sustainable living
Canton Green Resources
Green Pages
Save $, Energy, and More
Alliance to Save Energy - offers information to help you save money, increase comfort, and reduce pollution through energy efficiency
Canton Farmers Market - a variety of home-grown foods and hand-made goods
Eco-Wise Living - a local company that provides residential RESNET-accredited Home Energy Ratings, plus Thermal Imaging Weatherization Assessments and Home Performance Audits
GreenerThinking - environmental articles and tips on how to save the environment and some cash along the way
RideShare - free c
Farewell, My Subaru
Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living is Doug Fine's autobiographical account of his radical lifestyle change from nomadic journalist to sustainable desert rancher. Fine leaves behind a life of convenience, instead choosing to raise a couple of temperamental milk goats and make his newly acquired New Mexico property (lovingly christened the Funky Butte Ranch) into a self-sufficient, solar-powered homestead.- Anne Heidemann
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Environment Information
Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education - Inspires young people to think about the world, their relationship to it, and their ability to influence it in an entirely new way.
Eco-Labels - This site by Consumer Reports allows consumers to find out what the labels on their favorite green products really mean.
EcoGeek - EcoGeek devotes its pages to exploring the symbiosis between nature and technology.
Buy Green
Co-Op America - Learn the basics about socially responsible investing.
Dine Green - Find certified green restaurants in Michigan (such as Amici's Pizza in Berkley, MI and the Draft House in Lansing, MI) and in other states. Restaurant owners can also find out how to become certified.
Eco-Friendly Paint - Benjamin Moore's Aura paint meets the toughest VOC rules in the country. Click on the link above for a store location near you.
Energy Star - Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Green Resource Bibliography
The following materials are found in the collections of the Canton Public Library.
