University of Arizona

• SAHRA - Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas

PLACE³S: PLAnning for Community Energy, Environmental & Economic Sustainability

Natural Capital Institute  ^{¶ Δ §}

• Responsible Investing Org.^¶

Sustainable San Mateo ~ Est. 1992

• Sustainable Napa Valley - Est. 1997
• Sustainable North Bay - Est. 1997
• Sustainable Sonoma County - Est. 1997
• Sustainable Fairfax - Est. 1999
• Sustainable Petaluma Network
• Bay Area Alliance^¶ Est. 1997
  • MASH (Making Amazing Stuff Happen)
  • SustaiNet
  • Choksampa Project
  • The Ecological Footprint Project^{¶ Δ §}
  • Climate Protection Program ^{Δ §}

Second Nature: Education for Sustainability ~ Est. 1993

Common Ground Monterey County

Livable Places (Est. 2000)

Sharing L.A.

• (Stroking my ego a bit ;-)‡

Sustainability in Palo Alto (Initiated 1999)

• Staff Reports

Sustainable San Fransisco

• Urban Ecology^¶

California Climate Action Registry ^{¶ §}

• CARROT (Climate Action Registry Reporting Online Tool)^{¶ Δ}

San Francisco Oil Awareness (Est. 2005)

• On April 11, 2006, San Francisco passed a resolution acknowledging Peak Oil^{¶ §} by a unanimous 10-0 vote. For a full text of the resolution, click here.

Sustainable City Plan

• Santa-Monica Green Building Program^{¶ §}
• Goal/Indicator Matrix^¶

The Colorado Sustainability Project - Est. 1994

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - Est. 1977

Colorado Smart Growth^{¶ Δ §} & Development

Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) - Est. 1987

Belmar's Lakewood Colorado's New Downtown (a brownfield^{¶ Δ} & Development development)

• Lakewood's Hopes Rise with Advent of New Malls
• Belmar: Reconnecting People and Place‡

(Social) Sustainability Reources - Est. 2003

City of Davis, Calif.

Imagine Manatee

• Imagine Manatee's Role Model: Chattanooga ^{Δ §} ‡

Martin County: Sustainable Communities

1000 Friends of Florida ~Est. 1986

Sustainable Chicago ~ Est. 2003

Chicago Center for Green Technology ~ Opened May of 2002

Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance

Sustain Cape Cod ~ Est. 1991

Sustainable Measures^¶ ~ Est. 1998(?)

CERES^{¶ Δ} ~ Investors and Environmentalists for Sustainable Prosperity

• GRI ~ The Global Reporting Initiative^¶

Second Nature: Education for Sustainability ~ Est. 1993

• Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide^¶
  • St Paul Real Estate -- Sustainable Decision Guide
• Sustainable Development^{¶ Δ §} Initiative
• Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network
• Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
  • From Policy to Reality: Model Ordinances for Sustainable Development; Sept. 2000
• The Twin Cities Green Guide
• Minnesota Waste Wise

Noteworthy Articles:

• Economic Development with a High Public Return‡
• The Big Box Debate: Smart Growth on King Street‡

Center for Sustainable Building Research

Community Planning and Economic Development Planning Division Report‡

Fifty-Year Vision and Indicators for a Sustainable Minneapolis‡

Sustainable Minnesota ~ Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy

• Minneapolis Smart Growth/Sprawl Information & Resources

The Alliance for Sustainability Est. 1983

• Links Directory

Healthy Building Network

Institute for Local Self-Reliance^¶ Minneapolis

The Green Institute (Est. 1995)

Sustainable Development in North Carolina^¶

Land-of-Sky Region's Restorative Economy Project ^{¶ Δ §}

Sustainable Indicators^¶ for the Cincinnati Region

Articles worth reading:

• Plans to shore up downtown on shoestring‡
• Power trio to lead revitalization‡
• A Six-Year Progress Report on Making Downtown Cincinnati "Everybody's Neighborhood"‡

In May 2000, Governor Kitzhaber passed an Executive Order: "The State of Oregon shall develop and promote policies and programs that will assist Oregon to meet a goal of sustainability within one generation--by 2025."

