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Selected New Jersey Government Sites

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New Jersey: Non-Profit Sector

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Campus Sustainability Movement

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Regional/National Resources

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Software

  • www.energy.ca.gov/places
    Public-domain software to calculate energy use and transportation effects in land use, planning, and building construction. Download the 1997 publication "The Energy Yardstick: Using PLACE3S to Create More Sustainable Communities" (PLAC3S = planning for community energy, economic and enviornmental sustainability)
  • www.americanforests.org
    Download citygreen software on using trees in urban settings.
  • www.airhead.org
    An educational site, orented to the connection between air quality and urban design and lifestyle choices. Interactive calculator of air pollution impact.
  • www.ICLEI.org/games/comcal.htm
    Interative Calculator, raising the consciousness regarding commuting.
  • www.I4SD.org
    A Flordia-based sustainable development tool.
  • www.urbansim.org
    Software-based simulation model for integrated planning and analysis of urban development, incorporating the interactions between land use, transportation, and public policy.
  • www.transims.TSASA.LANL.gov
    Transportation simulator, but not a free download.
  • www.rst2.edu/ties
    Dr. Angela Cristini's webquests

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Fact Sheets / Papers / Reports

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Other Electronic Newsletters

  • EESI's Climate Change News
    Published weekly, this news update recounts the top climate change-related stories of the week and includes a list of upcoming climate-oriented events.
  • EESI's BCO (Bioenergy, Climate Protection, Oil Reduction) Newsletter
    - Published bimonthly, this newsletter provides an open forum for discussion of bioenergy, climate change, and oil reduction issues. Articles aim to provide the most current information about biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products while building consensus regarding the potential benefits of biofuels, particularly the expanded opportunities provided by cellulosic ethanol.
 
The New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability :: WWW.NJHEPS.ORG :: Email - njheps@njheps.org
 
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
138 Warren Street,University Heights
Newark,New Jersey 07102-9895
Phone:(973)642-4881 Fax:(973)642-7170