Advice Maven, Ask Umbra - Offering "Astute Advice on All Things Environmental"In Ask Umbra's latest column from the Grist website, she offers up a "clip-and-save guide to useful online resources for conservation decisions." So here I share it with you in hopes that you'll be able to put it to use when making your own decisions throughout the New Year and beyond. Keep it somewhere handy!
"Safer alternatives to toxics in consumer products: Pollution in People
Alternative energy and household efficiency, especially when remodeling: U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Cars: Union of Concerned Scientists, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and maybe the Yahoo! Autos Green Center, a collaboration with Environmental Defense, which retired the tailpipe tally.
Eco-groovy gadgets, consumer goods, and trends: Treehugger
Appliances, including computers: Energy Star and ACEEE
Anything plant-related, including pesticides and composting: Search "topic + Cooperative Extension" (+ your state if it needs to be local)
Recycling and disposal: Earth 911 and your local recycling business"
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