cool Communities / Living Economies 2008: Recommended Web Links

Cool Communities Conference 2008

WEB Links

  • Assemblymember Kevin A. Cahill, 101st Assembly District, representing Ulster and Dutchess Counties http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=101
  • The New York State Office of Climate Change Leading the way with programs and policies that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and help communities and individuals adapt when changes in our climate cannot be avoided.
    http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/43166.html
  • Northern Dutchess Alliance business strategies and opportunities for a healthy economy.
    http://www.northerndutchess.org/
  • Greene County Industrial Development Agency working with partners with sound planning sensitivity to the environment while setting the standard of visionary growth.
    http://www.greeneida.com
  • Orange County Cornell Cooperative Extension cooperative educational system focusing on agriculture, families and youth, environment and economic development.
    http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/orange/orange.htm
  • Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES finding the right fit through caring, commitment and collaboration.
    http://www.pnwboces.org/index.aspx
  • Ulster County Development Corporation (UCDC) provides information regarding business incentives, business relocation, and business real estate.
    http://www.ulsterny.com/
  • Ulster County Planning Board provides County comprehensive planning, GIS services, review of local land use actions and host agency for the Transportation Council.
    http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/planning/
  • Westchester County Department of Parks, Restoration and Conservation 50 parks covering 18,000 acres.
    http://www.westchestergov.com/parks
  • Town of Bedford, NY pop. 18,000 located in Westchester County with an Energy Advisory Panel and target to reduce carbon emissions 20% by 2020.
    http://www.bedfordny.info/html/green.htm
  • Village of Saugerties, NY pop. 5,000, located next to Hudson River in the northeast corner of Ulster County.
    http://village.saugerties.ny.us
  • Institute for Local Self-Reliance premiere research and technical assistance organizations helping communities build resilient economies by capturing waste and shifting production towards renewable resources.
    http:/www.ilsr.org/newrules
  • US Green Building Council LEED rating developers dedicated to sustainable building design and construction.
    http://www.usgbc.org
  • ?ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability international association of local governments and their associations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.
    http://www.iclei.org
  • B- Lab seeks to create a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise to create public benefit.
    http://bcorporation.net
  • Solar Energy Alliance offers equipment and accessories for solar energy and wind power.
    http://solarenergyalliance.com
  • Herrington, Inc. Service , It's what we do &tmark;. Locally family owned Lumber, Millwork, and Building supplies since 1906.
    http://www.edherrington.com/
  • New York Solar Energy Industries Association non-profit membership and trade association dedicated to advancing solar energy in NYS.
    http://www.nyseia.org
  • Sustainable Profitability Group, Inc. a business development, research and investment advisor firm enabling organizations to maximize return from energy technology use and development
    http://www.sustainableprofit.com
  • The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC) an industry leading not for profit realizing the promise of solar energy by mobilizing the resources of NYS
    http://www.thesolarec.org
  • The Gaia Institute couples ecological engineering and restoration with the integration of human communities in natural systems
    http://www.gaiainstituteny.org
  • Simon Gruber Environmental Planner for Environmental Services sgruber100@frontiernet.net.
  • Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects, P.C. (KG&D) a 60 year old architectural and engineering firm providing services in the Hudson Valley and tri-state region.
    http://www.kgdarchitects.com
  • Shiva's Karma LLC a strategic management consulting firm dedicated to organizational transformations and regeneration
    http://www/shivas-karma.com
  • Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) creates, strengthens and connects local business networks dedicated to building strong living economies
    http://www.livingeconomies.org
  • Biomimicry Guild and Alliance Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies nature's best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.
    http://www.biomimicry.net
  • David Hess, Ph.D. Professor of Science and Technology Studies at RPI author on Sustainability, Politics of Design and Localism.
    http://www.davidjhess.org/
  • Green Map System promotes inclusive participation in sustainable community development worldwide, using mapmaking as a medium.
    http://www.greenmap.org
  • Synergis Zero Waste Group recycling and solid waste consulting and management
    http://synergisrecycles.com

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