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Resources - Information, Publications, Links
CERC Publications
New Energy for America -
Jobs, Security & Prosperity in the 21st Century -
transcript of July 28th Forum. pdf 727 kb
CERC
Brochure
CERC
Carbon Offset Flier for RNC Delegates
CERC - NY Waste Management
Guide for RNC
CERC - NY Green Events
Guide for RNC
CERC's
5 Easy Steps for Hotels
CERC's
High Performance Building Resource Guide
CERC's
Green Hotels Resource Guide
CERC's Green Events Guide
CERC
Sponsorship Guide
CERC Guide to Using
Local Foods
CERC Waste Management
Guide for Events
CERC Carbon Offset
Flier for DNC Delegates
Note:
Some CERC Guides & Brochures are also available as editable
Publisher [.pub] files for adaptation by your organization. Contact:
617-492-6614
Construction
CERC's
High Performance Building Resource Guide
Building Materials Reuse Calculator
EPA Green Buildings
EPA
Green Buildings Resources & Green-Lease Riders
Case Studies in C&D debris
resource management - greenGoat
Green
Building Program, Austin TX
Greening
Pittsburgh's Convention Center:
Lessons in Market Transformation
Healthy Building Network
- facts sheets on traditional and green building materials and
products.
Lawrence
Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
LEED-ED
- USGBC Certification for Existing Buildings
Massachusetts
DEP Resources
Oregon
Convention Center, Portland, OR
Sustainable
Design Resource Guide, 3rd Edition American Institute of Architects,
Denver Chapte, Committee on the Environment.
Sustainable
Hotels Siting, Design and Construction
US Green Building Council
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Ecological Footprint
Carbon Zero Calculator
Conference
Environmental Footprint Calculator (PC Excel file),
Izaak Walton League & others.
Ecological
Footprint Accounts: Moving Sustainability form Concept to Measuareable
Goal (pdf), Redefining Progress.
IWLA
Shallow Footprints Campaign, Green Hotels & Meetings Planners
- Packet (PC Word), Izaak Walton League of America.
IWLA
Conference Ecological Footprint Calculator (PC
Word)
Johannesburg
Climate Legacy [World Summit on Sustainable Development]
Population and Our Ecological
Footprint, Sustainable Communicator, Dec 02
Energy, Carbon & Climate
Carbon
Neutral Conferencing
Voluntary
Carbon Offsets - How to choose the right company.
A 2007 study & website by the Tufts
Climate Initiative.
CERC Carbon Offset Flier for DNC
Delegates
CERC
Carbon Offset Flier for RNC Delegates
Go Carbon Zero - individual
& corporate carbon offsets
programs of The Conservation Fund
Hull
Wind 1, Hull, MA, Clean Energy Information, Mass. Technology
Collaborative
New Energy for America
- Jobs, Security & Prosperity in the 21st Century -
transcript of July 28th Forum.[pdf 727 kb]
Renewable energy and government
programs - DOE
Renewable Energy Policy Project
White House energy
policy
Purchasing renewable energy
- MassEnergy
The
Johannesburg Climate Legacy [World Summit on Sustainable Development]
Wind
Turbine Noise Issues, Renewable Energy Research Laboratory,
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. (2002 / 2004).
Wind
Power on the Community Scale - Community Wind Case Study, Hull
Wind One, .Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, University
of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Event, Conference, & Green Meeting Planning
ATHENS
2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
Initiatives and programs for the environment: see also
BlueGreen Meetings
(Links & Resources)
Carbon Neutral Conferencing
CERC
- NY Waste Management Guide for RNC
CERC - NY Green Events
Guide for RNC
CERC Green Events Guide
(pdf)
CERC Guide to Local Food
(pdf)
CERC
Waste Management for Events
(pdf)
Convention
Industry Council's Green Meetings Report (English);
also in German
translation
Canadian
Network for Environmental Education (EECOM) Green Conferences
& Meetings Guide (2004)
Environment
Canada’s Green Meeting Guide 2005
'Greening'
major public events
Green Meetings Industry
Council
"Green"
Meeting Guide / Manual - Environment Canada
The Green Issue: What responsible planners need to know
about eco-friendly cities, facilities, hotels & meetings.
