Resources

Study Circles: Join a Study Circle and learn about local resources for sustainability. If you click on the chapter links on the Study Guide page, you will see local resources related to each chapter's topic.

Additional Resources

North American Eco-Municipality Network (NAEMN): Read about  Portsmouth and other eco-municipalities in the North American Eco-Muni Network study linked here:  case study pdf

"Modeled after the established Swedish eco-municipality effort, a number of U.S. and Canadian organizations formed the North American Eco-Municipality Network (NAEMN). The NAEMN includes a growing list of municipal governments, academic institutions and non-profit organizations with the goal of creating more sustainable communities by sharing their expertise, resources and experiences with one another." (From www.thenaturalstep.org)

Recent developments in Portsmouth NH, an Eco-Municipality
http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/sustainability/index.htm

NH Carbon Challenge
http://carbonchallenge.sr.unh.edu/

Maine Cool Communities
http://maine.sierraclub.org/Maine_Cool_Cities.htm  and http://coolcities.us/

EnAct (Environmental Action Teams)
http://www.enactwi.org/madisonguide.htm

Do you wonder what cities and towns are in the Piscataqua Region?
Look here: http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=01060003
68 Cities and Towns entirely or partially draining into the Piscataqua River
Drainage area: 1,495 sqauare miles
2000 Census Population: 497,467

 

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