Green Communities
AFSCME members are community and political activists. That activism can be used to promote sustainable communities and protect the environment by legislative and other efforts.
SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND PRACTICES
- Sustainability Planning Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Help Cities and Counties Develop a Sustainability Plan
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability - Cool Cities - Solving Global Warming One City At A Time
Sierra Club
SMART GROWTH
- Smart Growth Online
The Smart Growth Network offers an online resource library searchable by issue, state, and type of resource. They also offer a special database on land development regulations. - Smart Growth
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Includes information about EPA Smart Growth Grants and an interactive map of projects that EPA has already funded. - Smart Growth America
Coalition of national, state and local organizations working to improve the ways we plan and build towns, cities and metro areas. - Green Communities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Best Practices Report: Green Communities
Foundation for Community Association Research, 2009 - Pennsylvania Makes Progress in Integrating Smart Growth Policies into Economic Development
Keystone Research Center - Labor Leaders as Smart Growth Advocates: How Union Leaders See Suburban Sprawl and Work for Smart Growth Solutions
Good Jobs First
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND FIX IT FIRST
BUILDING AND FINANCE
CLEAN (CARBON FREE) ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- Guide to Community-Based Energy Efficiency Financing
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability - New Energy for Cities: Energy-Saving and Job Creation Policies for Local Governments
Apollo Alliance - Clean Energy Works - Portland (Oregon)
- State Energy Efficiency Resource Standards
Legislative Brief, National Conference of State Legislatures
