RESOURCES ON CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

Earth Stewards 10/28/03

www.NPRE.org - National Religious Partnership for the Environment
www.webofcreation.org – National Council of Churches
www.coejl.org – Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
www.creationcare.org – Evangelical Environmental Network
www.nccbuscc.org – US Conference of Catholic Bishops
www.eco-justice.org – Eco Justice Ministries, an ecumenical agency
www.interfaithpower.org – California Interfaith Power and Light
www.earthministry.org – “connects Christian faith with care and justice for all creation."
www.greenbelt.org - Greenbelt Alliance
www.sustainablesonoma.org - Sustainable Sonoma County
www.vom.com/sec - Sonoma Ecology Center
www.sierraclub.org - The Sierra Club
www.tnc.org - The Nature Conservancy
www.environmentaldefense.org - The Environmental Defense Fund
www.worldwildlife.org - World Wildlife Fund
www.nrdc.org - Natural Resources Defense Council
www.greenpeace.org
www.foe.org - Friends of the Earth
www.climatehotmap.org
www.earthshare.org
www.listproc@envirolink.org
www.ran.org – Rainforest Action Network
www.audubon.org
www.tmmc.org – Marine Mammal Center
www.cnps.org – California Native Plant Society
www.friendsoftheriver.org
www.savetheredwoods.org - Save the Redwoods League
www.mbayaq.org – The Monterey Bay Aquarium
www.seashepherd.org
www.bluewaternetwork.org
www.worldwatercouncil.org
www.water-ed.org – Water Education Foundation
www.tws.org – The Wilderness Society
www.earthisland.org – Earth Island Institute
www.oceanconservancy.org
www.conservefish.org – Marine Fish Conservation Network
www.seaweb.org
www.fws.gov – US Fish and Wildlife Service
www.climatesolutions.org
www.coopamerica.org
www.greenpages.org
www.fairtraderesource.org – Fair Trade Resource Network
www.fairtradefederation.org
www.healthyworld.org - Organic Guides
www.learner.org – waste disposal tips
www.interfacesustainability.com - a sustainable carpet manufacturer
www.rprogress.org – Redefining Progress – designer of the ecological foot print
www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/intro.htm - Calculating your ecological foot print
www.dbsst.org – Data Base of Successful Strategies and Tactics
www.worldwatch.org
www.rmi.org – Rocky Mountain Institute

Resources on Conservation and Sustainability
Earth Stewards Committee
Recommended Books:

"Sustainability Today" by Andres Edwards (annotated bibliography of books on sustainability)
"The Ecology of Commerce - A Declaration of Sustainability" Paul Hawken
"Cannibals with Forks - The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business" John Elkington
"Ishmael - An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit" Daniel Quinn
"Restoring the Earth - Visionary Solutions from the Bioneers" - Kenny Ausubel
"Silent Spring" Rachel Carson
"Eco-Economy - Building an Economy for the Earth" Lester Brown
"Original Blessing - A Primer in Creation Spirituality" Matthew Fox
"Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh" Matthew Fox
"Global Mind Change" Willis Harman
"Corporate Renaissance" Rolf Osterberg
"Leadership and the New Science" Margaret Wheatley
"Waking up in Time" Peter Russell
"The Fifth Sacred Thing" Starhawk
"The Gospel According to Sherlocl Holmes" Stephen Kendrick
"For the Common Good" Herman Daly and John Cobb
"Believing Cassandra: An Optimist looks at a Pessimist's World" Alan AtKisson
"Better Not Bigger: How to Take Control of Urban Growth and Improve Your Community" Eben Fodor
"Coming Back To Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our Worlds". Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown
"The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices". Michael Brower and Warren Leon
"The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World". Paul H. Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson
"Natural Capitalism". Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins
"The Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology and the Evolutionary Corporation". Brian Nattrass
and Mary Altomare.
"A New Covenant With Nature: Notes on the End of Civilization and the Renewal of Culture". Richard W. Heinberg
"Our Ecological Footprint; Reducing Human Impact on the Earth". Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees
"Sharing Nature's Interests". Nicky Chambers and Mathis Wackernagel.
"Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things". John C. Ryan, and Alan Thein Durning
"Local Politics of Global Sustainability", Thomas Prugh, Robert Constanza & Herman Daly
"The Legacy of Luna", Julia Butterfly Hill
"One Makes the Difference", Julia Butterfly Hill
"A Sand County Almanac", Aldo Leopold
"The New Nuclear Danger", Dr. Helen Caldicott
“Gaviotas – A Village to Reinvent the World”, Alan Weisman
“The New Economy of Nature – The Quest to make Conservation Profitable”, Gretchen C Daily and Katherine Ellison
“Take it Personally – How to make Conscious Choices to Change the World”, Anita Roddick
“A Ring of Endless Light”, Madeleine L’Engle
“This Sacred Earth – Religion, Nature, Environment”, Edited by Roger S. Gottlieb
“Invoking the Spirit: Religion and Spirituality in the Quest for a Sustainable World” by Gary Gardner, Director of Research at the Worldwatch Institute
“Reading Water: Lessons from the River” – Rebecca Lawton
“50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save The Earth” – The Earth Works Group (Earth Works Press)
“The Hidden Connections” – Fritjof Capra
“State of the World 2003” – The World Watch Institute
“Mindfulness in the Marketplace: Compassionate Responses to Consumerism” Allan Hunt Badiner