Links

Links

Links to Other Sites of Interest

Acterra's Green @ Home
Program

Teams of trained volunteers show
interested people how to save energy and thereby reduce their production of
greenhouse gasses.

Air Resources Board
The Board implements AB32
Bay Area Green Business Program
Free green certification for organizations
voluntarily agreeing to conserve water and energy, prevent pollution, and
minmize waste
CO2
Emission Reduction Project Report

July '06
Staff Report to Council (RTC)
California Climate Change Activities
Documents and links relative to California laws and
policies to reduce global warming
California Electricity Supply
Status

Provides real-time status of electricity
demand and available generating power - shows acuteness of conservation
need
Carbon
Calculator

Use personal data to determine your
CO2 emissions
Carbon
Emissions from Air Travel

Discusses emissions,
provides a calculator, provides offset purchase opportunity
Citys'
Climate Action Plans

Spread sheet of goals,
scope, base years, baseline emissions
EIA Annual Outlook,
Emissions

Emissions projections according to
your friendly, neighborhood federal government Energy & Information
Agency
EPA What You Can Do
Page

At home, school, work and on the
road
EPRI
Energy Technology Assessment Center (ETAC)

EPRI
is located in Palo Alto
Global Warming
Explained

Local Sierra Club info and links on
global warming
Green Business Certification Program, Santa Clara County

Green Building page of California
Integrated Waste Management Board

Good info on
green building basics
Green
Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale green activities & many
links to other information sources
ICLEI --
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

International site of Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI--Local Governments for
Sustainability

ICLEI USA web-site
L.E.E.D. Criteria
Shows how L.E.E.D. points are awarded for green
features of new construction
Mayors'
Climate Protection Agreement

The one-page
document
National Center of Safe Routes to
School

Safe Routes to School National
Site
National Cool Cities Page
General info on the campaign, city -by city info (thought not always
up-to-date) linkto greening your home
Safe Routes to School
A way to increase the number of children walking to
school
Safe Routes to School
Resource Guide

Links to several related
sites
Simple Living--SF Peninsula and South Bay

Sunnyvale
Council's Interest in Environmental (Green/Sustainability) Issues

REPORT TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL 2/13/2007
Sunnyvale Plan to Cut City Greenhouse Gas
Emissions

Recommendation to Council on steps to
reduce city greehouse gas emmisions. All these recommendations were passed by Council.
Survey Results
of Climate Protection Actions of Cities signing the MCPA

What the 134 cities who responded to the survey are doing to reduce
global warming
Sustainable Community Gardens, Sunnyvale, CA
Sustainable Silicon Valley
business, government and NGO's partnering to
improve the environment
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Climate Protection Page

Includes the rationale,
the Agreement, Actions for Individuals, and Info on buildings
US Mayors Climate Protection
Agreement

The Web-site of the Agreement's
originator
Volunteer Center Silcon Valley
Home of the Green Challenge, among other
programs
Walk
Score

Rates the walkability of your
neighborhood
Yahoo!'s Green Homepage