Directory of Environmental Groups Worldwide NEW
The National Environmental Directory
The Select Committee for Energy and Global Warming
http://www.sej.org/foia/index4.htm
http://www.greeneconomics.net/
http://www.greeneconomy.com/do/Home
http://www.sfenvironment.com/links/
http://www.greenthinkers.org/blog/
http://www.worldkids.net/clubs/green/links.html
http://www.planetpals.com/greenlinks.html
http://www.throwplace.com/directory/green_links.php
Dynamic Cities Project
EPA’s Center for Watershed Protection http://www.cwp.org
Smart Growth http://www.smartgrowth.org
Performance data for Urban Best Management Practices http://www.bmpdatabase.org
Process for Developing Measurable Goals under a General Permit http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/measurablegoals/part2.cfm
Smart Growth Primer http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/WhySmartGrowth_bk.pdf
Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Quality http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/built.pdf
Training Classes in Smart Growth Best Management Practices http://www.dola.state.co.us/LGS/TA/Workshop.htm#growth
Smart Growth in North Carolina http://www.ncsmartgrowth.org
American Planning Association state links http://www.planning.org
Storm Water Center http://www.stormwatercenter.net and http://www.cwp.org
Smart Growth Network http://smartgrowth.org/library/bytype.asp?typ=15
EPA’s model permit for Phase II http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/modpermit.pdf
Planning for Smart Growth http://www.planning.org/growingsmart/states2002.htm
Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Urban Stormwater Management http://www.metrocouncil.org/environment/watershed/bmp/manual.htm
Brownfields http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/index.html
International Society of Arboriculture – tree ordinances http://www.isa-arbor.com/tree-ord/index.htm
Tree Conservation Ordinances http://store.yahoo.com/scenicam/treconorlanu.html
American Forests - urban forests, tree policies, etc. http://www.americanforests.org
Environmental Benefits from Trees http://www.treesatlanta.org
CITYGreen software http://www.americanforests.org/download.php?file=/graytogreen/stormwater.pdf
USDA Forest Service Southern Region http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/ordinances
Benefits of different tree species http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=263
Citizen Support for Tree Ordinances http://www2.champaign.isa-arbor.com/tree-ord
Car Sharing Network http://www.carsharing.net/where.html
Flex Car http://www.flexcar.com/vision/impact.asp
Green Streets http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=262
Street guidelines http://cfpub.epa.gov/sgpdb/policy.cfm?policyid=682
NCDOT Traditional Neighborhood Development Guidelines
Low-Impact Development (LID) http://www.lid-stormwater.net
LID for Phase II credit http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/edu_7.cfm
Post Construction Stormwater Management http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/post.cfm
Additional Measure of LID effectiveness http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/edu_7.cfm
Anacostia River LID http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org
Benefits of protecting sensitive land http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/menu.cfm
Growth Management Leadership Alliance http://www.1000friends.org/smart_growth/state_organizations.cfm
EPA Region 6 list of stormwater resources http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/sw/resources.pdf
Investigative Reporting (From KERA)
Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR)
http://www.muckraker.org
Established in 1977, CIR sponsors and produces invesigative projects for
television, radio, print and the Web.
Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
http://www.ire.org/
IRE provides educational services to reporters, editors and others interested in
investigative journalism and works to maintain high professional standards.
Columbia Journalism Review
http://www.cjr.org/
Published bi-monthly since 1961 by the Columbia University Graduate School of
Journalism, CJR is a preeminent magazine for professional journalists. Its
articles cover trends in the journalism and media industries, professional
ethics, and the stories behind the news.
The Fund for Investigative Journalism
http://fij.org/
The Fund for Investigative Journalism awards grants to reporters seeking to
undertake investigative projects without the backing of a major news
organization. Past FIJ-supported projects have won a variety of awards -- among
them Seymour Hersh's Pulitzer Prize for his report on the U.S. Army massacre in
the Vietnamese village of My Lai.
The Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx
The Center for Public Integrity is a non-partisan nonprofit organization that
works to produce original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of
public concern.
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
http://www.pulitzercenter.org/
Established in 2006 as an independent division of the World Security Institute,
the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting identifies, sponsors, and distributes
independent investigative reporting.
The Smoking Gun
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/
The Smoking Gun Web site uses materials gained via the Freedom of Information
Act weigh in on current issues in the news.