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Local Green Resources

Green Links | Green Blog | Go Green Reading List

Green Links

Reading
Go Green Booklist

Local Recycling
Glen Ellyn Refuse and Recycling
SCARCE
DuPage County Recycling

Local Conservation & Outdoor Education Organizations
Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation
Glen Ellyn Cool Cities Coalition
DuPage County Forest Preserve
Illinois Prairie Path
DuPage County Bike & Hiking Trails
Sierra Club of Illinois
SCARCE (see also Local Recycling)

National conservation organizations
The Conservation Foundation
Earth Day Network

Greening Your Home
Sierra Club Green Home
Carbon Footprint Calculator

Organic Groceries
Glen Ellyn Farmer’s Market
Whole Foods
Trader Joe’s
Dominick’s O
Wild Harvest (available at the Jewell Osco grocery chain)

 

Energy Savings & Utility Bill Reduction
Energy Star Appliances
Illinois Coalition for Responsible Lighting: website, Facebook
Michael Bluejay’s Guide to Saving Electricity
Clean Air Counts Energy Savings Program through the Village of Glen Ellyn

Beauty
Sierra Club Health & Beauty Guide

Transport & Travel
Green Transport- DuPage County Public Transit
Green Travel

News
The Daily Green
Tree Hugger
Huffington Post Green

National Resources
International Panel on Climate Change
University of Illinois – Smart Energy Design Center
U.S. Green Building Council, Chicago Chapter

How do libraries support a green lifestyle?
Going Green at your library
Green Libraries

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