An Inconvenient Truth

Last week we took time to watch Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth. It was with great hope that inspiration as well as motivation towards obtaining LEED accreditation and building/designing green was generated. At the end of the film a plethora of strategies for reducing our environmental footprint flashed across the screen, many of which we have all heard repeatedly (i.e. car pool, walk, ride a bike or take mass transit, use low energy light bulbs, and water conserving fixtures, turn lights off when not in a room, recycle, etc). However, there are greater ways to contribute, aside from reducing personal energy use. Below are a few resources, ranging from organizations and products to glocal and local environmental news, to help further your education as well as get you involved.

http://www.climatecrisis.net/ (the website from the film)
http://www.treehugger.com/ (sustainable company/product news)
http://www.worldchanging.com/(world and local environmental news)
http://www.cascadiagbc.org// (local chapter of USGBC great site for sustainable discussions)
www.seattle.gov/environment/ (Seattle's office of Sustainability)
http://www.builtgreen.net// (Washington state sustainable housing/building resources)
http://www.environmentalhomecenter.com/(environmental building materials)
architectureforhumanity.org/ (an organization of designers interested in improving the built environment)
www.metropolismag.com/cda/sustainable.php (Metropolis Magazine's online sustainability section)
interiordesign.net/GreenZone/CA451322.html (Interior Design Magazine's "Green Zone")