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Further Reading on a Green Community
Check out these other worthwhile sources to learn more about green communities.
Reader's Digest has a few tips on reconnecting to the neighborhood.
EPA's Green Communities program offers a step-by-step process for moving towards a greener future.
According to the BBC, villages and towns across Britain are aiming to reduce their carbon footprint and learn from each other.
Here, the BBC brings news of a German community embracing its local currency with open arms, and wallets.
The Smart Communities Network offers resources and advice on reducing energy consumption and improving your community's environment, economy and quality of life.
The Sustainable Communities Network also offers a similar range of resources on greening your surroundings, including a starter kit for city officials, community members, design professionals, and planners.
Transition Culture, Rob Hopkins’ blog, offers news and views from around the world on the Transition Town movement, and on wider community-based sustainability efforts.
The Harrow Times brings us news of Britain in Bloom, a competition to encourage sustainable planting, enhanced biodiversity and increased recycling in communities around the country.
The ever informative Wikipedia offers an excellent primer on environmental justice, for those interested in the connection between sustainability and social justice issues, and why the poorest in society often suffer the most from pollution.
One Planet Living in the Suburbs is a UK-focused report by the World Wildlife Fund and the Bioregional Development Group on how to retrofit suburbs, and change resident behavior, to move towards a sustainable lifestyle. A summary can be downloaded here [PDF], and a full report here [PDF].
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