greek Electric Vehicle Association
 http://www.heliev.gr

University of Patras
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.mech.upatras.gr/~solarcar

Olympic Solar Cars Racing
Phaethon 2004
 http://www.phaethon2004.org

Aristotle University
Solar Car Racing
 http://lat.eng.auth.gr/helios2004/

Holland Solar
 http://www.hollandsolar.nl

~~ ITALY ~~

ItalianSun Country
 http://www.paesedelsole.org

Italian Solar Energy Society
 http://www.isesitalia.it

Italian Solar Energy Newsletter
 http://www.ilsolea360gradi.it/news/news_sommario.htm

Italian Association of Renewable Energy Producers
 http://www.aper.it

Italian Solar Thermal Association
 http://www.ambienteitalia.it/solare.htm

Italian Association for Solar Heating
 http://www.assolterm.it

Italian Association for Renewable Energy
 http://www.resedaweb.org

Italian Renewable Energy Society
 http://www.renael.it

Italian PV Tech Expo
 http://www.pvtech.it

Italian PV Journal
Fotovoltaici FV
 http://www.artenergy.it/pages/rivista_FV.asp

Concentrating Solar Power
for the Mediterranean Region
 http://www.dlr.de/tt/med-csp

Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation
 http://www.trecers.net/index.html

Italian Team Futura
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.futura2.it

~~ NETHERLANDS ~~

Netherlands Solar Links
 http://www.solarstart.nl

Netherlands Solar - Startkabel
 http://zonne-energie.startkabel.nl

Netherlands Solar - boogo links
 http://zonne-energie.boogolinks.nl

Netherlands Solar
 http://www.polderpv.nl

Netherlands Solar Solutions
 http://www.tss4u.nl

GEZEN Foundation for Massive Solar Power
 http://www.gezen.nl

Netherlands Electric Vehicle Association
 http://www.asne.nl

Netherlands Nuon Solar Team
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.nuonsolarteam.nl

Netherlands University of Twente
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.solarteamtwente.nl
 http://www.raedthuyssolarteam.nl
 http://www.wsc2005.utwente.nl

Netherlands Solar Team
 http://www.solar-team.nl

~~ NORWAY ~~

Norwegian Solar Energy Society
 http://www.solenergi.no

Norsk Solar Industry Association
 http://www.norsksolfangerindustri.no

Norsk side om solenergianlegg
 http://www.solvarme.no

SOLARNOR water heating systems
 http://www.solarnor.no

Sun Lab
 http://www.sunlab.no

ECO ark
 http://www.arkitektur.no/ecoark

Sun Cook
 http://www.suncook.no

~~ RUSSIA ~~

Center for Energy Efficiency
 http://www.cenef.ru

~~ SPAIN ~~

Spain Renewable Energy Association
Eco Earth
 http://www.ecoterra.org

International Symposium
Concentrating Solar Power Systems
 http://solarpaces2006.com

Plataforma Solar de Almería
 http://www.psa.es

Spain Solar Cookers Conference
 http://www.solarconference.net/

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Solar Decathlon
 http://www.solardecathlon.upm.es

Spain Solar Energy Training Centre
 http://www.censolar.es

~~ SWEDEN ~~

Solar Energy Association of Sweden
 http://www.solenergiforeningen.se

Swedish PV consultants
 http://www.energibanken.se

Swedish Design tool for
building integrated photovoltaic systems
 http://www.solcell.nu/

Swedish Renewable Energy
 http://www.elforsk.se

Swedish Switch to Solar Energy
 http://www.switchpower.se

Swedish Solar Technology
 http://www.gpv-solar.com

Solklart – solvärme
 http://www.solklart-solvarme.nu

Nationellt solcellsprogram
 http://www.elforsk.se/solel

SOLCELLER I BYGGANDET
 http://www.solcell.nu

Svenska Solgruppen
 http://www.solgruppen.se

~~ SWITZERLAND ~~

Swiss Solar Energy Society
 http://www.sses.ch

Swiss Solar Thermal Initiative
 http://soltherm.ch

Swiss Exhibition center for photovoltaic integration
 http://www.demosite.ch

Swiss Solar Engineering Association
 http://www.solarstrom.ch

Stirling Engine
 http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~khirata/indexe.htm

~~ OCEANIA ~~

~~ AUSTRALIA ~~

Australian & New Zealand Solar Energy Society
 http://www.anzses.org

Solar Home and Building Tours
 http://www.solarhouseday.com

Solar Education for Schools
 http://www.solarschools.net

ASPO-Australia
 http://www.aspo-australia.org.au

Blackall Range Relocalisation
 http://www.blackallrangerelocalisation.org

Beaudesert Shire -
Local Planning for an Oil-Depleted Future
 http://www.kimspages.org/beaudesertshirepeakoil.htm

Sydney Peal Oil Group
 http://sydneypeakoil.com

Queen's University
Solar Car Racing
 http://engsoc.queensu.ca/solar

Australia Aurora Vehicle Association
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.aurorasolarcar.com

Australian Technology Network
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.unisa.edu.au/solarcar

Australia
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.sunrace.com.au

~~ JAPAN ~~

Energy Conservation Center of Japan
 http://www.eccj.or.jp

JapaneseSolar Car Racing
 http://www.toyobo.co.jp/mirai/sunlake/top/solahome3.htm

Japanese Osaka University
Solar Car Racing
 http://solarcar.osaka-sandai.ac.jp

Kyushu Tokai University
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.jp-nextage.com

Zero to Darwin Project
Solar Car Racing
 http://www.zdp.co.jp

Yumekobo
Solar Car Racing
 http://www2.kanazawa-it.ac.jp

~~ INDIA ~~

Solar Energy Society of India
 http://www.ises.org/india

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
 http://www.iredaltd.com

Energy and Resource Institute
 http://www.teriin.org

~~ KOREA ~~

Solar City - Korea
 http://www.solarcities.or.kr

~~ NEPAL ~~

Kathmandu. School of Renewable Energy
 http://www.sre.org.np

~~ CHINA ~~

Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association
 http://www.creia.net/cms_eng/_code/english/invest/index.php

Beijing International Wind Power Exhibitiion
 http://www.gwref.org

~~ INDONESIA ~~

Institut Bisnis dan Ekonomi kerakyatan
 http://ibeka.port5.com

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