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North East Digital VillageBlue Planet SpecialRecipes for reducing your CO2 emissions A variety of conservation sites for a general taste of being green. All about building your home with an eye to conserving energy and efficient use of resources. Bring your conservation know-how to the office. What's happening in the hunt for green schools? What can we do about the air and water quality our kids consume at school? Students and educators from 27 Connecticut schools and education organizations were honored for outstanding environmental projects. Learn more about Indoor Air Quality - what's "acceptable", what effects it and what can we do to improve it. One way for you to have an impact on the state of the environment is to write letters to the editor of your local newspaper, favorite magazine - or - to your elected officials. Below you'll find a few resources to help you write an effective letter. If you have other hints, tips or resources you tink we should add, drop us a line harbinger at yellowcanary.com. Help finding your local newspaper or radio station in Connecticut or the major US newspaper near you. Tips on how to write your own Opinion Editorial or Letter to the Editor and get it published! ~ cite: earthday.net Write a Letter to the Editor: Ten things to Know ~ cite: greenmediatoolshed.org Writing to elected officials: Become an Activist! Write a Powerful Letter. Also How to call or email elected officials~ cite: sierraclub.org Writing a Member of Congress. ~ cite: cra.org Contacting Congress (& Other US Policymakers): Making Your Voice Heard by US Federal Legislators, the White House, State Legislators and Governors. ~ cite: eff.org The Right to Write: Suggestions on Writing to Your Representatives in Congress by Morris K. Udall, Member, U.S. Congress. ~ cite: hea-www.harvard.edu
Conserve Energy and Help Secure the FutureThere are many reasons to make conserving energy part of our daily lives. Whether you are an environmentalist, or just an American who understands the ramifications of our dependency on non-native, non-renewable energy sources, conserving energy is important to you. Here are some links to give you some tips and provide some information about the kinds of conservation we can all take part in: 
Energy Action Coalition was founded in spring of 2004 in Washington, DC by student and youth representatives of 16 organizations from across US and Canada. Together they decided to work together and build a movement to stop global warming. The Campus Climate Challenge is a project of more than 30 leading youth organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Challenge unites young people to organize on college campuses and high schools to win 100% Clean Energy policies at their schools. Campus Climate Challenge receives fiscal support from the Earth Island Institute, 300 Broadway, Suite 28, San Francisco, CA, 94133-3312, (415) 788-3666. From their beginning in the late 1970s, Earth Island was about fostering bold action by creative individuals. Earth Island has launched and supported more than 50 projects with important victories in protecting rainforests, stopping the slaughter of dolphins and whales, innovating multicultural environmental leadership, producing award-winning journalism, and more. CO2 Reduction TipsElectricity is one of the biggest producers of CO2 - because it's mostly produced by burning fossil fuels. Less electricity usage = Less CO2 production. Tips how to cut your electrical consumption below. Tips courtesy of futureforests.com. Around the House
On the RoadReduce your driving emissions and the amount you spend on fuel and wear and tear on your car, by following these simple tips:
For more information and tips, go to CarbonNeutral Driving http://www.carbonneutral.com/ General Conservation InformationHome Construction & Around the House
In Support of Green SpaceSchools BellsThe North East Digital Village and her parent company, Bizgrok, Inc are as concerned as you are about the health and safety of our kids at school. In this section of the Village, we're hoping to encourage you to learn more about what is happening at your child's school and around the state and the country. We'll be concentrating on environmental health and safety here; air and water quality foremost. As part of the NEDV & Bizgrok effort, we're sponsoring the web site and hosting for a state-wide organization whose goal is to work for legislation to create pollution free schools in Connecticut as well as to educate us all about the problems and the solutions. As an out-growth of The Canary Committee, a non-profit organization is forming around the goal of Pollution Free Schools. Watch them grow at pollutionfreeschools.org and stop back here as we expand this part of the Village's "green" efforts.
Schools Getting GreenTwenty Seven Connecticut Schools and Education Organizations were Recognized for Environmental Contributions in Connecticut: Indoor Air QualityIndoor Air Quality isn't something you usually think about every day - that is, unless you or your child or someone important in your life suffers from asthma, occupational asthma, emphysema, COPD, bronchiectasis or other life-threatening respiratory disease. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) becomes vitally important when both respiratory disease and allergens are present in your home, office or other workplace, or in your child's school. This section will try to provide information about how to recognize and improve the IAQ of the places you and your family work and live. For Office, School & Business
About MoldFor more indepth information on how mold and seond hand smoke effect indoor air quality, please follow the links below:
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