M&C Magazine, August 2006. Online
or $10 per copy:
800-446-6551. M&C Online -
Meetings & Conventions.
Meeting Planner's
Questionnaire for "Green" Lodging Establishments
Green
Meetings Policy (pdf) - National Recycling Coalition
Greenpeace
Olympic Environmental Guidelines
"How Green Are You?" - Meeting Professionals
International
How-to
guide to staging a 'green' meeting
How
to Plan A Sustainable Event (pdf) - Sustainable
Communities Network (Resource Page)
International
Olympic Committee Sport and Environment Commission
IT&ME
Green Directory
“One Stop Information
Source for Green Meetings” - EPA
Portland,
Oregon Green Meetings website
US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Green
Meetings Initiatives, Green
Hotel Initiatives, Green Hotels Standards, Green Hotels/Chains,
Green Travel Services, Related EPA Programs
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Food and Agriculture
Food,
Fuel, and Freeways
Food Routes' Full Cost of
Foods
CERC Green Events Guide (pdf)
Food,
Fuel, and Freeways: An Iowa perspective on how far food travels,
fuel usage, and greenhouse gas emissions - Leopold Center for
Sustainable Agriculture
EcoFish: Environmentally
Responsible Seafood - purchasing information for restaurants,
caterers, natural foods stores and consumers.
Green Restaurant Association
; GRA Environmental
Guidelines for restaurants ; GRA Certified
Green Restaurants Guide
Land
Use, Value and Management: Massachusetts case study
Massachusetts
Agriculture: Fingertip Facts
The
load less traveled: Examining the potentialof using food miles
and CO2 emissions in ecolabels - Leopold Center for Sustainable
Agriculture
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here
Hotels
CERC: Green Events Guide
(pdf)
CERC: 5 Easy Steps to Making
Your Hotel Greener (pdf)
CERC: Green Hotels
Resource Guide (pdf)
California Green Lodging Program:
Green
Resources for Hotels & Green
Resources for Travelers
Ceres
Green Hotel Initiative
EcoLogical Solutions,
Inc.
Green
Globe 21: Benchmarking & Certification for Travel & Tourism
greenhotelier magazine
Green Lodging News
Greening
Scottish Tourism - 10 Best Practice Case Studies (2004)
GreenSeal
Greening the Hospitality
Industry Conference (2/04), Virginia Housing and Environment
Network.
Green Suites
International
Facility
Manager's Guide to Water Management, Arizona Municipal Water
Users Association Regional Water Conservation Committee, 2002.
120pp.
Water Efficiency
for Hotels, Robert Guillemin, US EPA New England, a CERC Green
Hotels Seminar Presention*
( PPT, 438kb), May 28, 2004.
US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Green
Meetings Initiatives, Green
Hotel Initiatives, Green Hotels Standards, Green Hotels/Chains,
Green Travel Services, Related EPA Programs
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here
General & Miscellaneous
Agenda
21, United Nations Development Programme
more
on Agenda 21
Balloon
Litter: A disintegrating Issue - The
Balloon Council
GreenBiz.com Tool
Box - Resources for citizens, businesses, environmental activists
on topics as diverse as corporate green accounting, green procurement,
travel, recycling and much more.
Greening
Government - Canada
IMEX Green
Meetings Award
Investors
Rate Companies on Climate
Tourism
and Local Agenda 21 - The Role of Local Authorities in Sustainable
Tourism Case studies and first lessons
Pulp
and Paper Products: Sustainability by the Numbers
Olympics coverage:
No green medals
for Athens Games (MSNBC) [2004]
also: Green:
The Missing Link
Greening
Olympics Reaches New Peak at the 2006 Winter Games in Italy
Winter
Olympics Not a Green Triumph [2002]
sustainabletourism.net
- Resources
Sustainable
Tourism site of Global Development Research Center
The
Green Issue: What responsible planners need to know about
eco-friendly cities, facilities, hotels & meetings.
