Accompanying the Powerful Green Map , these annotated links will connect you with great websites and resources.

One of the greatest things about NYC is the concentration of activists, organizations and opportunities to get involved.

Check the calendar on our Events page for listings of green design events all around the city, hosted by GreenhomeNYC. http://www.greenapplemap.org/page/events

Waterwire has a terrific calendar too, especially focused on waterfront and outdoor events. http://www.waterwire.net

Cycling and Environmental Activism Events Calendar is on the Times Up!website. Get involved in making NYC a safer environment for cycling. http://www.times-up.org

Transportation Alternatives advocates for cycling, walking & environmentally sensible transportation. Great resources online - check out the Livable Cities project! http://www.transalt.org

NYC Bicycling Coalition NY Bicycling Coalition works with existing cycling clubs in New York and interested individuals. http://www.nybc.net

Straphangers Campaign The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign has been a respected voice for the city's nearly 7 million daily subway and bus riders since 1979. http://www.straphangers.org


Maps

The free NYC Cycling Map is available from The City by download, at bike shops or by calling 311. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/trans_maps/bikeroute.html

Subway, bus and train route maps and schedules and more about NYC's extensive and ever-changing mass transit system. http://www.mta.info

Need help with walking and mass transit directions? HopStop provides door to door subway and bus directions and maps for New York City. http://www.hopstop.com

X-maps will tell you where CO2 is being released around the US. It includes sites that released more than 100, 000 tons in 2004. http://www.hopstop.com


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Renewable Energy

Green Home New York City has information about energy-conserving building practices and products in small buildings. Workshops and talks, calendar of events, building profiles and more. http://www.greenhomenyc.org

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority administrates the New York Energy $mart Program which provides energy efficiency services, including those directed at the low-income sector, research and development, and environmental protection activities. Find out about rebates and saving schemes! http://www.nyserda.org

Big Apple Solar Installation Commitment - practical and inspiring overview of solar in NYC, which links to educational resources including the Neighborhood Energy Network. Take power into your own hands! http://www.basicsolar.org and http://neighborhoodenergynetwork.org

altPOWER teaches us about solar and wind energy being generated in New York City through its terrific range of projects. http://www.altpower.com

Wind Power New York has a summary of wind energy related information, projects, and news. http://www.awea.org/wpny/index.html

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association has a New York chapter, beginning in 2005. http://www.nesea.org

Renewable New York State brings together different components of the Renewable Energy industry in New York State and provides information for its energy market place. http://www.renewablenys.org

ConEdison Solutions for Green Power promotes clean, 100% renewable electricity in New York City (75% hydro, 25% wind). Any residential Con Ed customer can make the switch - average cost is an extra $1.75 per month. At Green Map's office, we use 100% wind by Community Energy's New Wind Energy. http://www.conedsolutions.com and http://www.newwindenergy.com

Offset your carbon with wind power - flying, driving, conferences, weddings and more, the carbon your event creates can be traded at Native Energy. http://www.nativeenergy.com

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Waste Prevention

Get yourself off mailing lists! resources to end telemarketer calls, junk mail, and unsolicited commercial e-mail from the Direct Marketing Association. http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html

Non-profit and schools can take needed items from the wonderful Materials for the Arts warehouse in Queens. http://www.mfta.org

View INFORM's Community Waste Prevention Toolkit. INFORM has several well-researched resources online. http://www.wastefreenyc.org

New York City's website has Recycling pick up schedules (click Sanitation) and much much more. http://www.nyc.gov

New York City Waste Le$$ gives practical waste prevention and recycling tips, case studies, and resources for New York City residents, government agencies and businesses. http://www.nycwasteless.org

Recycling and Waste Prevention Reports archives the reports, newsletters and other waste prevention documents from New York City Department of Sanitation. Can NYC do a better job? The answer starts with U! http://www.grrn.org

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Conservation

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a leader in energy conservation; they have also posted great links for different power users. http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/genergy

Earth-911 provides a wealth of information on conservation and related topics. http://www.earth911.org

New York Climate Rescue informs New Yorkers what they can do about global warming and energy saving. http://www.climaterescue.com

