HELPFUL GREEN LINKS

• Lamorinda/Walnut Creek Area
• Contra Costa County
• East Bay
• San Francisco Bay Area
• California
• National

LAMORINDA/WALNUT CREEK AREA

• Acalanes School District
  • Acalanes High School Environmental Club, 925-280-3970, Teacher Advisor - Mrs. Thomas
  • Campolindo High School Environmental Club, 925-376-5986, Teacher Advisor - Karen Brownly
  • Las Lomas High School Environmental Club, 925-280-3920, Teacher Advisor - Dana Miller
  • Northgate High School ECK Club, 925-938-0900, Teacher Advisor - John Miller
• Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, Green Committee
  • The group focuses on ways to help local businesses understand and develop "green" strategies
• Lamorinda Green Drinks is a local green networking group that meets about every 2 months in Lamorinda. (Go to Sustainable Lafayette or Sustainable Moraga for event announcements)
• Sustain St. Mary's College, Moraga. A school group that helps St. Mary's College become a more ecologically sustainable campus.
• Sustainable Lafayette, a network of residents and organizations sharing information and resources to help each other make their homes, businesses and the community optimally sustainable.
• Sustainable Moraga, is a local grassroots citizens' group established to help Moraga become a more sustainable community.

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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

• Sustainable Contra Costa, founded in 2007, their mission is to provide education and inspiration to create and maintain sustainable communities.  To that end, they have forums, events, useful information, networking, etc.  Great organization!
• Contra Costa County Solid Waste Authority, serving Lamorinda, Walnut Creek, Danville, Alamo, Blackhawk, Diablo, and unincorporated areas of Central Contra Costa regarding solid waste and recycling policies and services
• Contra Costa County Waste Reduction & Recycling, County website with a plethora of information regarding waste reduction and recycling resources.
• Contra Costa County Green Business Program. Contra Costa businesses can apply to become certified as a green business. Working with key energy, water, and solid waste agencies, businesses undergo an indepth screening process. Once certified, businesses enjoy extra marketing exposure as a Certified Green Business
• Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce, Green Committee

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EAST BAY

• Alameda County Green Business Program
• Stopwaste.org - StopWaste.Org is the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board operating as one public agency.
• Sustainable Business Alliance - The Sustainable Business Alliance is a membership organization for companies committed to greater environmental and socially responsible business practices.

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GREATER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

• ABAG - The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is one of more than 560 regional planning agencies across the nation working to help solve problems in areas such as land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development.
• Earth Team - A non-profit organization that is a collaborative network connecting Bay Area teenagers, teachers, and youth leaders with numerous environmental, educational, and government organizations.
• EcoTuesday - EcoTuesday is a forum to network, collaborate, and engage with environmental and socially responsible business leaders. Meets in San Francisco the 4th Tuesday of the month.
• Green Chamber of Commerce - meets mostly in Oakland/Berkeley but open to the entire Bay Area. Great way to network with Bay Area green businesses, organizations, and agencies.
• Give Something Back - an on-line office supplies company based in Oakland that donates profits back to the community. Based on the same philanthropic model as Paul Newman's Own Food products company.
• Women's Environmental Network - Free membership Bay Area organization that provides education and networking opportunities for professional women in the environmental field.

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CALIFORNIA

• Californians Against Waste - a non-profit organization whose focus is to develop, promote, and implement waste reduction and sound recycling policies and programs.
• California Integrated Waste Management Board - The Board promotes a Zero Waste California in partnership with local government, industry, and the public.  Site contains a lot of useful information.
• California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) - a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting waste reduction, reuse, recycling, pollution prevention, and composting. The CRRA works to expand markets for recycled materials, promotes sustainable materials policies and is a clearinghouse for information, innovation, and industry and governmental initiatives.

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NATIONAL

• Green America - a fabulous non-profit organization whose focus is on establishing economic strategies and promoting economic action for the purpose of creating social and environmental sustainability.
• Earth 911 - Earth 911 delivers actionable local information on recycling and product stewardship that empowers consumers to act locally, live responsibly and contribute to sustainability.  Both the Earth911.com site and 1-800-CLEANUP toll-free hotline are provided at no cost to the user or taxpayer. Earth 911 centralizes information and resources into a single user-friendly, neutral and non-governmental network.
• Environmental Defense Fund - a highly reputable environmental non-profit, EDF addresses serious environmental issues by incorporating strong science, innovative markets, corporate partnerships, and effective laws and policy.
• Freecycle - a world-wide non-profit organization where people can donate unwanted items to keep them out of landfill.  There are local groups in East Bay.
• Women to Women International - I know this organization is not specifically focused on the environment, but it is such an incredible organization, I personally need to include it in my list.  Women for Women empowers women around the world who are survivors of war, rape, and other horrific experiences to become economically self-sufficient.  These women survivors are able to enroll in a year-long program, funded by membership donations and individual sponsorship, that covers rights education, job skills training, and small business development.  I can't speak highly enough about this organization and encourage everyone, male and female, to visit the site, and consider lending your support.

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