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Information on green living and making environmental friendly decisions to help the earth.

GreenFile
Well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
This database is available in Spanish.
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Green Websites | Recycling | Books | Magazines

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It is easy being green - with a little help from the Oshkosh Public Library. Visit the 2nd floor and check out Green Living, one of our featured collections.

GREEN WEBSITES

Sustainable Oshkosh
Sustainable living in Oshkosh website created by the City of Oshkosh Energy & Environment Board. Includes Municipal services & programs designed to help residents of Oshkosh contribute to a sustainable community & a draft of the City of Oshkosh Sustainability Plan.

2009 Inventory of Oshkosh Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Municipal Operations, City of Oshkosh
An Inventory ("carbon footprint") of emissions from facilities and vehicles operated by the City of Oshkosh.

Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence
Information on biofuels, renewable energy, energy statistics, and issues of the POWER newsletter. Includes the online version of 2010 Wisconsin Energy Statistics Book (with data for calendar year 2009).

Windturbines.net
"A Social Network for the Wind Energy Community" News, videos, wind wikis, and job listings.

Earth Day Network
Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Calculate the impact you are having on the planet by taking the EDN Footprint Quiz.

Earth 911
Topics include reuse, recycling, hazardous waster disposal, composting, environmental tips and more.

Focus on Energy : Residential Programs
Programs Wisconsin residents can participate in to reduce their carbon footprints and lower their costs of living by being more energy efficient.

Green Careers Guide
Resources on carrers within the wind, solar, and geothermal industries. You'll find green job listings, best places to train for green jobs and ways to go about starting your own green business.

Green Home Guide
"Connecting you to ideas, advice, and green home professionals."

The Green Guide
Site created by National Geographic providing information on green-friendly products, services, and more. "Green Home Makeover," "Tip of the Week," and various weblogs are also featured.

Green Maven - The Green Search Engine
Gateway to green, conscious and sustainable websites.

Family.com Go Green
Green a little, save a lot! Daily tips with facts and suggestions about eco-friendly food, travel, products, services and more.

Planet Green
From Discovery Communications, the online version of the 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network featuring information related to food, health, beauty, home and garden, technology, transporation, outdoors & the workplace.

TheRenewablePlanet.com
Blogs dealing with "green issues" and a searchable database of renewable energy projects throughout the world.

Travel Green Wisconsin
A listing of over 200 Wisconsin businesses certified as Travel Green and have made a commitment to reducing their environmental impact.

UW-Extension - Info Source
UW-Extension online information site with over 600 home, garden, environment and parenting tips for Wisconsin residents.

UW-Oshkosh Sustainability
UW-Oshkosh is the first Fair Trade University in the U.S. This website promotes the greening initiatives taking place at UW-Oshkosh.

Wisconsin Green Building Alliance - Green Building Resources
Informative site on what it means to build green with links to additional Wisconsin resources.

RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES

Winnebago County Recycling Information
Local requirements for recycling hazardous waste, household materials, computers & medications.

Computer recycling
Local resources for recycling computers.

Cell phone recyling locations in Oshkosh
Local locations for recycling cell phones.

Earth911
Search for local recycling sources by product & zip code. Toll-free hotline: 1-800-CLEANUP.

Greener Gadgets
Provided by the Consumer Electronics Assn., this site is a resource for consumers wishing to purchase green products and/or searching for local opportunities to recycle or donate used electronics.

E-Cycling Central
Electronic Industries Alliance's site helps you find reuse, recycling and donation programs for electronics in Wisconsin and nationally.

Light Bulbs - Recycling of mercury-containing light bulbs
Answers to frequently asked questions regarding mercury containing light bulbs - what to do if one breaks, where it can be recycled, proper handling.

Call 2 Recycle
Informative site on how to recycle at work & at home including recycling rechargeable batteries and cell phones. Search for drop off locations by zip code.

Recycle More Wisconsin
Website for the campaign of the Wisconsin Be SMART Coalition (Save Money and Reduce Trash) with information on what materials you can recycle and new ways you can recycle more.

BOOKS