M&C Magazine, August 2006. Online
or $10 per copy:
800-446-6551. M&C Online -
Meetings & Conventions
United
Nations Envir. Programme (UNEP) Tourism Publications
Transportation
Anti-idling
Idling
facts - EPA
Bus
Engine Idling (pdf) - EPA
Diesel
Exhaust & School Bus Idling (pdf) - EPA
Massachusetts
Anti-Idling Regulation
Mass.
Dept of Environment School Bus Anti-Idling Tool Kit
National Idling Reduction
Network News, July. 2004.
National
Idling Reduction Network News, Aug. 2004.
Argonne
National Lab publication
National
Idling Reduction Planning Conference
- May 2004 Presentations: re over-the-road (OTR) trucking
industry, Includes presentations, pictures etc.
Truck
Engine Idling (pdf) - EPA
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here
Automobiles
Commuter Services
& Solutions - ABCTMA
Green Car Guide: Why
Buy Green & How
to Buy Green - ACEEE
Green Car Club - NESEA
EPA Green Vehicle
Guide
PlanetTran
- Hybrid electric/gas (Toyota Prius) taxi and shuttle service
for Logan Airport and metro-Boston.
Ride Sharing during Conventions
Ride-Shares are available for travel and for regular
commuting across the U.S.. Join, add, find and sign up for rideshare
listings through eRideshare.com
Free membership required to participate: Join
here.
eRideshare.com is the
leading national ridesharing website, with almost 9000 commuter
and cross-country travel listings.
Contact: info@eRideShare.com
Bicycles
Bicycling
Street Smarts: Riding Confidently, Legally and Safely
- Also at book stores and bicycle shops
MassBike:
Don't
Be a Road Warrior—Bicycle Safely
Don't Be
a Road Hog—Share the Road
With Your
Bike To Logan Airport Getting to and from Logan Airport
with a bicycle.
MBTA
Bikes on the T program—Take your bike on public transit
(restrictions apply)
Traveling with
a bicycle—information on taking bicycles on airplanes,
trains, and buses, and on shipping a bicycle
Hybrid Buses & Heavy Duty Vehicles
Heavy-Duty Hybrid
Transit Vehicles - Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium
- Information & emissions reductions.
Hybrid
Buses in Portland, OR
Low-Impact Travel
"Car Free
in Boston," Publisher: Rubel
BikeMaps
Low-Impact
Travel Tips, UCS Newsletter, March 2004
Better
World Club - carbon offsets for travel
EcoTravel Center - Conservation
International
Environmentally Responsible Business Travel - GreenBiz
Green
Globe 21: Benchmarking & Certification for Travel & Tourism
Green Hotels Association
EV Rental - environmental
car rentals
Planet Tran
- hybrid shuttle service for Logan Airport
Tourism
and Environmental Protection - UNEP
Travel Matters -Includes
emissions calculator for individuals' monthly travel impacts
on greenhouse gas emissions. Center for Neighborhood Technology.
Public Transit & Walking in Boston
Car-Free in Boston:
A Guide for Locals and Visitors Order
on line; also at news, bookstores, bike shops.
Mass. Bay Transit Authority -
The "T" / MBTA - Public transportation, buses,
light rail, commuter rail, electric trolleys
serving metro-Boston.
walkBoston
Waste
CERC
- NY Waste Management Guide for RNC
Environmentally-Friendly
Waste Management for Democratic National Convention Events:
A "How-to Guide" for Vendors & Venues - (68kb
pdf). - CERC, Boston.
A Builder's
Guide to Reuse and Recycling: A Directory for Construction and
Demolition Materials - Alameda County, CA
Food
for Thought: A Restaurant Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling.
- California Integrated Waste Management Board
DEP
Guide to Food Recovery and Composting
- Mass. Dept of Environmental Protection
"Recycling
at Events: A Guide to Reducing Waste at Any Event"
- Recycling Advocates
"Green
Meetings Policy" (pdf) - The National Recycling Coalition
WasteCap of Massachusetts:
Recycling
Food and Organic Residuals
Recycling
Construction and Demolition Debris
Food
and Organics Residuals Haulers Listing
Value
of Recovered Organic Materials (pdf) - EPA
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