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Going Green
1. Useful “Going Green” Links for Businesses
EPA – Green Building
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenbuilding/
EPA – Bring Green to Work with Energy Star
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=bygtw.showSplash
EPA – What You Can Do at the Office Regarding Climate Change
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/office.html
EPA – Setting up a Home Office that’s Environmental Friendly
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/aging/home-off.pdf
EPA – eCycling - Dealing with Electronic Waste (three sites)
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/index.htm
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/eCycling/eCyclingans_general3.htm
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/rcc/electronics.htm
EPA – Portfolio Manager is a tool that lets you track and assess consumption
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.bus_portfoliomanager
EPA – Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/
EPA – Green Suppliers Network (become a part of or purchase through)
https://www.greensuppliers.gov/gsn/home.gsn
EPA – Mid-Atlantic Business Assistance Center
http://www.epa.gov/region03/sbac/
EPA – Mid-Atlantic Environmental Management Systems (creating a program)
http://www.epa.gov/region03/ems/
PA Small Business “Environmental Management Assistance Program”
http://www.pasbdc.org/index/services/emap.asp
Penn State Technical Assistance Program’s Environmental Assistance Program
http://www.penntap.psu.edu/files/Environmental.pdf
“Green” Jobs in the Philadelphia Area (Green Philadelphia)
www.greenjobsphilly.org
Green America – Greening Your Office
http://www.coopamerica.org/cabn/resources/greenoffice.cfm
Green Roofs – Green Roof Infrastructure Industry Association
http://www.greenroofs.org/
Fortune – Going Green
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/goinggreen/2007/index.html
Gary Sternberg
Publications Coordinator
EPA Office of Inspector General
215-814-5631
Sternberg.gary@epa.gov