Environment: Resources

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Links

• Canary Coalition - www.canarycoalition.org
     The Canary Coalition is your family, friends and neighbors getting together to do something about the poor quality of the air we've been breathing in western North Carolina and the southern Appalachian region.


• Communities at Risk: Asheville - www.sierraclub.org/communities/2002report/north_carolina/
     Asheville, North Carolina, has a history of clean air and magnificent vistas. But recent studies show that pollution from coal-burning power plants-mostly outside the state-is not only fouling the air but also contributing to respiratory and heart ailments and lung cancer among Asheville residents. Although North Carolina is taking steps to solve the problem, the Bush administration's lax policies will allow out-of-state pollution to thwart the state's efforts to clean up Asheville's air.


• Domestic Use of Water - www.academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/ABRASHNM/
     


• EXTOXNET - extoxnet.orst.edu/
     The EXTOXNET InfoBase provides a variety of information about pesticides.


• Get Set, Inc. - www.getipm.com/
     Non-Toxic Pest Control: Setting the standard for the elimination of pesticides from your home, school and business.


• Green Deals Daily - www.greendealsdaily.com/
     Good for the pocketbook, good for the planet


• Green Living Guide: Warren Wilson College - www.warren-wilson.edu/environmental/greenliving/index.php
     Green Living means living sustainably- meeting current environmental, social, and economic needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.


• Greenopolis - www.greenopolis.com/beta/
     An interactive community green site


• North Carolina Drinking Water - www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/nc.htm
     


• North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing Network - www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/econet/
     With improvement in our understanding of local weather and climate issues, it has become clear that local weather and climate observations are critical for so many applications. In order to improve local weather information and forecasts and to create a database for future research, the State Climate Office, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, has initiated development of the NC ECONet.


• Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides - www.pesticide.org/
     The NCAP protects the health of people and the environment by advancing alternatives to pesticides.


• Nuclear Information and Resource Service - www.nirs.org
     NIRS/WISE is the information and networking center for people and organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues.


• ProQuo - www.proquo.com/
     Choose the paper mail you want. Stop the junk mail you don’t. ProQuo helps you to remove your name and personal information from thousands of marketing lists, data brokers and other organizations that send you unsolicited mail. Over 100 million trees get used for junk mail every year in the U.S. You can help by stopping your unwanted mail.


• River Conservation in Western North Carolina - www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll/research_aids/akota.htm
     Library resources


• Scorecard: NC Water - www.scorecard.org/env-releases/water/cwa-state.tcl?fips_state_code=37
     The pollution information site


• The Honeybee Project - thehoneybeeproject.com/
     The Honeybee Project is a children’s educational project designed to raise awareness and engage children in the world they live in.


• Western North Carolina Air Quality - www.webcam.srs.fs.fed.us/
     


• Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency - www.wncairquality.org/
     The Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency (WNCRAQA) is one of three local programs in North Carolina. The Agency enforces Air Quality regulations in Buncombe County and the City of Asheville. Regulations cover everything from open burning to asbestos demolition, as well as industrial facilities.


• Wild South - www.content.wildsouth.org/
     WildSouth is a non-profit grassroots organization whose mission is to inspire and empower people to protect and restore the native ecosystems of the Southeast! We envision a Southeast that includes healthy intact ecosystems, a reverence for our public lands and the native natural life they support, and a respect for the cultural heritage sites and wilderness found there.