Fuel Buying Coop and conservation tips galore from NYPIRG. http://www.nypirg.org

New York City Real Estate has a basic NYC homeowner's guide for energy conservation. http://www.new-york-new-york-real-estate.com

Regional Plan Association Take stock of our finite resources at the beginning of the 21st century, with renewed focus on open space preservation, intermodal transportation, urban design and social equity. http://www.rpa.org


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Toxics & Climate Crisis

The threat of rising ocean levels and storm surges is dramatically demonstrated in this map. flood.firetree.net/

Join the Virtual March to Stop Global Warming! Sign on and take action! stopglobalwarming.org

Who's polluting in your zipcode? Click Scorecard for answers and actions. http://www.scorecard.org

Find out about the chemicals that exist in your body by taking the test at Environmental Working Group's Body Burden site. http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden/usertest

Wondering about the impacts of the current sdministration on the environment? Visit Bush Green Watch. http://www.bushgreenwatch.org

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Education and Training
Want to become a solar installer? Check out the New York Solar Energy Industries Association. http://www.nyseia.org

ClimateBiz is a great resource for business people - Joel Makower's other websites offer much more. http://www.climatebiz.com

Sustainable Business is another portal connecting energy efficiency to profitability (with job listings!). http://www.sustainablebusiness.com

Association for Energy Affordability Inc. provides its members with training, technical support, and consultation services in building management that reduce energy waste. http://www.aeanyc.org

Renewable Energy Access is a website for renewable energy news release. It also has search engine for renewable energy market place and job opening. http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com

New York Energy $mart brings you energy-efficient solutions and reduces your energy use with efficient products. http://www.getenergysmart.org

Energy Recycle under U.S. Department of Energy is an information portal links to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy. http://www.eere.energy.gov

The Greenhouse Network's global warming education programs support grassroots leadership for the clean energy revolution that we need to stop global warming. http://www.greenhouse.net.org

Columbia Earth Institute's "Climate Change and a Global City" report (Vivian Gomitz, 2001) supplies you with predictions regarding the rise in ocean levels and how New York City's 580 miles of shoreline will be affected. http://www.earth.columbia.edu



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Getting Around

Enjoying the Environment, Efficiently! You don't need to go far to experience nature, check out National Parks in New York City and NYC Parks. http://www.nycparks.org

Looking to lower the impact of your dining choices? Check Friends of Animals's New York City Vegan Restaurants Guide and Earth Pledge's Farm to Table Restaurants (which features low food-mile choices from nearby farms). http://www.farmtotable.org

Looking to lower the impact of your dining choices? Check Friends of Animals's New York City Vegan Restaurants Guide and Earth Pledge's Farm to Table Restaurants (which features low food-mile choices from nearby farms). http://www.farmtotable.org

Need an environmentally friendly automobile for a few days or few hours? Join Zipcar and become part of an environmentally conscious community. http://www.zipcar.com

Get around town without emissions by using New York’s first eco-luxury car service. Ozocar www.ozocar.com

Carpooling is another great way to reduce impacts and avoid creeping along in isolation - find one through Car Pool World www.carpoolworld.com

Better World Club is an environmentally friendly auto & travel club, offering discounts for hybrid cars and bicycle roadside assistance. Check out their Travel Cool carbon netral flights, too. http://wwwbetterworldclub.com



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Informatics

Find outstanding environmental programs, activities, initiatives, ideas, and grassroots efforts across the country at http://www.OurEarth.org

A comprenhensive listing of Mid-Atlantic green groups is at Citizens Network for Sustainable Development's site. http://www.citnet.org

Shoppers will appreciate the detailed reports on The Green Guide's informative site. http://www.thegreenguide.org

Environmental Sustainability is a portal with a wealth of great links. http://www.environmentalsustainability

Responsible Shopper helps you decide which companies to "vote for" with your dollars. Environmental and social impacts are weighted. http://responsibleshopper.org

Read Grist, an exciting online environmental magazine.http://www.gristmagazine.com

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Resources in Chinese

Global Village of Beijing is one of the major environmental NGOs in China, and it advocates sustainable consumption and reduction of GHG. http://www.gvbchina.org