Where to find the news on sustainability issues.

Tired of trying to find my bookmarks on different computers, I have decided to compile an easier to access list of websites, blogs, and other resources that contain information about environmental, sustainability, collaboration resources and news.

I would ask that you submit any resources that may be useful.
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Next City - Inspiring Better Cities

EMBARQ
http://www.embarq.org/

EMBARQ’s mission is to catalyze and help implement sustainable transport solutions to improve quality of life in cities.

Since 2002, the EMBARQ network has expanded to Mexico, Brazil, China, India, Turkey and the Andean Region, collaborating with local transport authorities to reduce pollution, improve public health, and create safe, accessible and attractive urban public spaces. The network employs more than 120 experts in fields ranging from architecture to air quality management; geography to journalism; and sociology to civil and transport engineering.

Forum for the Future - action for a sustainable world
http://www.forumforthefuture.org/

European Climate Foundation
http://europeanclimate.org/


David Suzuki Foundation


GreenBiz


Guardian Sustainable Business


On Earth


The Tyee


Stanford Program on Social Entrepreneurship


Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law


Pembina Institute

• "The Pembina Institute is an organization unlike any other working to protect Canada's environment today.  We combine the research and technical capacity of a think tank with the values and advocacy of an environmental NGO and the entrepreneurial and business sense of a for-profit consulting firm.  This equips us with a unique ability to employ multi-facted and highly collaborative approaches to change."
• "Leading the transition to a clean energy future is no small task, and it requires advancing solutions to today's energy challenges from various angles.  The Pembina Institute has spent close to three decades working to reduce the environmental impacts of Canada's energy production and use in several key areas."

Sustainability Solutions Group


Light House

• Light House is a not-for-profit company dedicated to advancing green building and the sustainable infrastructure and economic systems into which green buildings are intrinsically integrated.

Board of Change


Transition Network

Transition Network is a charitable organisation whose role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the Transition model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience and reduce CO2 emissions. 

Ultimately it’s about creating a healthy human culture, one that meets our needs for community, livelihoods and fun.  We’re here to support you.

We run events, conferences, trainings, blogs, webinars. We produce  monthly newsletters, books, films, guides, tweets, and more,  all with the intention of best supporting those around the world who are doing Transition.


National Geographic - The Great Energy Challenge


Wellesley Institute

The Wellesley Institute is a Toronto-based non-profit and non-partisan research and policy institute. We focus on developing research, policy and community mobilization to advance population health.

Vision: A healthier and more equitable Greater Toronto Area for all.

Mission: Advance population health and reduce health inequities by driving change on the so­cial determinants of health through applied research, effective policy solutions, knowledge mobilization, and innovation, and assisting communities to mobilize around health choices.

The Atlantic Cities website has articles relating to transportation and neighborhoods which are relevant to urban planning and a healthy built environment.

University of Michigan - Center for Sustainable Systems

Mission

The Center for Sustainable Systems advances concepts of sustainability through interdisciplinary research and education. CSS collaborates with diverse stakeholders to develop and apply life cycle based models and sustainability metrics for systems that meet societal needs. CSS promotes tools and knowledge that support the design, evaluation, and improvement of complex systems.

Vision

The University of Michigan’s Center for Sustainable Systems at the School of Natural Resources and Environment will be a global leader in systems-based approaches to sustainability through creative and effective teaching and research.

Values

Fundamental to the Center’s success in accomplishing its mission and realizing its vision are the values in which we believe and practice:

• Applying systems analysis to establish metrics
• Promoting change through education and communication
• Restoring and enhancing ecosystem health, structure and function
• Meeting basic needs with inter- and intra-generational equity
• Valuing ecologically and socially sustainable systems in the marketplace
• Using nature as a model
• Using interdisciplinary, multi-objective approaches and multi-stakeholder participation

Ceres (www.ceres.org)

Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership. Ceres mobilizes a powerful network of investors, companies and public interest groups to accelerate and expand the adoption of sustainable business practices and solutions to build a healthy global economy.

Our mission is to mobilize investor and business leadership to build a thriving, sustainable global economy.

Tree Hugger (http://www.treehugger.com/)


Sapiens (http://sapiens.revues.org/)
This is an online journal that focuses on integrating knowledge to foster advances in sustainability.

ICMA

--> – International City/County Management Association

Based in Washington DC

CMA, the International City/County Management Association, advances professional local government worldwide. The organization’s mission is to create excellence in local governance by developing and fostering professional management to build better communities.

ICMA identifies leading practices to address the needs of local governments and professionals serving communities globally.