Cranberry Isles Sustainability Initiative

RESOURCES

Here is a list of some of the many resources now available on the Internet. Check back often for updates.

Some valuable links:

2008 Cranberry Isles Energy Report- Written by Jeff Cramer, this report is a great resouce guide when considering alternative energy solutions for the Cranberry Isles. 

Sustainable Island Living Resource Guide- Actions and resources for a sustainable, secure and healthy future. Written by Katie Chapman, Eliza Greenman and Amanda Ravenhill

The We Campaign is a project of The Alliance for Climate Protection — a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. Our ultimate aim is to halt global warming. Specifically we are educating people in the US and around the world that the climate crisis is both urgent and solvable.

Natural Resources Defense Council is one of the nations most effective environmental action groups. Its mission is to safegaurd the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

Energy Star is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superioir energy efficiency.

WiserEarth serves the people who are transforming the world. It is a community directory and networking forum that maps and connects non-governmental organizations and individuals addressing the central issues of our day: climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights and more. Content is created and edited by people like you.

WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it’s here. We only need to put the pieces together.

World Resources Institute works at the intersection between environment and human needs.

Some worthwhile articles:

Cranberry Isles go green , Bar Harbor Times

Islanders go ‘green’ , MDIslander

Eat Local! Eat Organic! Eat…What? ,Worldchanging.com

Any Other Bright Ideas? , NY Times