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From: liane@...Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:06:54 +0000Subject: [] Tips for Green Living

Tips for Green Living There are lots of websites available to explore sustainable living. Here are just a few resources:

Recycling and waste prevention in greater Portland Oregon area :Find out where to take your recyclables, how far the recycler is from your location, descriptions of accepted materials, helpful maps and details on this page on the Metro website (Portland, OR area). Click here to view.

Find out how you can reduce waste in the first place and compost effectively by visiting Metro's Sustainable Living page. Click here to view.

Reduce junkmail, including credit card offers:

The newly revamped consumer site by the Direct Marketing Association offers free service to help you get in contact with everything from websites that stop unsolicited credit card offers to signing up with the National Do Not Call registry. Click here to view.

Reduce catalogs that come to your mailbox:

This website will help you let catalog companies know whether or not you wish to receive their catalogs. It also tracks how companies respond to your requests. Click here to view.

The Redirect Guide:The healthy and sustainable business directory and lifestyle guide encouraging green living and sustainable communities in the Portland Oregon area.Click here to view the guide.

Portland Office of Sustainable Development:OSD delivers policy and programs that integrate efforts related to energy efficiency, renewable resources, waste reduction and recycling, global warming, green building and sustainable food systems. Click here to view.

ENERGYSTAR:Information on US EPA Energy Star programs and products help save the environment and save consumers money by using less energy through advanced design or construction. Contains a list of Oregon and Washington green home builders as well. Click here to view.Earth Advantage:Learn more about green building and having an energy efficient, sustainable and healthy home. Contains a list of builders of green homes in Oregon and Washington as well. Click here to view.

Oregon Tilth:Oregon Tilth advocates sustainable approaches to agricultural production systems and processing, handling and marketing. Their website also has a guide to organic restaurants.

Click here to view.

Earth911:

This website delivers actionable local information on the environment that empowers people to act locally, live responsibly and contribute to sustainability.

Click here to view the guide. The Green Guide:Created by the National Geographic Society, this website gives guidance on making green choices â€" from traveling to housecleaning. Click here to view.

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