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Links for Local Renting/borrowing/selling/giving
- Borrowing Circle - creating a local lending-and-borrowing community. (Some things,
even farther than local -- see their FAQ's.)
- craigslist - should need no intro. Nationwide buying/selling network,
concentrating on local buyers and sellers.
- Freecycle - a grassroots and entirely nonprofit
movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and thus keeping good stuff out of landfills.
- loanables.com - Rent or borrow stuff from your neighbors and save money.
- Recycler's World was established to promote the trade of scrap & waste materials.
- rentalic is perhaps the most formal of all the lending/renting sites I've visited.
They have a comprehensive rental policy, and charge a service fee for completed transactions.
- TOOLZDO is a wide-ranging community bulletin board. They list community resources,
neighbors and what they're into, community discussions, and free stuff.
Other Local Links
- The Collins Companies website describes the Collins Companies' history and
philosophy, and the importance of their certified forests, which Collins calls their "Journey to Sustainability".
- Eco-Solar is one of the premier alternative-energy contractors in southern Oregon. They
design and install solar energy systems, especially photo-voltaic systems. They recently partnered with KSC to present
'Making Home Comfort Affordable in Klamath County'.
- Oregon Fair Housing Council
- The GreenWay EcoMart in Klamath Falls sells natural foods, energy-conserving items,
and other natural and sustainable goods to the public.
- The Green Welcome Wagon is a website designed to help you live more sustainably.
It contains daily tips, weekly news, a forum, a calendar, tools for sustainable living, and a directory to people and
organizations that can help. It is brought to you by Klamath Sustainable Communities and our partners.
Some Governmental Links -- oversight etc.
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Non-Local Links
- CoHousing Network Covers the co-housing side of sustainable housing issues.
- Dancing Rabbit - is an intentional community in NE Missouri. They are deeply into sustainable stuff.
- Design Outlaws strives to promote non-conventional thinking, courageous vision,
and positive actions in ways relevant to the ecological design community.
- Designtex offers innovative textiles, wallcoverings and surface solutions for any environment.
They are a manufacturer of sustainable and microbial upholstery.
- East Wind is an intentional community in the Missouri Ozarks. They have existed at least
since I was collecting such information in the 1970's & 80's.
- Forbo Flooring is a supplier of linoleum products composed of renewable raw materials.
- Green America offers The National Green Pages - a directory
listing 3,000 businesses committed to sustainable and socially just goals such as sweatshop-free
labor, organic farms, fair trade, and cruelty-free products.
- Greenmatters - Eco-Solutions for a Better World is a consulting firm in Spokane.
The website contains articles to help you be 'green', as well as the book "It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly
living."
- The
Greenpeace guide to greener electronics ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and game
consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change.
- The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has for over 30 years been encouraging and advising individuals
and communities that wish to pursue a self-reliant lifestyle.
- Mother Earth News, probably the grandmother of sustainable publications,
has gone digital. In addition to their web-index of past articles, they now offer both digital and paper subscriptions.
Community-building is one of their important goals.
- The Center for a New American Dream provides information on sustainability issues,
especially in the area of reducing consumption. "More fun, less stuff" is their motto.
- The No-Impact Experiment is a one-week carbon cleanse. It is a chance
to see what a positive difference no-impact living can have on our quality of life. More information can be found on their site.
- The National Park Service presents this document describing carpets,
means of carpet recycling, and various manufacturers that are doing this. [These also need to be in the 'green business' section.]
- Northwest Earth Institute is recognized as a national leader in the development of innovative
programs that empower individuals and organizations to transform culture toward a sustainable and enriching future
[but their publicity is full of NewSpeak!].
- Real Goods has offered products for an ecologically sustainable future since 1978.
- Terra Green Ceramics is a manufacturer of tile composed of recycled glass products.
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