• Oregon Sustainability Act, House Bill 3948 passed 2001

Oregon Natural Step Network^{¶ Δ §} ~ Est. 2003

Oregon Solutions: Sustainable Solutions to Community-Based Problems ~ Est. 2002

Here's Portland's Sustainable City Principles‡

• Sustainable NorthWest Est. 1994
  • Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities™ Partnership/

Coalition for a Livable Future Est. 1994

Green Building Services^{¶ Δ §}

Office of Sustainable Development^{¶ Δ §}

• G/Rated - Portland's Green Building Resource^{¶ Δ §}
• NorthWest Green Directory Search Tool

The Jean Vollum Natural Capital^{¶ Δ §} Center

• EcoTrust

Livable Communities: A Tale of Two Mid-Sized Cities‡

Sustainable Industries Journal ~ Est. 2003

National Charrette Institute^{¶ Δ} ~ Est. 2001

The Green Building Initiative ~ Est. Jan. 2005

Portland Peak Oil^{¶ Δ §}

• A questionnaire on collapse‡^{¶ §} This should give every reader very serious pause for thought
• PPO press release for resolution passed on May 10th, 2006

South West Regional Sustainability Progress Report^{¶ Δ} ~ developed by Alan AtKisson^¶

Pennsylvania Resources Council (Est. 1939)

Conservation Consultants, Inc. (Est. 1979)

Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics^{¶ Δ §} (Est. 1988)

Green Building Alliance^{¶ Δ §} (Est. 1993)

Urban Design Associates^{¶ Δ §}

Imagine Manatee's Role Model: Chattanooga ~ A must read!‡

Urban Ascention: What can we learn from Chattanooga's downtown revival? ~ Another must read!‡

Case Study :: Chattanooga: The Sustainable City ~ And another must read!‡

RiverCity Company

• Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise
• Chattanooga Environmental Education Alliance
• The Chattanooga Institute
• The Living Laboratory Exchange
• Tools for Community Design & Decision-Making
• Advanced Vehicle Systems Est. 1992

Sustainable Living Alliance

Green Building Program^{¶ Δ §}

live able city^{¶ §} (Est. 2003)

Smart Growth Initiative^{¶ Δ §}

• Smart Growth Criteria Matrix

Center for Sustainable Development^{¶ Δ §} (Est. 2002)

The Sustainable Building Coalition^¶ (Est. 1992)

• The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems

Crude Awakening

• Austin City Council Peak Oil Resolution - Draft^{¶ Δ §} July, 2006

Community & Economic Development Office^{¶ Δ} (Est. 1983)

Burlington Legacy Project (Est. 1999)

Gund Institute for Ecological Economics (Est. 1991)

Sustainable Bellingham Wiki :: Sustainability Documentation Project

Sustainable Connections
Est. 1997 (See An Open Letter to Bellingham‡ from Michael H. Shuman, May 2006)

• Think Local Campaign (Est. 2002?)
• Food and Farming (Est. 2003)
  • Food To Bank On (Est. 2002?)

Sustainability Institute

Seattle City Lights: Sustainability

LEED™ Pilot Incentive Program^{¶ Δ §}

Center for Maximum Potential

Ekosi International

Redefining Progress^{¶ Δ}

Resource Venture: Formally Business and Industry Resource Venture (Est. 1990)

Seattle Peak Oil Awareness^{¶ Δ §}

• Seattle Working on a Peak Oil Resolution ~ 18 May 2006

A Better Future

The Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability^{¶ Δ}

SWAMPnet: Sustainable Washington Alliance Meeting Place

• The Sustainable Building Resource Directory

Institute for Local Self-Reliance^¶ Washington D.C.

The Healthy Building Network

The Earth Policy Institute

D.C. GreenWorks

Energy Center of Wisconsin (Est. 1989)

Wisconson Environmental Board of Educaton (WEEB)^¶

• The Gandhi Network: Creating Right Livelihoods^¶
• Directory of Madison Area Sustainabilty Organizations
• Sustainability Resource Collection
• Economic Globalization