Links to Environmental Change

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.
— John Muir

Ecology is a science of connections. Campus Ecology is a practice of connections. And the internet can be a network of catalysts and connections for Campus Ecology. St. Olaf's environmental consciousness and practices exist in a world-wide web of environmental understanding and activism.

Thousands of websites offer information, inspiration, advice and examples for people hoping for a sustainable future. Such sites are a new natural resource for people trying to preserve natural sites. Here are some websites that might prove useful to you in your journey toward sustainability. Please let us know (blackgoldgreen@stolaf.edu) if there are others you think we ought to add.

Our Top Ten

  1. National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Project
    The starting point for Campus Ecology planning, this site keeps track of planning and projects nationwide.
  2. The Center for a New American Dream
    An invaluable resource for people concerned about the American Dream, and looking for practical steps in changing their consumption patterns. The Center also has a great interest in raising sustainable children, and raising children sustainably.
  3. Northwest Environment Watch
    An amazing organization based in Seattle , keeping track of the environmental health of the Cascadia bioregion, and offering clear, succinct reports and suggestions for change. Their short book Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things is a gem. And many of their publications are on-line and/or available for downloading.
  4. Public Agenda on the environment
    A rich nonpartisan resource of information and polls about the environment.
  5. Oberlin College Environmental Studies
    David Orr is one of the leading spirits of Campus Ecology. His books Ecological Literacy and (especially) Earth in Mind are required reading for people interested in sustainable education.. There's no single website that captures his environmental impact on college campuses all over the country, but this page shows his influence at Oberlin College , including the revolutionary Adam Joseph Lewis Center.
  6. Middlebury College Environmental Affairs
    Middlebury is one of the national leaders in Campus Ecology. Click here to explore some of their thinking and projects.
  7. Sustainable Development on Campus
    Slightly out of date, but still useful, an extensive collection of college commitments and practices, with good models for any aspiring campus.
  8. Grist Magazine
    An excellent source of news and commentary on environmental developments.
  9. Worldwatch Institute
    Worldwatch's annual "State of the World" is a starting point for comprehensive thinking about environmental issues. Its Worldwatch Papers offer succinct summaries of specific issues.
  10. The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21 st Century
    A good place to start thinking about good work in environmental careers.

 

Environmental News and Developments

Environmental Surveys: Test Your Own Environmental Values and Practices

Global Warming and Carbon Reduction

Energy and Electricity

Ecological Design

Transportation: Automobility and Alternative

Food and Agriculture

Water

Paper and Procurement

Consumption and Materialism

Real Materialism: Recycling and Composting

Environmental Values

Religion and Spirituality

Politics

The Art of Environmentalism

Local Links

Minnesota Links

National and International Organizations

Business Environmentalism

Environmentalism and the Economy

Green Careers